Samu Tuomaala (born 8 January 2003) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Tuomaala made his professional debut playing with Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga.[1] Tuomaala was a top-rated prospect in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.,[2] and was selected in the second-round, 46th overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers.
On 15 August 2021, Tuomaala immediately moved to North America following the draft and was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Flyers.[3]
International play
Tuomaala represented Finland at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded five goals and six assists in seven games.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | Oulun Kärpät | U20 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Oulun Kärpät | U20 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Vaasan Sport | Liiga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Jukurit | Liiga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Jukurit | U20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Jukurit | Liiga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Peliitat | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Ketterä | Mestis | 29 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 69 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Finland | U18 | 4th | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ Nuño, Victor (31 March 2021). "Samu Tuomaala – 2021 NHL Draft Prospect Profile". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Eide, Andy (3 May 2021). "Quarterly Report: High Prospect Count". NHL. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Flyers sign Samu Tuomaala to an entry-level contract". Philadelphia Flyers. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Bell, Josh (18 April 2021). "Tuomaala, Lambert headline Finland's U18 roster". nhlentrydraft.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Samu Tuomaala profile and statistics at TheAHL.com
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