Arto Tukio
Arto Tukio (born April 4, 1981) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Ilves in the SM-liiga.
| Arto Tukio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 4, 1981 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SM-liiga team Former teams |
Ilves Jokerit | ||
| NHL Draft |
101st overall, 2000 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1999–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland | ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1999 Füssen | |
Playing career
Tukio began his career with Ilves his hometown team. He was drafted 101st overall by the New York Islanders in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft but never made it to the North American leagues and remained in Scandinavia. After three seasons with Ilves, Tukio moved to Jokerit. In 2004, he moved to the Swedish Elitserien with Frölunda HC where he won the Swedish Championship. After two more years with Frölunda, Tukio returned to Ilves in 2007.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Ilves | SML | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ilves | SML | 43 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ilves | SML | 47 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Jokerit | SML | 49 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Jokerit | SML | 54 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 48 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 2005–06 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 38 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ilves | SML | 52 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| SML totals | 287 | 31 | 64 | 95 | 174 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| SEL totals | 136 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 127 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 42 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Finland Jr. | WJC U18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | Finland Jr. | WJC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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