Tomi Kristian Kallio (born 27 January 1977) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey right winger who last played for HC TPS in the Finnish Liiga.[1] After retiring from TPS in 2018, Kallio remained with the team and assumed the role of director of European scouting.
| Tomi Kallio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kallio Tomi with Team Finland against the Czech Republic during a Sweden Hockey Games game in Tampere, Finland in February 2008 | |||
| Born |
27 January 1977 Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Atlanta Thrashers Columbus Blue Jackets Philadelphia Flyers Frölunda HC Växjö Lakers TPS | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
81st overall, 1995 Colorado Avalanche | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2018 | ||
Playing career edit
Kallio was drafted 81st overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft and began his professional career with TPS of the SM-liiga and spent five seasons there, winning the championship trophy in 1999 and 2000.
He then moved to the National Hockey League with the Atlanta Thrashers who claimed him from Colorado in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft. He spent two seasons in Atlanta before he was traded with Pauli Levokari to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Petteri Nummelin and Chris Nielsen. He would play just 12 games for Columbus before claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Flyers, playing just seven games before moving to Sweden to play for Västra Frölunda HC where he continued to play for the rest of the season. He won the Le Mat Trophy twice with Frölunda, in 2003 and 2005.
On 19 January 2009, Kallio extended his contract with Frölunda HC by two years.[2] After being denied another extension after his contract expired in 2011, Kallio signed a two-year contract with Växjö Lakers Hockey in the Elitserien.[3] In the 2011 European Trophy, Kallio visited the Frölunda–Salzburg game in Frölunda Campus to be thanked by a few thousands Frölunda supporters for his time in Frölunda. Frölunda won the game 3–2.[4]
In his fourth season with Växjö Lakers Hockey in the 2014–15 season, Kallio captained the club to their first SHL championship. On 22 July 2015, Kallio opted to return home to his original club, TPS of the Finnish Liiga on a one-year deal.[5]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | TPS | FIN U20 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | FIN U20 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | TPS | FIN U20 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | TPS | SM-l | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | TPS | FIN U20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | TPS | SM-l | 47 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | TPS | SM-l | 47 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | TPS | SM-l | 54 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1999–2000 | TPS | SM-l | 50 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 56 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 60 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 54 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 68 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 55 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 54 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 55 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 95 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 55 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 55 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Växjö Lakers | SEL | 43 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Växjö Lakers | SEL | 55 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 55 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 51 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | TPS | Liiga | 60 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | TPS | Liiga | 59 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | TPS | Liiga | 58 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| SM-l/Liiga totals | 383 | 114 | 167 | 282 | 247 | 58 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 28 | ||||
| NHL totals | 140 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SEL/SHL totals | 637 | 211 | 253 | 464 | 548 | 108 | 34 | 53 | 87 | 86 | ||||
International edit
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
1999 Norway | |
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2001 Germany | |
| |
2007 Russia | |
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2000 Russia | |
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2006 Latvia | |
| IIHF European Junior Championships | ||
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1995 Germany | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Finland | EJC | 
|
5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1997 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1999 | Finland | WC | 
|
12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Finland | WC | 
|
9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Finland | WC |
|
9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2002 | Finland | OG | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Finland | WC | 4th | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Finland | WC | 5th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Finland | WC | 6th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Finland | WC | 7th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Finland | WC |
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Finland | WC |
|
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 82 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 55 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Kallio slutar: "Trodde aldrig jag skulle spela så länge"". 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Tomi Kallio och Frölunda överrens om förlängning". Frölunda Hockey Club. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ "Tomi Kallio klar för Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers Hockey. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
- ^ Axel Pileby (13 August 2011). "Rörd Tomi Kallio avtackad av Frölunda". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Tommi Kallio returns home" (in Finnish). HC TPS. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database