Tomi Pöllänen (born 26 May 1978 in Joensuu) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward.
| Tomi Pöllänen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 May 1978 Joensuu, FIN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Ässät Frisk Tigers KalPa Lillehammer | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2014 | ||
Career edit
Early career edit
He started his career in 1993, playing for Jokipojat at junior level and was promoted to its Mestis-team in front of the 2000–01-season. The year after he got transferred to KooKoo in the same league, where he became the league's top scorer with 28 goals and made the All-Star team.
SM-liiga and Norway edit
In 2002, he joined Ässät in the SM-liiga for two seasons, before moving to Norway playing for Frisk Tigers in the 2004–05 season of GET-ligaen. He then moved back home to play for SM-liiga team KalPa in the 2005–06-season. After that he joined Jokipojat for 28 matches, following a brief spell at Sierre-Anniviers who played in the Swiss Nationalliga B.
Before the 2007–08 GET-ligaen season, Pöllanen made another trip to Norway, playing for GET-ligaen team Lillehammer, where he has played three seasons. In 2009–10, he was the player with the most points during the regular season.[1]
References edit
- ^ (in Norwegian) Tomi Pöllänen poengkonge i Get-ligaen! Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine LillehammerIK.idrett.no
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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