Tommi Kivistö (born June 7, 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Tommi Kivistö | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 7, 1991 Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Jokerit Charlotte Checkers Ilves Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
208th overall, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Playing career edit
Kivisto initially played junior then professionally in his native Finland for Jokerit in the SM-liiga. He was drafted 208th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes. Prior to the 2011–12 season with Jokerit, he was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Hurricanes on June 1, 2011.[1]
Kivisto played two seasons in the KHL with Russian club, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, before his rights were traded in opting to return to original club, Jokerit on a two-year contract on May 30, 2017.[2]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Jokerit | FIN U18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Jokerit | FIN U18 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Jokerit | FIN U20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 65 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Jokerit | FIN U20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Jokerit | SM-l | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Kiekko–Vantaa | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Jokerit | FIN U20 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Jokerit | SM-l | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kiekko–Vantaa | Mestis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokerit | SM-l | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 48 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2012–13 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ilves | Liiga | 56 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ilves | Liiga | 58 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 60 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 57 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Jokerit | KHL | 55 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 2018–19 | Jokerit | KHL | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Jokerit | KHL | 57 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Jokerit | KHL | 39 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Jokerit | KHL | 43 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 200 | 10 | 43 | 53 | 129 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| KHL totals | 370 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 238 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 35 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2016 Russia | |
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2014 Minsk | |
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
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2009 Fargo-Moorhead | |
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Finland | U17 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2008 | Finland | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2009 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Finland | WJC18 | 
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
| 2010 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WC | 
|
10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Finland | WC |
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Finland | OG | 6th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WC | 5th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 52 | ||||
| Senior totals | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Canes sign Kivisto, Lindstrom to Entry-Level deals". Carolina Hurricanes. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ "Tommi Kivisto returns to Jokerit". Jokerit (in Finnish). 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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