Lassi Thomson

Lassi Thomson (born 24 September 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Lassi Thomson
Born (2000-09-24) September 24, 2000
Tampere, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Ottawa Senators
Belleville Senators (AHL)
Ilves
NHL Draft 19th overall, 2019
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2019present

Playing career

He was drafted 19th overall by the Senators in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2][3]

On July 15, 2019, Thomson was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators.[4]

Personal life

Thomson's father is Scottish.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18 Ilves Jr. A 49 12 15 27 44
2018–19 Kelowna Rockets WHL 63 17 24 41 40
2019–20 Ilves Liiga 39 7 6 13 12
2020–21 Ilves Liiga 18 0 2 2 4
Liiga totals 57 7 8 15 16
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
IIHF World U18 Championship
2018 Russia

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Finland U18 70222
2020 Finland WJC 4th 70338
Junior totals 1405510

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL
West Second All-Star Team 2019 [6]

References

  1. "Senators take defenceman Lassi Thomson with 19th-overall pick". Sportsnet. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. "Senators' Lassi Thomson: Bright future for scoring defender". CBS Sports. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  3. Garrioch, Bruce (June 21, 2019). "GARRIOCH: At No. 19, Senators select offensive Finnish defenceman Lassi Thomson". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  4. "Senators sign defenceman Lassi Thomson to entry-level contract". Ottawa Senators. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  5. Markkanen, Panu (June 22, 2019). "Thomson ja Heinola varattiin ensimmäisellä kierroksella". NHL.com (in Finnish). Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  6. "WHL announces 2018-19 Conference All-Star Teams". Western Hockey League. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jacob Bernard-Docker
Ottawa Senators first round draft pick
2019
Succeeded by
Tim Stützle


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