Antti Laaksonen

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Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg/12 st 12 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams
Colorado Avalanche
Minnesota Wild
Boston Bruins
Nationality Flag of Finland Finland
Born October 3, 1973 (1973-10-03) (age 34),
Tammela, Finland
NHL Draft #191 overall, 1997
Boston Bruins
Pro career 1998 – present

Antti Akseli Laaksonen (born October 3, 1973 in Tammela) is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Fribourg-Gotteron of the Swiss Nationalliga A.

Prior to playing in Switzerland, he had a seven year NHL career, mostly as a third line wing and penalty killer for the Boston Bruins, Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche.

[edit] Playing career

Laaksonen left Finland in 1993 to get an education and play hockey at the University of Denver where he played four seasons for the Pioneers. Laaksonen was selected 191st overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. In 2000, Laaksonen joined the expansion Minnesota Wild via free agency.

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Silver 2006 Turin Ice hockey

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Colorado NHL 81 16 18 34 40 9 0 2 2 2
7th Season Career NHL 442 78 86 164 136 25 1 5 6 6

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