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	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

[edit] References

• on HockeyDB
• Antti Laaksonen on nhlfinns.com