Tomek Valtonen
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Tomek Valtonen (born January 8, 1980, in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for Södertälje SK. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings as their second-round draft pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, #56 overall.
Valtonen started his pro career in Ilves in 1997, and played his next season with the Plymouth Whalers in the OHL, and returned to the SM-liiga in 1999 and represented Jokerit until 2007, when he signed a two-year contract with Södertälje SK.
He has won the SM-liiga championship, three silver medals, and the under-20s World Championship.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998–99 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 43 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 45 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 138 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 55 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 51 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 53 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 78 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 35 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 51 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 54 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 121 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
[edit] Records
- Jokerit franchise record for most all-time penalty minutes.
