Arto Tukio

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Arto Tukio
Born (1981-04-04) April 4, 1981 (age 43)
Tampere, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
SM-liiga team
Former teams
Ilves
Jokerit
NHL Draft 101st overall, 2000
New York Islanders
Playing career 1999–2013
Arto Tukio
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's ice hockey
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Füssen

Arto Tukio (born April 4, 1981) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career[edit]

Tukio began his career with Ilves his hometown team. He was drafted 101st overall by the New York Islanders in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft but never made it to the North American leagues and remained in Scandinavia. After three seasons with Ilves, Tukio moved to Jokerit. In 2004, he moved to the Swedish Elitserien with Frölunda HC where he won the Swedish Championship. After two more years with Frölunda, Tukio returned to Ilves in 2007.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Ilves FIN U18 20 0 2 2 6 1 1 0 1 0
1997–98 Ilves FIN U18 21 4 6 10 38
1998–99 Ilves FIN U18 10 1 5 6 18
1998–99 Ilves FIN U20 18 1 4 5 12 10 0 0 0 2
1999–2000 Ilves FIN U20 13 3 2 5 24
1999–2000 Ilves SM-liiga 42 2 1 3 20 3 0 0 0 0
1999–2000 Hermes FIN.2 3 0 0 0 2
2000–01 Ilves FIN U20 3 1 1 2 0
2000–01 Ilves SM-liiga 43 5 10 15 26 7 2 1 3 4
2001–02 Ilves SM-liiga 47 8 9 17 28 3 0 1 1 0
2002–03 Jokerit SM-liiga 49 6 10 16 26 9 0 1 1 4
2003–04 Jokerit SM-liiga 54 4 12 16 10
2004–05 Frölunda HC SEL 48 1 7 8 20 13 0 2 2 20
2005–06 Frölunda HC SEL 38 4 6 10 71 17 1 3 4 22
2006–07 Frölunda HC SEL 50 2 8 10 36
2007–08 Ilves SM-liiga 52 6 22 28 64 9 0 3 3 10
2008–09 Ilves SM-liiga 51 6 12 18 26 2 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Ilves SM-liiga 32 0 5 5 38
2010–11 Ilves SM-liiga 32 4 5 9 51 4 0 0 0 4
2010–11 LeKi Mestis 1 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Ilves SM-liiga 44 1 6 7 26
2012–13 Ilves SM-liiga 51 1 5 6 32
SM-liiga totals 497 43 97 140 347 37 2 6 8 20
SEL totals 136 7 21 28 127 30 1 5 6 42

International[edit]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Finland WJC18 7 0 2 2 0
2000 Finland WJC 7 3 3 6 6
Junior totals 14 3 5 8 6

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