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Eeli Tolvanen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈeːli ˈtolʋɑnen]; born 22 April 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tolvanen was selected by the Predators in the first round, 30th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He was born in Vihti, Finland, but grew up in Huhmari, Finland.[1]
| Eeli Tolvanen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
22 April 1999 Vihti, Finland | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators Jokerit | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
30th overall, 2017 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Playing career
Tolvanen first played in his native Finland within the junior program of the Espoo Blues. Upon the 2015–16 season, Tolvanen opted to pursue a North American development in playing junior hockey for Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League.[2] He later committed to play collegiate hockey with Boston College on 13 June 2016.[3]
Following a standout 2016–17 season with the Musketeers and on the eve of the draft, in which he was later selected with the 30th pick in the first round by the Nashville Predators in the 2017 NHL Draft. Tolvanen's collegiate aspirations were closed after his application was rejected by the Boston College admissions due to an issue with his high school course credits on 22 June 2017.[4]
On 5 July 2017, Tolvanen started his professional career in agreeing to an optional two-year contract with the Finnish-based Jokerit of the KHL.[5]
On 23 August 2017, Tolvanen scored his first career KHL hat trick in his season debut against HC Dinamo Minsk,[6] giving him the youngest hat trick in KHL history at 18 years 123 days. Tolvanen scored his second career KHL hat trick on 25 September 2017 in his eleventh game of the KHL season against HC Vityaz. He was voted in by fans to play in the 2018 KHL All-Star Game.[7]
Tolvanen arrived in Nashville and signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators of the NHL on 29 March 2018.[8] He made his NHL debut on 31 March 2018 in a 7–4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.[9] On 1 December 2018, Tolvanen scored his first career NHL goal against Cam Ward of the Chicago Blackhawks.[10]
After attending the Predators training camp, Tolvanen was reassigned to the Milwaukee Admirals in the American Hockey League to begin the 2019–20 season.[11]
Approaching the final season of his entry-level contract on 24 August 2020, Tolvanen returned to original club, Jokerit of the KHL, on loan until the commencement of the delayed 2020–21 North American season.[12] He made 25 further appearances for Jokerit, posting 5 goals and 13 points, before returning to North America on 15 December 2020.[13]
International play
Tolvanen was selected to represent Team Finland at the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships where he helped Finland win gold. The following years he played for Team Finland in the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Tolvanen was also selected to play for Team Finland at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[14] In his Olympic debut, he recorded four points to help Finland beat Germany 5–2.[15] He ended the tournament with 9 points in 5 games.
Personal life
Tolvanen is the youngest of three brothers, Joona and Atte, who all play hockey. His brother Joona plays in the Finnish Mestis league, while his other brother Atte played for Northern Michigan University.[14][16]
Career statistics
Regular Season and Playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Blues | Jr. A | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 49 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 52 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Jokerit | KHL | 49 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 58 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 63 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Jokerit | KHL | 25 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 40 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 75 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| KHL totals | 74 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 122 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2019 Canada | |
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
| 2016 USA | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Finland | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Finland | U17 | 5th | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Finland | U18 |  |
7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WJC | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Finland | OG | 6th | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WC | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WJC | |
7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 35 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2016 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2017 | |
| KHL | ||
| KHL All-Star Game | 2018 | [7] |
| KHL Forward of the Week (Oct. 2) | 2017 | |
| KHL Rookie of the Month (September) | 2017 | |
| KHL Rookie of the Month (October) | 2017 | |
| 5x KHL Rookie of the Week | 2017 | |
| International | ||
| U17 All-Star Team | 2016 | |
| Olympic All-Star Team | 2018 | [17] |
References
- "Eeli Tolvanen Draft Profile". National Hockey League. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- "Musketeers sign forward Eeli Tolvanen to tender". United States Hockey League. 2015-04-14. Archived from the original on 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- "Tolvanen commits to Boston College". Sioux City Musketeers. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- "Reports suggest that Eeli Tolvanen will not attend Boston College". bcinterruption.com. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- "Jokerit sign highly rated Eeli Tolvanen" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- "Predators first-rounder Tolvanen nets hat trick in first KHL game – Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- "A Star From Every Club – 2018 All-Star Game full rosters announced". en.khl.ru. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "Preds Sign Eeli Tolvanen to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- Organ, Mike (31 March 2018). "Predators lose to Sabres in Eeli Tolvanen debut". The Tennessean. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "Tolvanen's first NHL goal". NHL.com. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- "Training Camp Buzz: Tolvanen assigned to AHL by Predators". nhl.com. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "Tolvanen makes a return to Jokerit" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- "Tolvanen heads back to NHL" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "ATHLETE PROFILE – EELI TOLVANEN". olympic.org. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "Predators prospect Eeli Tolvanen has 4 points in Olympic debut". sportsnet.ca. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "JOONA TOLVANEN". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "Kovalchuk MVP". IIHF.com. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
На других языках
[de] Eeli Tolvanen
Eeli Tolvanen (* 22. April 1999 in Vihti) ist ein finnischer Eishockeyspieler, der seit März 2018 bei den Nashville Predators in der National Hockey League (NHL) unter Vertrag steht. Der linke Flügelstürmer wurde im NHL Entry Draft 2017 an 30. Gesamtposition von den Predators ausgewählt und vertrat sein Heimatland bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 2018.- [en] Eeli Tolvanen
[ru] Толванен, Ээли
Э́эли То́лванен (фин. Eeli Tolvanen; 22 апреля 1999, Вихти, Финляндия) — финский хоккеист, нападающий клуба НХЛ «Нэшвилл Предаторз». Чемпион мира среди молодёжных команд 2019 года.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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