Teemu Laakso

Teemu Laakso ( born August 27, 1987 in Tuusula ) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is since June 2012, Severstal Cherepovets in the Kontinental Hockey League contract.

• 3.1 International

Career

Teemu Laakso began his career as a hockey player in the junior department of Ahmat Hyvinkää, for which he was active until 2002. After another junior station at Haukat Järvenpää the defender was in the 2004/05 season his debut in the SM- liiga for HIFK Helsinki. For the capital club, he was until 2008 a total of five years on the ice. In parallel, he was from 2005 to 2007 for the Finnish U20 national team in the second-rate Mestis used.

In the summer of 2008, eventually followed by a move to North America. The defender, who had been selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2005 in the third round than a total of 78 players from the Nashville Predators, ran throughout the 2008/09 season for their farm team in the American Hockey League, the Milwaukee Admirals on. For the 2009/10 season, the Finn was first appointed to the NHL squad of Predators, for the October 3, 2009, he made ​​his debut in the National Hockey League game against the Dallas Stars.

After Laakso could not prevail in the NHL in four seasons, he left the franchise in the Predators and signed 3 June 2012 a contract for two years with Severstal Cherepovets runtime.

Internationally

For Finland Laakso took part in the U18 World Junior Championships in 2004 and 2005 and the U20 World Junior Championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Awards and achievements

• 2006 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championships

Career Stats

Internationally

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )