Hannu Toivonen
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| Born |
18 May 1984 Kalvola, Finland |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
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Liiga team Former teams |
Tampereen Ilves HPK Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues Ilves Malmö Redhawks SaiPa Vaasan Sport |
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| NHL Draft | 29th overall, 2002 Boston Bruins |
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| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Hannu Pekka Toivonen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhɑnːu ˈtoiʋonen]; born 18 May 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for Graz 99ers in the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL). He previously played with the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL), the former of which drafted him 29th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Toivonen also spent several years with the Tampereen Ilves of the Liiga in his home country.
Although Toivonen was widely considered to be a top goaltending prospect, he was injured in 2005-06 and never regained the form that made him a first-round selection in 2002. His last stint in North American professional hockey came in 2013-14, with the Toledo Walleye of the East Coast Hockey League.
Toivonen started his pro career with HPK in the Finnish SM-liiga. He was drafted by the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and moved to the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2003.
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