Tomi Karhunen
| Tomi Karhunen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
29 October 1989 Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Brynäs IF Oulun Kärpät HC Slovan Bratislava Tappara Kunlun Red Star HC Vityaz HC Ambrì-Piotta | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Tomi Karhunen (born 29 October 1989) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
Karhunen made his SM-liiga debut playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2010–11 SM-liiga season.[1] At the end of the 2011–12 campaign, he joined HC Slovan Bratislava on loan, helping the team capture the Slovak championship. He won the Finnish SM-liiga title with Kärpät in 2014 and 2015.
In summer 2015, he was transferred to fellow SM-liiga team Tampereen Tappara and won his third straight championship during the 2015-16 season.
He signed with newly founded KHL side Kunlun Red Star from China in July 2016.[2] Seeing limited ice time due competition with Swedish national team goalie Magnus Hellberg, he signed with Vityaz Podolsk for the remaining of the 2017–18 season.
References
- ↑ "Tomi Karhunen - Tappara - SM-LIIGA - Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. 1989-10-29. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ↑ "Kunlun Red Star: First Press Conference". Retrieved 2016-07-08.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database