Arto Tukio

Arto Tukio (born April 4, 1981) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Ilves in the SM-liiga.

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

Playing career

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

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 Ilves SML 4221320 30000
2000–01 Ilves SML 435101526 72134
2001–02 Ilves SML 47891728 30110
2002–03 Jokerit SML 496101626 90114
2003–04 Jokerit SML 544121610
2004–05 Frölunda HC SEL 4817820 1302220
2005–06 Frölunda HC SEL 38461071 1713422
2006–07 Frölunda HC SEL 50281036
2007–08 Ilves SML 526222864 903310
SML totals 287316495174 313111418
SEL totals 13672128127 3015642

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Finland Jr. WJC U18 70220
2000 Finland Jr. WJC 73366


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