Tuomas Grönman
Finnish ice hockey player
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Tuomas Oskar Grönman (born 22 March 1974) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga.
| Tuomas Grönman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
22 March 1974 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Lukko TPS Chicago Blackhawks Pittsburgh Penguins Jokerit | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
29th overall, 1992 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2003 | ||
Playing career
Grönman was drafted in the second round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques. After spending 4 years in Finland developing his skills, the Nordiques still owned his negotiating rights but Gronman was not offered a professional contract. Soon after, the Quebec franchise moved to Colorado, becoming the Avalanche; Gronman's NHL negotiating rights were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks by the Colorado Avalanche on 10 July 1996, in exchange for the Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Colorado selected Philippe Sauvé with that pick.
A little more than a year later on 27 October 1997, the Blackhawks traded Gronman to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for veteran forward Greg Johnson. On 18 October 1998, while playing in a game for Pittsburgh's farm team, the Kansas City Blades of the IHL, Gronman suffered a significant knee injury causing him to miss the majority of the 1998-1999 IHL season. Soon after Gronman's contract expired, and with no NHL or minor league interest his professional North American career was over. He returned overseas and played for TPS, Lukko and Jokerit. Gronman would also help Finland win a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Lukko | FIN U20 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Tacoma Rockets | WHL | 61 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Lukko | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Lukko | SM-l | 45 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Lukko | SM-l | 44 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | SM-l | 47 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 43 | ||
| 1995–96 | TPS | SM-l | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1996–97 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 51 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 33 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Jokerit | SM-l | 51 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Lukko | SM-l | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02 | Lukko | SM-l | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | TPS | SM-l | 52 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| SM-l totals | 314 | 19 | 71 | 90 | 514 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 97 | ||||
| NHL totals | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1998 Nagano | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
| 1991 Czechoslovakia | |
