Lassi Thomson

Lassi Thomson (born 24 September 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Lassi Thomson
Born (2000-09-24) September 24, 2000
Tampere, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Belleville Senators (AHL)
Ilves
NHL Draft 19th overall, 2019
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2019–present

Playing career

He was drafted 19th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2][3] On 15 July 2019, Thomson was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Senators.[4]

Thomson was invited to the Senators training camp ahead of the 2021–22 season. On 3 October 2021 he was assigned to the Senators American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Belleville Senators.[5] Thomson made his NHL debut on 12 November 2021 with the Senators in a 2–0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings after being recalled the same day from Belleville due to a breakout of COVID-19 in the team.[6] He was returned to Belleville on 8 December 2021 after playing in eleven games.[7] He was recalled for one game on 1 January 2022 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and then called up again on 25 January 2022.[8] He finished the season playing in 16 games for the Senators.[9]

Personal life

Thomson's father is Scottish.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18 Ilves Jr. A 49 12 15 27 44 — — — — —
2018–19 Kelowna Rockets WHL 63 17 24 41 40 — — — — —
2019–20 Ilves Liiga 39 7 6 13 12 — — — — —
2020–21 Ilves Liiga 18 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
2020–21 Belleville Senators AHL 35 1 12 13 12 — — — — —
2021–22 Belleville Senators AHL 44 10 16 26 54 2 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 16 0 5 5 2 — — — — —
Liiga totals 57 7 8 15 16 — — — — —
NHL totals 16 0 5 5 2 — — — — —
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
IIHF World U18 Championship
2018 Russia

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Finland U18 70222
2020 Finland WJC 4th 70338
Junior totals 1405510

Awards and honours
Award Year
WHL
West Second All-Star Team 2019 [11]

References
  1. "Senators take defenceman Lassi Thomson with 19th-overall pick". Sportsnet. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. "Senators' Lassi Thomson: Bright future for scoring defender". CBS Sports. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. Garrioch, Bruce (21 June 2019). "Garrioch: At No. 19, Senators select offensive Finnish defenceman Lassi Thomson". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. "Senators sign defenceman Lassi Thomson to entry-level contract". Ottawa Senators. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. Tidcombe, Matt (3 October 2021). "Sens release 13 from training camp". Ottawa Senators. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. Garrioch, Bruce (12 November 2021). "Snapshots: Lassi Thomson looked at right home in his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. Garrioch, Bruce (8 December 2021). "Snapshots: Lassi Thomson sent to Belleville, but he'll be back with Ottawa Senators". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. Tidcombe, Matt (25 January 2022). "Thomson gets another look as Sens open homestand". Ottawa Senators. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  9. Mendes, Ian (27 January 2023). "Senators trade tiers: Who stays, who goes at the 2023 NHL trade deadline?". The Athletic. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  10. Markkanen, Panu (June 22, 2019). "Thomson ja Heinola varattiin ensimmäisellä kierroksella". NHL.com (in Finnish). Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  11. "WHL announces 2018-19 Conference All-Star Teams". Western Hockey League. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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