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This article is about the ice hockey player. For the biathlete, see Tuomas Grรถnman (biathlete).

Tuomas Oskar Grรถnman (born 22 March 1974) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga.

Tuomas Grรถnman
Born (1974-03-22) 22 March 1974 (ageย 52)
Viitasaari, Finland
Height 6ย ft 3ย in (191ย cm)
Weight 219ย lb (99ย kg; 15ย st 9ย lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Right
Played for Lukko
TPS
Chicago Blackhawks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Jokerit
National team ย Finland
NHL draft 29th overall, 1992
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1991โ€“2003

Playing career

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Grรถnman 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 Sauvรฉ 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

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Regular season and playoffs

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ย  ย  Regularย season ย  Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990โ€“91 Lukko FIN U20 25 10 15 25 14 โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€”
1991โ€“92 Tacoma Rockets WHL 61 5 18 23 102 4 0 1 1 2
1992โ€“93 Lukko FIN U20 1 0 0 0 0 โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€”
1992โ€“93 Lukko SM-l 45 2 11 13 46 3 1 0 1 2
1993โ€“94 Lukko SM-l 44 4 12 16 60 9 0 1 1 14
1994โ€“95 TPS FIN U20 1 0 0 0 0 โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€”
1994โ€“95 TPS SM-l 47 4 20 24 66 12 3 3 6 43
1995โ€“96 TPS SM-l 32 5 7 12 85 11 1 4 5 16
1996โ€“97 Indianapolis Ice IHL 51 5 16 21 89 4 1 1 2 6
1996โ€“97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 16 0 1 1 13 โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€”
1997โ€“98 Indianapolis Ice IHL 6 0 3 3 6 โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€”
1997โ€“98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 22 1 2 3 25 1 0 0 0 0
1997โ€“98 Syracuse Crunch AHL 33 6 14 20 45 โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€”
1998โ€“99 Kansas City Blades IHL 4 0 0 0 0 โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€”
1999โ€“2000 Jokerit SM-l 51 1 9 10 72 1 0 0 0 0
2000โ€“01 Lukko SM-l 25 0 4 4 74 3 0 0 0 14
2001โ€“02 Lukko SM-l 18 0 2 2 26 โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€”
2002โ€“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

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Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing ย ย Finland
Olympic Games
ย  1998 Nagano
World U18 Championships
ย  1991 Czechoslovakia
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1991 Finland EJC ย  6 1 1 2 4
1992 Finland WJC 4th 7 1 0 1 10
1992 Finland EJC 4th 6 2 2 4 4
1993 Finland WJC 5th 7 1 2 3 14
1994 Finland WJC 4th 7 0 4 4 10
1998 Finland OG ย  4 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 33 5 9 14 42
Senior totals 4 0 0 0 2

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; etย al. "Tuomas Grรถnman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
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