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 |
22 March 1974 | ||
| 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 |
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| NHL draft |
29th overall, 1992 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1991โ2003 | ||
Playing career
editGrรถnman 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| ย | ย | Regularย season | ย | Playoffs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990โ91 | Lukko | FIN U20 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 14 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 1991โ92 | Tacoma Rockets | WHL | 61 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1992โ93 | Lukko | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 1992โ93 | Lukko | SM-l | 45 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1993โ94 | Lukko | SM-l | 44 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1994โ95 | TPS | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 1994โ95 | TPS | SM-l | 47 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 43 | ||
| 1995โ96 | TPS | SM-l | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1996โ97 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 51 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1996โ97 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 1997โ98 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 1997โ98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997โ98 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 33 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 45 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 1998โ99 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 1999โ2000 | Jokerit | SM-l | 51 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000โ01 | Lukko | SM-l | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2001โ02 | Lukko | SM-l | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| 2002โ03 | 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, orย Eliteprospects.com, orย Eurohockey.com, orย Hockey-Reference.com, orย The Internet Hockey Database
- Tuomas Grรถnman at Olympedia
- Tomas Groenman at Olympics.com








