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Finland Lauri Taipalus

#56 TuusKi / II-divisioona - 23/24

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Last added: Botond Tőkéy
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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Marcus Sörensen 52 31 32 63
2. Calvin Thürkauf 52 28 32 60
3. Michael Spacek 48 17 33 50
4. Dominik Kahun 47 15 35 50
5. Michael Joly 48 20 28 48
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Lauri Taipalus Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
36
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Contract
23/24

Lauri Taipalus Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 S-Kiekko U18 U18 II-divisioona 8* 6* 10* 16* 18* -* |
2006-07 JYP U20 U20 SM-liiga 38* 7* 6* 13* 42* -11* | Relegation 6 0 3 3 8 2
2007-08 JYP U20 U20 SM-liiga 32* 8* 12* 20* 101* 9* | Playoffs 6 3 1 4 12 2
2008-09 JYP U20 U20 SM-liiga 18* 1* 9* 10* 12* 4* |
D Team Mestis 12* 2* 2* 4* 12* 5* |
2009-10 D Team Mestis 40* 2* 10* 12* 24* 2* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 8 -4
2010-11 D Team Mestis 44* 5* 20* 25* 36* 9* | Playoffs 8 1 0 1 16 -2
JYP SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2011-12 Jukurit Mestis 43* 6* 15* 21* 48* 22* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 6 0
2012-13 SaiPa SM-liiga 37* 1* 2* 3* 24* 1* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2013-14 SaiPa Liiga 38* 6* 10* 16* 43* 7* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 12 -8
2014-15 HIFK Liiga 52* 6* 27* 33* 58* 7* | Playoffs 8 1 3 4 8 -3
2015-16 HIFK Liiga 58* 1* 13* 14* 67* 10* | Playoffs 15 1 3 4 8 4
2016-17 SaiPa “A” Liiga 42* 0* 11* 11* 87* -14* |
2017-18 SaiPa “A” Liiga 36* 0* 10* 10* 36* -9* |
2018-19 KalPa Liiga 18* 1* 3* 4* 6* -3* |
Herning Blue Fox Denmark 27* 1* 6* 7* 32* -5* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 2
2019-20 Kiekko-Espoo Suomi-sarja 11* 2* 7* 9* 4* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2020-21 TuusKi II-divisioona 4* 0* 4* 4* 0* -* |
2021-22 APV II-divisioona 7* 3* 2* 5* 14* -* |
TuusKi II-divisioona 11* 0* 8* 8* 35* -* | Playoffs 7 2 5 7 2 -
2022-23 TuusKi II-divisioona 13* 0* 18* 18* 6* -* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 10 -
2023-24 TuusKi II-divisioona 20* 0* 17* 17* 22* -* | Playoffs 8 1 3 4 2 -

Lauri Taipalus Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 HIFK Champions HL 8* 2* 1* 3* 4* -1* |
2015-16 HIFK Champions HL 6* 1* 0* 1* 10* 0* |
2016-17 SaiPa Champions HL 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2018-19 PEPO Suomen Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
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Lauri Taipalus Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 3 19* 3* 1* 4* 0.21* 16* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Denmark 1 27* 1* 6* 7* 0.26* 32* -5* | 1 5 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.40 * 2 * 2 *
II-divisioona 4 55* 3* 49* 52* 0.95* 77* -* | 3 22 4 * 11 * 15 * 0.68 * 14 * - *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 8 282* 15* 76* 91* 0.32* 323* -3* | 4 39 2 * 8 * 10 * 0.26 * 28 * -8 *
Mestis 4 139* 15* 47* 62* 0.45* 120* 38* | 3 25 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.16 * 30 * -6 *
Suomen Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Suomi-sarja 1 11* 2* 7* 9* 0.82* 4* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U18 II-divisioona 1 8* 6* 10* 16* 2.00* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 88* 16* 27* 43* 0.49* 155* 2* | 2 12 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.58 * 20 * 4 *

Lauri Taipalus Skill Rating

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Passing
14
Teamwork
13
Speed
13
Puckhandling
13

Lauri Taipalus Career Highlights

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Lauri Taipalus Connections

Player Period Teams
Markus Poukkula (F) 2006-2013 7 D Team, JYP, JYP U20, Jukurit, SaiPa
Robin Saari (D) 2019-2024 5 Kiekko-Espoo, TuusKi
Harri Pesonen (F) 2006-2011 5 D Team, JYP, JYP U20
Jaakko Pelkonen (F) 2006-2011 5 D Team, JYP U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/13/2022
09/13/2022 Extension TuusKi TuusKi
11/10/2021
11/10/2021 Confirmed APV TuusKi
08/19/2021
08/19/2021 Confirmed TuusKi APV
11/15/2020
11/15/2020 Confirmed Kiekko-Espoo TuusKi
11/30/2019
11/30/2019 Confirmed No team Kiekko-Espoo
11/11/2018
11/11/2018 Confirmed KalPa Herning Blue Fox
08/24/2018
08/24/2018 Confirmed SaiPa KalPa
05/11/2016
05/11/2016 Confirmed HIFK SaiPa
04/30/2014
04/30/2014 Confirmed SaiPa HIFK
04/15/2011
04/15/2011 Loan SaiPa Jukurit
04/15/2011 Confirmed D Team SaiPa

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Lauri Taipalus Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for APV

Career transactions
- 2014-04-15 • Signed to a two-year contract with HIFK
- 2011-04-15 • Signed to a three-year contract with Saipa
- 2009-03-19 • Signed to a three-year contract extension with D Team
- 2008-08-19 • Signed to a one-year contract with D Team(currently Jyp-Akatemia)

Career assingments
- 2011-04-15 • Loaned to Jukurit by Saipa up to whole season
- 2010-11-23 • Loaned to Jyp by D Team for a one game
- 2008-2009 • Assigned to JYP U20

Other memorable dates
- 2013-03-12 • Scored first Liiga goal against Lukko
- 2010-11-23 • Made Liiga debut against HPK. PIM: 2 TOI: 14:47

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