

© Photo: Ella Taponen
- Date of Birth
- Aug 11, 1989
- Age
- 37
- Place of Birth
- Helsinki, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- Jokerit
- Position
- D
- Height
- 195 cm / 6'5"
- Weight
- 101 kg / 223 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 26/27
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Ari Gröndahl Facts
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Wife: Mimmi Gröndahl
A big, but mobile defenseman with good hockey sense and a great shot
— Niklas Johansson 2018
Ari Gröndahl Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | U16 SM-sarja | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | - | ||||||||
| 2005-2006 | U18 SM-sarja Q | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | ||||||||
| 2005-2006 | U18 I-divisioona | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - | ||||||||
| 2006-2007 | U18 SM-sarja | 21 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 22 | - | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | |
| 2007-2008 | U20 SM-liiga | 35 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2008-2009 | U20 SM-liiga | 29 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 29 | ||||||||
| 2008-2009 | SM-liiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2008-2009 | Mestis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2008-2009 | Mestis | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2008-2009 | Mestis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008-2009 | WJC-20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2009-2010 | U20 SM-liiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Mestis | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Mestis | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Mestis | 39 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 12 | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |
| 2011-2012 | Mestis | 40 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3 | Playoffs | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2012-2013 | Mestis | 45 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 9 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2013-2014 | Mestis | 52 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 70 | 5 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 2014-2015 | Liiga | 50 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -15 | ||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Liiga | 58 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 11 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2016-2017 | Liiga | 57 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 43 | -6 | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | International | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Liiga | 52 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 30 | -6 | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | SHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Liiga | 60 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 38 | -6 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Liiga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -2 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Liiga | 43 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -16 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Liiga | 54 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 18 | -4 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021-2022 | ICEHL | 46 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | -30 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Liiga | 55 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 2 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | |
| 2023-2024 | Liiga | 58 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2024-2025 | Liiga | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025-2026 | Liiga | 57 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 22 | Playoffs | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2026-2027 | Liiga | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | Liiga | 63 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -13 |
Ari Gröndahl Tournament Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | EHT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Spengler Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | Champions HL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Ari Gröndahl Career Totals by League
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.11 | 20 | -30 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 | 604 | 47 | 99 | 146 | 0.24 | 323 | -10 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.17 | 14 | 3 | |
| 6 | 221 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 0.27 | 190 | 41 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.12 | 10 | 9 | |
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.68 | 16 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 10 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0.67 | 22 | - | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 6 | - | |
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 66 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 0.45 | 52 | 41 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ari Gröndahl Career Totals by Team
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 52 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0.31 | 36 | - | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 6 | - | |
| 3 | 66 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 0.45 | 52 | 41 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.11 | 20 | -30 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.68 | 16 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 75 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.15 | 48 | -6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.30 | 36 | -2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | 274 | 13 | 51 | 64 | 0.23 | 96 | 61 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.16 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 | 451 | 45 | 74 | 119 | 0.26 | 317 | -19 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.12 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
Ari Gröndahl Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | |
| 2008-2009 | |
| 2011-2012 | |
| 2018-2019 |
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| 2025-2026 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | KooKoo | KooKoo | |
| Extension | KooKoo | KooKoo | |
| Extension | KooKoo | KooKoo | |
| Extension | KooKoo | KooKoo | |
| Extension | KooKoo | KooKoo | |
| Confirmed | Dornbirner EC | KooKoo | |
| Confirmed | Sport | Dornbirner EC | |
| Confirmed | KalPa | Sport | |
| Confirmed | Örebro HK | KalPa | |
| Confirmed | Sport | Örebro HK | |
| Extension | Sport | Sport | |
| Extension | Sport | Sport | |
| Extension | Sport | Sport | |
| Extension | Sport | Sport | |
| Confirmed | KooKoo | Sport | |
| Loan | Blues | KooKoo | |
| Loan | Blues | KooKoo |