Lauri Taipalus

Date of Birth: Jan 14, 1988
Age: 38
Place of Birth: Alavus, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: APV
Position: D
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 89 kg / 196 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Lauri Taipalus Statistics

									Post
2005-2006	S-Kiekko U18	U18 II-divisioona	8	6	10	16	18	-
2006-2007	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	38	7	6	13	42	-11	Relegation	6	0	3	3	8	2
2007-2008	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	8	12	20	101	9	Playoffs	6	3	1	4	12	2
2008-2009	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	18	1	9	10	12	4
2008-2009	D Team	Mestis	12	2	2	4	12	5
2009-2010	D Team	Mestis	40	2	10	12	24	2	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	8	-4
2010-2011	D Team	Mestis	44	5	20	25	36	9	Playoffs	8	1	0	1	16	-2
2010-2011	JYP	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	2	-2
2011-2012	Jukurit Loan	Mestis	43	6	15	21	48	22	Playoffs	9	1	2	3	6	0
2012-2013	SaiPa	SM-liiga	37	1	2	3	24	1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-1
2013-2014	SaiPa	Liiga	38	6	10	16	43	7	Playoffs	13	0	2	2	12	-8
2014-2015	HIFK	Liiga	52	6	27	33	58	7	Playoffs	8	1	3	4	8	-3
2015-2016	HIFK	Liiga	58	1	13	14	67	10	Playoffs	15	1	3	4	8	4
2016-2017	SaiPa "A"	Liiga	42	0	11	11	87	-14
2017-2018	SaiPa "A"	Liiga	36	0	10	10	36	-9
2018-2019	KalPa	Liiga	18	1	3	4	6	-3
2018-2019	Herning Blue Fox	Denmark	27	1	6	7	32	-5	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	2	2
2019-2020	Kiekko-Espoo	Suomi-sarja	11	2	7	9	4	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-
2020-2021	TuusKi	II-divisioona	4	0	4	4	0	-
2021-2022	APV	II-divisioona	7	3	2	5	14	-
2021-2022	TuusKi	II-divisioona	11	0	8	8	35	-	Playoffs	7	2	5	7	2	-
2022-2023	TuusKi	II-divisioona	13	0	18	18	6	-	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	10	-
2023-2024	TuusKi "A"	II-divisioona	20	0	17	17	22	-	Playoffs	8	1	3	4	2	-
2024-2025	TuusKi	II-divisioona	3	0	2	2	2	-	Playoffs	10	2	6	8	16	-
2025-2026	TuusKi "C"	II-divisioona	13	0	11	11	12	-	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	8	-
2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	5	0	2	2	2	-

Lauri Taipalus Tournament Statistics


2014-2015	HIFK	Champions HL	8	2	1	3	4	-1
2015-2016	HIFK	Champions HL	6	1	0	1	10	0
2016-2017	SaiPa	Champions HL	5	0	0	0	2	0
2018-2019	PEPO	Suomen Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-

Lauri Taipalus Career Totals by League


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	7	76	3	64	67	0.88	93	-	5	36	6	17	23	0.64	38	-
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 Career Totals by Team


APV	1	7	3	2	5	0.71	14	-	0
D Team	3	96	9	32	41	0.43	72	16	2	16	1	0	1	0.06	24	-6
Herning Blue Fox	1	27	1	6	7	0.26	32	-5	1	5	0	2	2	0.40	2	2
HIFK	2	124	10	41	51	0.41	139	16	2	23	2	6	8	0.35	16	1
Jukurit	1	43	6	15	21	0.49	48	22	1	9	1	2	3	0.33	6	0
JYP	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2	-2	0
JYP U20	3	88	16	27	43	0.49	155	2	2	12	3	4	7	0.58	20	4
KalPa	1	18	1	3	4	0.22	6	-3	0
Kiekko-Espoo	1	11	2	7	9	0.82	4	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
PEPO	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
S-Kiekko U18	1	8	6	10	16	2.00	18	-	0
SaiPa	4	158	7	33	40	0.25	192	-15	2	16	0	2	2	0.13	12	-9
TuusKi	7	69	0	62	62	0.90	79	-	5	36	6	17	23	0.64	38	-

Lauri Taipalus Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga Bronze Medal
2009-2010	Finland2 (Mestis) Silver Medal
2010-2011	Finland2 (Mestis) Bronze Medal Finland2 (Mestis) Highest ATOI (25:48)
2014-2015	Liiga Most Assists by Defenseman (27)
2015-2016	Liiga Silver Medal
2021-2022	II-divisioona Champion (TuusKi \| Etelä)
2023-2024	II-divisioona Champion (TuusKi \| Etelä)
2024-2025	II-divisioona Champion (TuusKi \| Lohko 1)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
09/13/2022	Extension	TuusKi	TuusKi
11/10/2021	Confirmed	APV	TuusKi
08/19/2021	Confirmed	TuusKi	APV
11/15/2020	Confirmed	Kiekko-Espoo	TuusKi
11/30/2019	Confirmed	No team	Kiekko-Espoo
11/11/2018	Confirmed	KalPa	Herning Blue Fox
08/24/2018	Confirmed	SaiPa	KalPa
05/11/2016	Confirmed	HIFK	SaiPa
04/30/2014	Confirmed	SaiPa	HIFK
04/15/2011	Loan	SaiPa	Jukurit
04/15/2011	Confirmed	D Team	SaiPa

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