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Finland Tuukka Mäntylä

#18 Tappara / Liiga - 19/20
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Date of Birth
May 25, 1981
Position
D
Age
41
Height
5'7" / 171 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Tappara
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 5 #153 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1

Tuukka Mäntylä was known as a pretty well-rounded defenseman. A good skater, he had an accurate shot from the point and was also a decent passer of the puck. Short in stature, but very stocky, and enjoyed playing a physical game.
- Erik K. Piri, Elite Prospects

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 32 2 2 4 28 - |
1996-97 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 32 12 25 37 52 - | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 2 -
Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 2 0 0 0 2 - |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 6 1 0 1 8 - |
1997-98 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 31 2 23 25 49 - |
Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 2 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -
Finland U17 (all) “C” International-Jr 9 1 2 3 14 - |
Finland U18 EJC-18 6 0 1 1 0 - |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 9 1 1 2 0 - |
1998-99 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 10 4 4 8 18 - |
Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 34 5 13 18 42 - |
Finland U18 “C” WJC-18 6 1 0 1 8 1 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 6 1 0 1 8 - |
1999-00 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 7 2 5 7 22 - | Playoffs 5 2 5 7 4 -
Tappara SM-liiga 43 2 8 10 16 4 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 1
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 0 3 3 14 -2 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10 0 7 7 24 - |
2000-01 Tappara SM-liiga 53 6 14 20 32 7 | Playoffs 10 2 2 4 10 7
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 1 4 5 6 8 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16 4 4 8 20 - |
2001-02 Tappara SM-liiga 56 5 10 15 70 18 | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 8 1
Finland (all) International 7 1 2 3 4 1 |
2002-03 Tappara SM-liiga 54 3 19 22 58 8 | Playoffs 15 0 2 2 6 -1
2003-04 Luleå HF Elitserien 43 6 10 16 67 -11 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -7
Finland WC 7 0 2 2 0 1 |
2004-05 Luleå HF Elitserien 48 8 14 22 40 3 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 -9
2005-06 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 56 6 16 22 81 3 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 29 0
Finland WC 9 0 0 0 8 0 |
2006-07 Tappara SM-liiga 55 5 16 21 62 10 | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 8 -3
Finland WC 5 0 2 2 2 0 |
2007-08 Frölunda HC Elitserien 45 1 10 11 46 0 | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 4 2
2008-09 Frölunda HC Elitserien 53 3 17 20 52 0 | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 2 1
2009-10 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 47 5 17 22 145 4 | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 10 0
2010-11 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 57 5 19 24 93 -8 |
2011-12 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 12 4 7 11 14 -1 |
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 38 0 17 17 39 -13 |
2012-13 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 57 3 21 24 71 1 | Playoffs 15 0 8 8 18 8
Finland WC 10 0 3 3 2 3 |
Finland (all) International 10 0 3 3 2 3 |
2013-14 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 53 4 12 16 32 -5 |
Finland WC 10 2 3 5 12 4 |
Finland (all) International 24 3 8 11 14 10 |
2014-15 Tappara “A” Liiga 24 1 7 8 16 4 |
Amur Khabarovsk KHL 25 2 4 6 59 -14 |
Finland WC 8 0 0 0 0 2 |
Finland (all) International 17 0 1 1 2 0 |
2015-16 Medvescak Zagreb “A” KHL 48 8 10 18 64 -7 |
Tappara Liiga 11 2 0 2 2 1 | Playoffs 18 0 2 2 20 -5
Finland (all) International 5 0 1 1 2 -4 |
2016-17 Kunlun Red Star KHL 57 10 14 24 56 -2 | Playoffs 4 2 5 7 12 2
2017-18 Malmö Redhawks SHL 50 0 11 11 32 10 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 1
2018-19 Tappara “A” Liiga 49 1 12 13 42 3 | Playoffs 11 2 1 3 10 2
2019-20 Tappara “A” Liiga 47 2 5 7 55 16 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Finland EHT 9 0 1 1 2 - |
2003-04 Finland EHT 13 1 2 3 12 - |
2004-05 Finland EHT 8 0 1 1 4 - |
2005-06 Finland EHT 7 0 0 0 4 - |
2006-07 Finland EHT 8 0 0 0 22 0 |
2007-08 Finland EHT 3 1 0 1 2 -1 |
2008-09 Finland EHT 3 0 1 1 2 0 |
2010-11 Tappara “A” ET 4 0 0 0 6 - |
2011-12 Tappara “A” ET 8 1 2 3 8 - |
2012-13 Tappara “C” ET 7 2 2 4 2 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2013-14 Metallurg Novokuznetsk Nadezhda Cup 2 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Finland EHT 8 0 2 2 2 1 |
2014-15 Tappara “A” Champions HL 7 0 0 0 12 1 |
Finland EHT 6 0 0 0 0 -2 |
2015-16 Finland EHT 5 0 1 1 2 -4 |
2017-18 Malmö Redhawks Champions HL 8 1 0 1 2 2 |
2018-19 Tappara Champions HL 6 0 1 1 8 -1 |
2019-20 Tappara Champions HL 8 0 0 0 4 3 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 4 29 1 1 2 0.07 26 5 | 0
EHT 10 70 2 8 10 0.14 52 -6 | 0
EJC-18 1 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 - | 0
ET 3 19 3 4 7 0.37 16 - | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 -
International 5 63 4 15 19 0.30 24 10 | 0
International-Jr 5 56 8 14 22 0.39 74 - | 0
KHL 5 221 24 57 81 0.37 250 -41 | 1 4 2 5 7 1.75 12 2
Liiga (SM-liiga) 14 621 50 171 221 0.36 757 70 | 10 101 9 22 31 0.31 119 10
Nadezhda Cup 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1 | 0
SHL (Elitserien) 5 239 18 62 80 0.33 237 2 | 5 32 1 3 4 0.13 12 -12
U16 SM-sarja 2 64 14 27 41 0.64 80 - | 1 4 1 2 3 0.75 2 -
U18 SM-sarja 3 43 6 27 33 0.77 69 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 43 7 18 25 0.58 64 - | 2 11 2 5 7 0.64 8 -
WC 6 49 2 10 12 0.24 24 10 | 0
WJC-18 1 6 1 0 1 0.17 8 1 | 0
WJC-20 2 14 1 7 8 0.57 20 6 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Pekka Saravo (D) 1996-2016 18 Finland, Finland, Tappara, Tappara U18, Tappara U20
Lasse Kukkonen (D) 1996-2016 12 Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Sami Venäläinen (F) 1996-2013 11 Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Tappara, Tappara U16, Tappara U18, Tappara U20
Tony Salmelainen (F) 1996-2008 10 Finland, Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/17/2020
03/17/2020 Confirmed Tappara Retired
05/07/2018
05/07/2018 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks Tappara
08/02/2017
08/02/2017 Confirmed Kunlun Red Star Malmö Redhawks
07/05/2016
07/05/2016 Confirmed Tappara Kunlun Red Star
02/10/2016
02/10/2016 Confirmed Medvescak Zagreb Tappara
06/19/2015
06/19/2015 Confirmed Tappara Medvescak Zagreb
02/25/2015
02/25/2015 Confirmed Amur Khabarovsk Unknown
11/26/2014
11/26/2014 Confirmed Tappara Amur Khabarovsk
07/10/2014
07/10/2014 Confirmed Metallurg Novokuznetsk Tappara
05/29/2013
05/29/2013 Confirmed Tappara Metallurg Novokuznetsk
10/21/2011
10/21/2011 Confirmed Tappara Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
04/06/2009
04/06/2009 Confirmed Frölunda HC Tappara
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