Kristian Tanus

#27 HC Ajoie / NL - 26/27

Date of Birth: Aug 17, 2000
Age: 26
Place of Birth: Tampere, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Tappara
Position: LW/C
Height: 170 cm / 5'7"
Weight: 79 kg / 174 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Kristian Tanus Facts

Agency: Premium

Brother: Jonatan Tanus

Kristian Tanus Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2014-2015	Tappara U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	2	1	0	1	0	-
2014-2015	Tappara U16	U16 SM-sarja	24	9	26	35	8	-
2015-2016	Tappara U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	10	5	16	21	16	-
2015-2016	Tappara U16	U16 SM-sarja	27	22	29	51	16	-	Playoffs	3	1	6	7	0	-
2015-2016	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	3	2	0	2	0	-
2016-2017	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	30	8	25	33	10	-	Playoffs	3	0	5	5	25	-
2016-2017	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	18	3	9	12	0	0	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0	-2
2016-2017	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	0	1	1	2	-
2016-2017	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	20	2	6	8	6	-
2017-2018	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	4	3	6	9	2	-
2017-2018	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	48	8	28	36	30	7	Playoffs	9	4	4	8	4	2
2017-2018	Finland U18 "A"	WJC-18	7	1	6	7	0	-1
2017-2018	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	25	8	19	27	6	-
2018-2019	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	5	2	2	4	4	0
2018-2019	Tappara	Liiga	6	0	0	0	2	-3
2018-2019	LeKi Loan	Mestis	33	13	31	44	10	22	Playoffs	8	0	4	4	0	0
2018-2019	Jukurit Loan	Liiga	17	4	2	6	2	-5
2018-2019	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	12	1	3	4	0	-
2019-2020	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	7	2	7	9	0	0	Playoffs	3	3	3	6	0	7
2019-2020	Tappara	Liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-2020	Jukurit Loan	Liiga	24	2	6	8	29	-7
2019-2020	KOOVEE Loan	Mestis	2	0	0	0	0	-5
2019-2020	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	2	7	9	0	4
2019-2020	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	13	3	18	21	0	-
2020-2021	Tappara	Liiga	54	13	20	33	4	-1	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	4	-5
2021-2022	Tappara	Liiga	51	12	25	37	35	5	Playoffs	15	1	3	4	0	-1
2022-2023	Tappara	Liiga	57	14	12	26	10	12	Playoffs	14	5	3	8	2	7
2023-2024	Tappara	Liiga	23	7	4	11	4	-3	Playoffs	11	2	4	6	4	4
2024-2025	Tappara	Liiga	54	17	28	45	18	-1	Playoffs	9	0	3	3	4	-1
2025-2026	Tappara "A"	Liiga	54	19	40	59	12	27	Playoffs	18	4	6	10	2	4
2026-2027	HC Ajoie "A"	NL	14	5	14	19	4	0
2026-2027	Projected	NL	52	19	52	71	15	0

Kristian Tanus Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2017-2018	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	4	4	2	-
2018-2019	Tappara	Champions HL	5	0	0	0	2	1
2021-2022	Tappara	Champions HL	8	1	4	5	2	-1
2022-2023	Tappara	Champions HL	13	2	9	11	0	3
2023-2024	Tappara	Champions HL	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024-2025	Tappara	Champions HL	8	4	7	11	4	-2

Kristian Tanus Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Champions HL	5	35	7	20	27	0.77	8	1	0
International-Jr	5	73	16	46	62	0.85	12	-	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	0	4	4	1.00	2	-	0
Liiga	8	341	88	137	225	0.66	116	24	6	74	12	20	32	0.43	16	8
Mestis	2	35	13	31	44	1.26	10	17	1	8	0	4	4	0.50	0	0
NL	1	14	5	14	19	1.36	4	0	0
U16 SM-sarja	2	51	31	55	86	1.69	24	-	1	3	1	6	7	2.33	0	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	2	12	6	16	22	1.83	16	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	30	8	25	33	1.10	10	-	2	7	3	11	14	2.00	27	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	4	78	15	46	61	0.78	34	7	3	14	8	7	15	1.07	4	7
WHC-17	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	2	-	0
WJC-18	1	7	1	6	7	1.00	0	-1	0
WJC-20	1	7	2	7	9	1.29	0	4	0

Kristian Tanus Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Finland U16 (all)	1	3	2	0	2	0.67	0	-	0
Finland U17	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	2	-	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	20	2	6	8	0.40	6	-	0
Finland U18	1	7	1	6	7	1.00	0	-1	0
Finland U18 (Cup)	1	4	0	4	4	1.00	2	-	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	25	8	19	27	1.08	6	-	0
Finland U20	1	7	2	7	9	1.29	0	4	0
Finland U20 (all)	2	25	4	21	25	1.00	0	-	0
HC Ajoie	1	14	5	14	19	1.36	4	0	0
Jukurit	2	41	6	8	14	0.34	31	-12	0
KOOVEE	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-5	0
LeKi	1	33	13	31	44	1.33	10	22	1	8	0	4	4	0.50	0	0
Tappara	8	335	89	149	238	0.71	93	37	6	74	12	20	32	0.43	16	8
Tappara U16	2	63	37	71	108	1.71	40	-	1	3	1	6	7	2.33	0	-
Tappara U18	2	30	8	25	33	1.10	10	-	2	7	3	11	14	2.00	27	-
Tappara U20	4	78	15	46	61	0.78	34	7	3	14	8	7	15	1.07	4	7

Kristian Tanus Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2014-2015	U16 Huippu-Pohjola Camp Roster (Tappara)
2015-2016	U16 SM-sarja II All-Star Team
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja First All-Star Team
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja Silver Medal U18 WJC Gold Medal
2018-2019	Finland2 (Mestis) Best PPG (1.33) Finland2 (Mestis) Most Assists by Rookie (31) Finland2 (Mestis) Most Points by Junior (44) Finland2 (Mestis) Most Points by Rookie (44) Finland2 (Mestis) Rookie of the Month (October) Finland2 (Mestis) Unit of the Month (Forward)
2019-2020	U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2021-2022	Liiga Champion
2022-2023	Champions Hockey League Champion Liiga Champion
2023-2024	Liiga Champion
2025-2026	Liiga Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
02/18/2026	Confirmed	Tappara	HC Ajoie
05/21/2024	Extension	Tappara	Tappara
01/31/2023	Extension	Tappara	Tappara
05/19/2021	Extension	Tappara	Tappara
02/05/2020	Loan	Tappara	KOOVEE
02/03/2020	Extension	Tappara	Tappara
02/06/2019	Loan	Tappara	Jukurit
05/22/2018	Extension	Tappara U20	Tappara

Kristian Tanus Biography and Trivia

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #289 by FCHockey
2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #105 by McKeen's Hockey
2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #35 by NHL Central Scouting