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Vesa Toskala

#35 Ilves / SM-liiga - 11/12

Date of Birth

May 20, 1977

Position

Age

Height

5'10" / 179 cm

Place of Birth

Tampere, FIN

Weight

187 lbs / 85 kg

Nation

Finland

Catches

Youth Team

Ilves

Status

Retired

Drafted

1995 round 4 #90 overall by San Jose Sharks

Team Staff profile of Vesa Toskala also available

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Vesa Toskala Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI		POST	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI
1991-92	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1992-93	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1993-94	Finland U17	WHC-17	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1994-95	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|	Playoffs
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	17*	-*	2.28*	.919*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|	Playoffs	7	-	3.36	.895	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland U18	EJC-18	3*	-*	3.33*	.882*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	9*	-*	2.24*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1995-96	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	3*	-*	1.00*	.960*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Ilves	SM-liiga	37*	-*	3.16*	.902*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|	Playoffs	2	-	4.46	.771	-	-	-	-	-
	KOOVEE	I-divisioona	2*	-*	2.51*	.911*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	1*	-*	1.00*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Finland U20	WJC-20	4*	-*	4.42*	.864*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	10*	-*	3.00*	.916*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1996-97	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	3*	-*	2.92*	.907*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Ilves	SM-liiga	40*	-*	2.85*	.906*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|	Playoffs	8	-	3.63	.881	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland U20	WJC-20	4*	-*	2.88*	.874*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	8*	-*	3.00*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1997-98	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	0*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|	Relegation	2	-	1.50	.940	-	-	-	-	-
	Ilves	SM-liiga	43*	-*	2.78*	.906*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|	Playoffs	8	-	2.14	.930	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland	WC	0*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Finland (all)	International	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1998-99	Ilves	SM-liiga	33*	-*	2.14*	.916*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|	Playoffs	4	-	3.38	.899	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland	WC	0*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1999-00	Färjestad BK	Elitserien	44*	50*	2.67*	.887*	118*	922*	3*	- *	2 653*	\|	Playoffs	7	7	2.59	.908	19	188	0	-	440
	Finland	WC	5*	-*	3.01*	.850*	15*	85*	0*	- *	299*	\|
2000-01	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL	44*	-*	2.77*	.911*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|	Playoffs	3	-	2.43	.928	-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	San Jose Sharks	NHL	1*	-*	0.00*	1.000*	0*	2*	0*	0-0-0 *	10*	\|	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Cleveland Barons	AHL	62*	-*	2.99*	.912*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
2002-03	San Jose Sharks	NHL	11*	-*	2.35*	.927*	21*	266*	1*	4-3-1 *	537*	\|
	Cleveland Barons	AHL	49*	-*	3.21*	.903*	151*	1 413*	1*	15-30-2 *	2 825*	\|
2003-04	San Jose Sharks	NHL	28*	-*	2.06*	.930*	53*	707*	1*	12-8-4 *	1 541*	\|	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	Ilves	SM-liiga	3*	-*	2.58*	.930*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|	Playoffs	6	-	3.19	.920	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland	WCup	0*	0*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
2005-06	San Jose Sharks	NHL	37*	-*	2.59*	.901*	87*	791*	2*	23-7-4 *	2 039*	\|	Playoffs	11	-	2.45	.910	28	283	1	6-5-0	686
	Cleveland Barons	AHL	1*	-*	0.00*	1.000*	0*	16*	1*	0-0-1 *	65*	\|
2006-07	San Jose Sharks	NHL	38*	-*	2.35*	.908*	84*	831*	4*	26-10-1 *	2 142*	\|	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	66*	-*	2.74*	.904*	175*	1 649*	3*	33-25-6 *	3 837*	\|
2008-09	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	53*	-*	3.26*	.891*	166*	1 352*	1*	22-17-11 *	3 056*	\|
2009-10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	26*	-*	3.66*	.874*	85*	591*	1*	7-12-3 *	1 393*	\|
	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	0*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
	Calgary Flames	NHL	6*	-*	2.27*	.918*	8*	89*	0*	2-0-0 *	212*	\|
2010-11	AIK	Elitserien	2*	8*	3.07*	.898*	6*	53*	0*	0-2-0 *	118*	\|
2011-12	Ilves	SM-liiga	22*	36*	3.43*	.885*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|	Relegation	3	5	0.96	.965	3	82	1	3-0-0	187

Vesa Toskala Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI		POST	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI
1997-98	Ilves	Continental Cup	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|
1998-99	Ilves	Euro HL	6*	-*	2.67*	.902*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|	Playoffs	4	-	3.00	.892	-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	Färjestad BK	Spengler Cup	2*	-*	-*	.863*	-*	-*	-*	- *	-*	\|

Vesa Toskala Career Totals

League	Years	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI	\|	Years	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI
AHL	4	156*	-*	3.14*	.904*	151*	1 429*	2*	15-30-3*	2 890	\|	1	3	-	2.43*	.928*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*
Continental Cup	1	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
EJC-18	1	3*	-*	3.33*	.882*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Euro HL	1	6*	-*	2.67*	.902*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	1	4	-	3.00*	.892*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*
I-divisioona	1	2*	-*	2.51*	.911*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
International	1	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
International-Jr	5	28*	-*	-*	.916*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
SM-liiga (Liiga)	6	178*	36*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	6	31	5	0.96*	.965*	3*	82*	1*	3-0-0*	187*
NHL	8	266*	-*	2.76*	.902*	679*	6 278*	13*	129-82-30*	14 767	\|	4	11	-	2.45*	.910*	28*	283*	1*	6-5-0*	686*
Elitserien (SHL)	2	46*	58*	2.69*	.887*	124*	975*	3*	0-2-0*	2 770	\|	1	7	7	2.59*	.908*	19*	188*	0*	-*	440*
Spengler Cup	1	2*	-*	-*	.863*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
U16 SM-sarja	2	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
U18 SM-sarja	3	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	1			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	5	23*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	2	9	-	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*
WC	3	5*	-*	3.01*	.850*	15*	85*	0*	-*	299	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
WCup	1	0*	0*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
WHC-17	1	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
WJC-20	2	8*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-	\|	0			*	*	*	*	*	*	*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Vesa Toskala Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

1994-1995
- U18 EJC Gold Medal
- U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
1997-1998
- SM-liiga Silver Medal
- World Championship Silver Medal
1998-1999
- World Championship Silver Medal
1999-2000
- Elitserien Scored a Goal as Goaltender
- World Championship Bronze Medal
2004-2005
- World Cup Runner Up

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO
10/02/2012
10/02/2012	Confirmed	Ilves	Retired
06/09/2011
06/09/2011	Confirmed	No team	Ilves
11/01/2010
11/01/2010	Confirmed	Calgary Flames	AIK
03/03/2010
03/03/2010	Confirmed	Anaheim Ducks	Calgary Flames
01/31/2010
01/31/2010	Confirmed	Toronto Maple Leafs	Anaheim Ducks

Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Cleveland Barons

Cult/Star player for Färjestad BK

Cult/Star player for Ilves

Cult/Star player for KOOVEE

Career transactions
- 2012-10-02 • Announced his retirement
- 2011-06-09 • Signed by Ilves
- 2010-11-01 • Signed by AIK
- 2010-03-03 • Traded to the Calgary Flames for Curtis McElhinney
- 2007-06-22 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs with Mark Bell for a (conditional) 2007 1st round pick (traded to STL: Lars Eller), a 2007 2nd round pick (traded to STL: Aaron Palushaj) & a 2009 4th round pick (traded to NSH: Craig Smith)
- 2005-01-31 • Signed to a lockout contract by Ilves
- 2005-01-13 • Signed to a lockout contract by HV71
- 1999-06-21 • Signed by the San Jose Sharks
- 1995-07-08 • Drafted by the San Jose Sharks