| Played For: | HIFK Nashville Predators Severstal Cherepovets Växjö Lakers |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 218 |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Tuusula, Finland |
| Draft: | 78th Overall |
| Draft Year: | 2005 |
| Draft Team: | Nashville Predators |
| Career Start: | 2004 |
| Career End: | 2018 |
| Ntl Team: | FIN |
Teemu Laakso (born August 27, 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He began and finished his career with HIFK of the Liiga.
Laakso was drafted in the 3rd round (78th overall) by the Nashville Predators in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Laakso previously played for HIFK in Finland's SM-liiga. He has also played with Team Finland in two Under-18 world championships and three Under-20 world championships. Laakso was called up to Nashville during the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs before their 2nd round series with the Vancouver Canucks.
On June 3, 2012, unable to establish himself in the NHL after four seasons within the Predators organization, Laakso left to sign a two-year contract with Russian team, Severstal Cherepovets.[1]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | KJT | FIN U18 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HIFK | FIN U20 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | HIFK | FIN U20 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HIFK | SM-l | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HIFK | FIN U18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | HIFK | FIN U20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HIFK | SM-l | 47 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HIFK | SM-l | 50 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HIFK | SM-l | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 46 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 74 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 55 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 49 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 2013–14 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HIFK | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 170 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 136 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| AHL totals | 217 | 17 | 55 | 72 | 212 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Finland | WJC18 | 7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
| 2005 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2005 | Finland | WJC18 | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2006 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2007 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 52 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WC | 4th | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 30 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 100 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SHL | |||
| Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) | 2015 | ||