Toni Porkka Explained

Toni Porkka
Position:Defense
Played For:Lukko
Hershey Bears
Frankfurt Lions
Kölner Haie
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:198
Birth Date:4 February 1970
Birth Place:Rauma, Finland
Ntl Team:Finland
Draft:172nd overall
Draft Team:Philadelphia Flyers
Draft Year:1990
Career Start:1988
Career End:2006

Toni Porkka (born February 4, 1970) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the Finnish SM-liiga, German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), and the American Hockey League (AHL).[1] He was drafted in the ninth round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers and played three seasons with the Flyers top minor league affiliate at the time, the AHL's Hershey Bears.[1] [2] He spent most of his professional career in Europe, playing nine seasons in the SM-liiga with Rauman Lukko and six seasons in the DEL with the Frankfurt Lions and Kölner Haie.[1] [2] He is currently the Hockey Director for the Valley Forge Minutemen of the Atlantic Youth Hockey League.[3]

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1988–89LukkoLiiga44 2 2 4 18
1989–90LukkoLiiga41 0 3 3 18
1990–91LukkoLiiga34 2 2 4 8
1991–92Hershey BearsAHL63 3 5 8 34
1992–93Hershey BearsAHL49 6 13 19 22
1993–94Hershey BearsAHL51 6 7 13 4310 0 1 1 8
1994–95LukkoLiiga47 1 9 10 1038 0 1 1 6
1995–96LukkoLiiga50 8 12 20 698 0 1 1 6
1996–97Frankfurt LionsDEL48 8 15 23 669 0 4 4 10
1998–99Frankfurt LionsDEL44 6 9 15 527 0 0 0 12
1998–99Frankfurt LionsDEL51 3 4 7 608 1 1 2 4
1999–00Frankfurt LionsDEL55 2 20 22 1004 1 1 2 0
2000–01Frankfurt LionsDEL60 2 7 9 76
2001–02Kölner HaieDEL55 5 12 17 9913 2 1 3 22
2002–03LukkoLiiga44 5 12 17 79
2003–04LukkoLiiga48 5 13 18 484 1 0 1 6
2004–05LukkoLiiga52 8 9 17 1078 0 0 0 10
2005–06LukkoLiiga3 0 0 0 4
AHL totals16315254099100118
DEL totals31326679345341471148
Liiga totals3633162934542813432

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toni Porkka at eliteprospects.com . www.eliteprospects.com . 10 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Toni Porkka Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . 10 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Toni Porkka named Minutemen Hockey Director . Valley Forge Minutemen . February 10, 2015 . July 31, 2015.