| Topi Rönni | |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Hausjärvi, Finland |
| Height Cm: | 188 |
| Weight Kg: | 82 |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | Slovak |
| Team: | HK Dukla Michalovce |
| Former Teams: | Tappara HPK |
| Draft: | 59th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2022 |
| Draft Team: | Calgary Flames |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
Topi Rönni (born May 5, 2004) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HK Dukla Michalovce of the Slovak Extraliga. He previously played for HPK and Tappara of the SM-liiga. He was selected in the second round, 59th overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames.
In 2024, following a conviction for rape committed as a minor, the Flames renounced their signing rights to Rönni, and his contract with Tappara was terminated.[1]
The Calgary Flames drafted Rönni in the second round, 59th overall in the 2022 NHL entry draft. He missed most of the 2022–23 season due to a knee injury and illness.[2] He appeared in 22 regular season matches for Tappara in the SM-liiga, totaling five points. Tappara won the Finnish championship, but Rönni didn't play a match in the playoffs.[3] In the Champions Hockey League (CHL), Rönni played five matches and scored one assist, and Tappara won the CHL championship.[4] Rönni signed a two-year contract extension with the club in May 2023.[5]
In October 2023, Rönni took a leave of absence from the team following criminal charges related to a rape allegation. Following his conviction in March 2024, his signing rights were renounced by the Flames and his SM-liiga contract was terminated by Tappara.[6] [7]
In June 2024, HK Dukla Michalovce of the Slovak Extraliga announced that they had signed Rönni to a one-year contract.[8]
In his youth, Rönni was also involved in athletics with Tampereen Pyrintö, where he won silver in the Finnish discus throw championship competition as a 14-year old.[9]
Rönni was charged with rape in the Helsinki District Court in October 2023 for an incident that occurred in 2021, when he was a minor.[10] [11] In March 2024, he received a one-year suspended sentence for rape committed as a young person.[12]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 2020–21 | 39 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Tappara | U20 SM-sarja | 30 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Tappara | Liiga | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HPK | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Tappara | U20 SM-sarja | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Tappara | Liiga | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Tappara | U20 SM-sarja | 20 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Tappara | Liiga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 64 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2022 | Finland | U18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | ||||