| Topias Leinonen | |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Jyväskylä, Finland |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 234 |
| Position: | Goaltender |
| Catches: | Left |
| League: | Liiga |
| Team: | JYP Jyväskylä |
| Draft: | 41st overall |
| Draft Year: | 2022 |
| Draft Team: | Buffalo Sabres |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
Topias Leinonen (born 25 January 2004) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays with JYP Jyväskylä of the Finnish Liiga.[1] Leinonen was selected 41st overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[2] [3]
After playing for Ilves in his youth, Leinonen moved to JYP's Under-16 program.[4] He played for the JYP Under-16 team in 2018-19, and the Under-18 team in 2019-20. After playing 15 for the Under-20 team in 2020-21, Leinonen played 21 games for the Under-20 team in the 2021-22 season and played 4 games in Liiga for the senior team.[5]
In 2021-22 he spent time on loan with KeuPa HT of Mestis.[6]
Going into the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Leinonen was regarded as the top goaltending prospect and was ranked as the top European goalie by NHL Central Scouting.[7] He was drafted 41st overall by the Buffalo Sabres, as the first goaltender selected in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. He attended Buffalo Sabres Development Camp in 2022, 2023, and 2024.[8] [9]
Leinonen represented Finland at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics,[10] where he played 10 games with a .877 save percentage.[11]
Leinonen represented Finland at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships,[12] where he recorded a 2.61 goals against average and a .897 save percentage in 5 games played.
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2019–20 | JYP | U20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | JYP | U20 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | 2.59 | .895 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 2.67 | .860 | ||
| 2021–22 | JYP | U20 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1264 | 48 | 2 | 2.28 | .916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | JYP | Liiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 215 | 5 | 0 | 5.02 | .825 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 3.15 | .861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | JYP | U20 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2.72 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2022–23 | JYP | Liiga | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 390 | 20 | 1 | 3.08 | .858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 7 | 0 | 3.61 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | JYP | U20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.28 | .871 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2.78 | .892 | ||||
| 2023–24 | JYP | Liiga | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 333 | 23 | 0 | 4.14 | .844 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 9 | 0 | 4.53 | .850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 18 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 938 | 48 | 1 | 3.90 | .844 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||