Tuomas Grönman Explained

Tuomas Grönman
Birth Date:1974 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Viitasaari, Finland
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:219
Position:Defenceman
Shoots:Right
Played For:Pittsburgh Penguins
Chicago Blackhawks
Lukko Rauma
TPS Turku
Jokerit Helsinki
Ntl Team:FIN
Draft:29th overall
Draft Year:1992
Draft Team:Quebec Nordiques
Career Start:1991
Career End:2003

Tuomas Oskar Grönman (born 22 March 1974) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga.

Playing career

Grönman was drafted in the second round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques. After spending 4 years in Finland developing his skills, the Nordiques still owned his negotiating rights but Gronman was not offered a professional contract. Soon after, the Quebec franchise moved to Colorado, becoming the Avalanche; Gronman's NHL negotiating rights were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks by the Colorado Avalanche on July 10, 1996, in exchange for the Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Colorado selected Phillippe Sauve with that pick.

A little more than a year later on October 27, 1997, the Blackhawks traded Gronman to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for veteran forward Greg Johnson. On October 18, 1998, while playing in a game for Pittsburgh's farm team, the Kansas City Blades of the IHL, Gronman suffered a significant knee injury causing him to miss the majority of the 1998-1999 IHL season. Soon after Gronman's contract expired, and with no NHL or minor league interest his professional North American career was over. He returned overseas and played for TPS, Lukko and Jokerit. Gronman would also help Finland win a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1990–91LukkoFIN U202510152514
1991–92Tacoma RocketsWHL615182310240112
1992–93LukkoFIN U2010000
1992–93LukkoSM-l45211134631012
1993–94Lukko SM-l444121660901114
1994–95TPSFIN U2010000
1994–95TPSSM-l4742024661233643
1995–96TPS SM-l325712851114516
1996–97Indianapolis IceIHL51516218941126
1996–97Chicago BlackhawksNHL1601113
1997–98Indianapolis IceIHL60336
1997–98Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL221232510000
1997–98Syracuse CrunchAHL336142045
1998–99Kansas City BladesIHL40000
1999–2000JokeritSM-l5119107210000
2000–01Lukko SM-l2504474300014
2001–02Lukko SM-l1802226
2002–03TPS SM-l523698570008
SM-l totals31419719051446581397
NHL totals381343810000

International

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YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1991FinlandEJC61124
1992FinlandWJC710110
1992FinlandEJC62244
1993FinlandWJC712314
1994FinlandWJC704410
1998FinlandOG40002
Junior totals33591442
Senior totals40002