| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 210 |
| Played For: | JYP Jyväskylä New Jersey Devils Jokerit Ässät |
| Ntl Team: | FIN |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Espoo, Finland |
| Draft: | 48th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2001 |
| Draft Team: | New Jersey Devils |
| Career Start: | 1999 |
| Career End: | 2017 |
Tuomas Pihlman (born 13 November 1982) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey Left wing who played in the Finnish Liiga with JYP Jyväskylä.[1] He also played in 15 games for the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Pihlman was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round, 48th overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played a total of 15 NHL games over three seasons, 2003–04, 2005–06 and 2006–07.
He was not offered a new contract after the 2016–17 season and officially announced his retirement in October 2017.[2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | JYP | FIN U18 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | JYP | FIN U18 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1999–2000 | JYP | FIN U20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | JYP | SM-l | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | JYP | FIN U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | JYP | SM-l | 47 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | JYP | FIN U20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | JYP | SM-l | 44 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | JYP | SM-l | 53 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 73 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 68 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 63 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 67 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | JYP | SM-l | 56 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP | SM-l | 58 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP | SM-l | 36 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Jokerit | SM-l | 41 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP–Akatemia | Mestis | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ässät | SM-l | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ässät | Liiga | 35 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | JYP | Liiga | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | JYP | Liiga | 58 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | JYP | Liiga | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | JYP | Liiga | 44 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Liiga totals | 633 | 148 | 161 | 309 | 592 | 104 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 76 | ||||
| AHL totals | 271 | 39 | 65 | 104 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Finland | WJC18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2001 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2002 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Finland | WC | 5th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||