Tommi Santala Biography
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- Born June 27, 1979
Santala started his pro career in Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga in the 1998โ99 season. After a total of four seasons with HPK, Santala moved to the Thrashers\' organisation for the 2003โ04 NHL season. Santala divided his time between 50 games in the AHL Chicago Wolves and 33 NHL games. He spent the 2004โ05 NHL lockout with the Wolves registering 40 assists and 48 points in 67 games. During the post-season he helped Chicago win the Robert W. Clarke Trophy, for AHL Western Conference Champions, by adding 11 points in 18 games. However, the Wolves were swept in the Calder Cup finals by the Philadelphia Phantoms.\n', '
After the lockout, Santala was assigned to Jokerit by the Thrashers. He played one year with Jokerit before Atlanta traded him to the Vancouver Canucks. Santala played 30 games for the Canucks during the 2006โ07 season, but he suffered a knee injury on December 8, 2006 in a game vs. the Carolina Hurricanes that forced him to miss the majority of the season. On September 5, 2007 he signed as a free agent with Jokerit.\n', '
After one season back with Jokerit, Santala opted to leave and sign with Swiss club, the Kloten Flyers from the 2008โ09 season. He parted company with the team in December 2016 to join the KHL. On December 23, 2016, he inked a deal with Metallurg Magnitogorsk.\n', '
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