Arto Tukio

Arto Tukio (born April 4, 1981) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Arto Tukio
Born	(1981-04-04) April 4, 1981 (age 44) Tampere, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
SM-liiga team Former teams	Ilves Jokerit
NHL draft	101st overall, 2000 New York Islanders
Playing career	1999–2013

Arto Tukio

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's ice hockey
World U18 Championships
	1999 Füssen

Playing career

Tukio began his career with Ilves his hometown team. He was drafted 101st overall by the New York Islanders in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft but never made it to the North American leagues and remained in Scandinavia. After three seasons with Ilves, Tukio moved to Jokerit. In 2004, he moved to the Swedish Elitserien with Frölunda HC where he won the Swedish Championship. After two more years with Frölunda, Tukio returned to Ilves in 2007.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Ilves	FIN U18		20	0	2	2	6		1	1	0	1	0
1997–98	Ilves	FIN U18		21	4	6	10	38		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Ilves	FIN U18		10	1	5	6	18		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Ilves	FIN U20		18	1	4	5	12		10	0	0	0	2
1999–2000	Ilves	FIN U20		13	3	2	5	24		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Ilves	SM-liiga		42	2	1	3	20		3	0	0	0	0
1999–2000	Hermes	FIN.2		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Ilves	FIN U20		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Ilves	SM-liiga		43	5	10	15	26		7	2	1	3	4
2001–02	Ilves	SM-liiga		47	8	9	17	28		3	0	1	1	0
2002–03	Jokerit	SM-liiga		49	6	10	16	26		9	0	1	1	4
2003–04	Jokerit	SM-liiga		54	4	12	16	10		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Frölunda HC	SEL		48	1	7	8	20		13	0	2	2	20
2005–06	Frölunda HC	SEL		38	4	6	10	71		17	1	3	4	22
2006–07	Frölunda HC	SEL		50	2	8	10	36		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Ilves	SM-liiga		52	6	22	28	64		9	0	3	3	10
2008–09	Ilves	SM-liiga		51	6	12	18	26		2	0	0	0	0
2009–10	Ilves	SM-liiga		32	0	5	5	38		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Ilves	SM-liiga		32	4	5	9	51		4	0	0	0	4
2010–11	LeKi	Mestis		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ilves	SM-liiga		44	1	6	7	26		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Ilves	SM-liiga		51	1	5	6	32		—	—	—	—	—
SM-liiga totals				497	43	97	140	347		37	2	6	8	20
SEL totals				136	7	21	28	127		30	1	5	6	42

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999	Finland	WJC18		7	0	2	2	0
2000	Finland	WJC		7	3	3	6	6
Junior totals				14	3	5	8	6

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database