Finland Toni Rajala
#25 EHC Biel-Bienne / NL - 24/25
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U18 WJC Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Position
LW/RW
Age
33
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
168 lbs / 76 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Contract
25/26

A good skater that accelerates well. Rajala has good puck skills and is a creative player. Furthermore, he has a scorer's touch and puts up points on regular basis. On the downside, he has a smallish frame and could physically stronger. (EP 2009)

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Toni Rajala Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7* 14* 11* 25* 2* -* |
Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 13* 26* 20* 46* 2* -* | Playoffs 3 1 5 6 0 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
2006-07 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 4 3 3 6 6 -
Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 30* 18* 26* 44* 32* -* |
Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 13* 12* 15* 27* 4* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 9* 9* 3* 12* 0* -* |
2007-08 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 13* 10* 15* 25* 18* -* |
Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 33* 13* 22* 35* 10* 12* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 8 2
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 6* 5* 11* 6* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 2* 3* 3* 6* 0* -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 3* 2* 5* 2* -2* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 11* 4* 4* 8* 2* -* |
2008-09 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 31* 14* 17* 31* 18* 15* |
Ilves SM-liiga 21* 2* 3* 5* 0* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -1
Suomi U20 Mestis 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
Finland U18 “A” WJC-18 6* 10* 9* 19* 6* 10* |
Finland U18 (all) “A” International-Jr 21* 18* 22* 40* 10* -* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 1* 3* 4* 0* |
2009-10 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 60* 26* 37* 63* 24* 31* | Playoffs 15 4 3 7 8 -8
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* -2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
2010-11 Ilves SM-liiga 44* 9* 13* 22* 4* -3* | Playoffs 6 4 0 4 0 -1
Suomi U20 Mestis 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
LeKi Mestis 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 4* 4* 2* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 17* 1* 5* 6* 6* -* |
2011-12 Ilves SM-liiga 51* 16* 13* 29* 24* -8* | Relegation 5 1 4 5 4 3
2012-13 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 46* 17* 28* 45* 16* 18* | Playoffs 17 4 12 16 8 9
Stockton Thunder ECHL 29* 18* 20* 38* 10* 0* |
2013-14 HV71 SHL 37* 13* 17* 30* 12* 4* | Playoffs 7 1 4 5 4 3
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2014-15 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk KHL 21* 3* 9* 12* 6* 1* |
Färjestad BK SHL 31* 14* 13* 27* 12* 5* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 0
2015-16 Luleå HF SHL 52* 17* 15* 32* 8* 1* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 6 -1
2016-17 EHC Biel-Bienne NLA 36* 16* 8* 24* 14* -3* | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 2 1
2017-18 EHC Biel-Bienne NL 44* 16* 19* 35* 8* 18* | Playoffs 12 9 5 14 0 -1
Finland (all) International 6* 2* 1* 3* 2* 0* |
2018-19 EHC Biel-Bienne NL 50* 27* 21* 48* 36* 8* | Playoffs 12 5 1 6 2 2
Finland WC 10* 1* 4* 5* 2* 0* |
Finland (all) International 20* 3* 8* 11* 4* 2* |
2019-20 EHC Biel-Bienne NL 50* 23* 23* 46* 10* 7* |
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
2020-21 EHC Biel-Bienne “A” NL 46* 12* 20* 32* 22* -5* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
2021-22 EHC Biel-Bienne “C” NL 51* 22* 26* 48* 10* 18* | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 4 0
Finland OG 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland WC 10* 4* 2* 6* 0* 1* |
Finland (all) International 21* 6* 5* 11* 0* 3* |
2022-23 EHC Biel-Bienne “A” NL 51* 16* 22* 38* 18* 12* | Playoffs 17 10 5 15 2 4
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2023-24 EHC Biel-Bienne “A” NL 51* 18* 22* 40* 41* 9* | Playoffs 8 1 1 2 6 -4
2024-25 EHC Biel-Bienne “A” NL 21* 10* 8* 18* 2* 1* |
Finland (all) International 3* 1* 4* 5* 0* 4* |
Projected NL 52* 25* 20* 45* 5* 2* |

Toni Rajala Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Brandon Wheat Kings Memorial Cup 5* 2* 5* 7* 0* -1* |
2013-14 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2015-16 Luleå HF Champions HL 8* 3* 5* 8* 0* 6* |
2016-17 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss Cup 1* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
2017-18 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss Cup 3* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
Finland EHT 6* 2* 1* 3* 2* 0* |
2018-19 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss Cup 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Finland EHT 8* 1* 3* 4* 2* 2* |
2019-20 EHC Biel-Bienne Champions HL 10* 5* 4* 9* 2* 2* |
EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss Cup 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
Finland EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
2020-21 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 Finland EHT 8* 1* 1* 2* 0* 2* |
2022-23 Finland EHT 4* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2023-24 EHC Biel-Bienne Champions HL 8* 4* 0* 4* 2* 2* |
2024-25 Finland EHT 3* 1* 4* 5* 0* 4* |

Toni Rajala Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 46* 17* 28* 45* 0.98* 16* 18* | 1 17 4 * 12 * 16 * 0.94 * 8 * 9 *
Champions HL 3 26* 12* 9* 21* 0.81* 4* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 29* 18* 20* 38* 1.31* 10* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 7 34* 5* 12* 17* 0.50* 4* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
International 7 59* 12* 21* 33* 0.56* 6* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 6 84* 49* 57* 106* 1.26* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 21* 3* 9* 12* 0.57* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 3 116* 27* 29* 56* 0.48* 28* -11* | 3 14 5 * 4 * 9 * 0.64 * 6 * 1 *
Memorial Cup 1 5* 2* 5* 7* 1.40* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Mestis 2 7* 1* 3* 4* 0.57* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NL (NLA) 9 400* 160* 169* 329* 0.82* 161* 65* | 7 63 29 * 18 * 47 * 0.75 * 16 * 0 *
OG 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 3 120* 44* 45* 89* 0.74* 32* 10* | 3 21 1 * 8 * 9 * 0.43 * 10 * 2 *
Swiss Cup 5 10* 6* 3* 9* 0.90* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 13* 26* 20* 46* 3.54* 2* -* | 2 7 4 * 8 * 12 * 1.71 * 6 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 7* 14* 11* 25* 3.57* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 43* 28* 41* 69* 1.60* 50* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 65* 27* 39* 66* 1.02* 28* 25* | 1 5 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.80 * 8 * 2 *
WC 2 20* 5* 6* 11* 0.55* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 6* 5* 11* 2.20* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 1 60* 26* 37* 63* 1.05* 24* 31* | 1 15 4 * 3 * 7 * 0.47 * 8 * -8 *
WJC-18 2 12* 13* 11* 24* 2.00* 8* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 18* 3* 7* 10* 0.56* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *

Toni Rajala Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/24/2023
12/24/2023 Extension EHC Biel-Bienne EHC Biel-Bienne
08/30/2021
08/30/2021 Extension EHC Biel-Bienne EHC Biel-Bienne
11/19/2018
11/19/2018 Extension EHC Biel-Bienne EHC Biel-Bienne
11/02/2016
11/02/2016 Extension EHC Biel-Bienne EHC Biel-Bienne
06/27/2016
06/27/2016 Confirmed Luleå HF EHC Biel-Bienne
05/25/2015
05/25/2015 Confirmed Färjestad BK Luleå HF
11/18/2014
11/18/2014 Confirmed Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Färjestad BK
05/21/2014
05/21/2014 Confirmed HV71 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
10/15/2013
10/15/2013 Confirmed Oklahoma City Barons HV71
07/16/2009
07/16/2009 Confirmed Ilves Edmonton Oilers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2009, 1 #14 overall by Brandon Wheat Kings in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2009, 4 #87 overall by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the KHL Draft

Cult/Star player for EHC Biel-Bienne

Career transactions
- 2010-07-10 • Loaned to Ilves by the Edmonton Oilers
- 2009-10-05 • Loanad to the Brandon Wheat Kings by the Edmonton Oilers
- 2009-07-15 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Edmonton Oilers
- 2009-06-30 • CHL Import Draft: round 1 #14 overall by Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)