Finland Tuukka Mäntylä
#18 Tappara / Liiga - 19/20
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
43
Height
5'7" / 171 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Agency

Tuukka Mäntylä was known as a pretty well-rounded defenseman. A good skater, he had an accurate shot from the point and was also a decent passer of the puck. Short in stature, but very stocky, and enjoyed playing a physical game.
- Erik K. Piri, Elite Prospects

© Photo: Timo Savela

Tuukka Mäntylä Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 32* 2* 2* 4* 28* -* |
1996-97 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 32* 12* 25* 37* 52* -* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 2 -
Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 6* 1* 0* 1* 8* -* |
1997-98 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 31* 2* 23* 25* 49* -* |
Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -
Finland U17 (all) “C” International-Jr 9* 1* 2* 3* 14* -* |
Finland U18 EJC-18 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
1998-99 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 10* 4* 4* 8* 18* -* |
Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 34* 5* 13* 18* 42* -* |
Finland U18 “C” WJC-18 6* 1* 0* 1* 8* 1* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 6* 1* 0* 1* 8* -* |
1999-00 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 7* 2* 5* 7* 22* -* | Playoffs 5 2 5 7 4 -
Tappara SM-liiga 43* 2* 8* 10* 16* 4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 1
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 3* 3* 14* -2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 0* 7* 7* 24* -* |
2000-01 Tappara SM-liiga 53* 6* 14* 20* 32* 7* | Playoffs 10 2 2 4 10 7
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 4* 5* 6* 8* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 4* 4* 8* 20* -* |
2001-02 Tappara SM-liiga 56* 5* 10* 15* 70* 18* | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 8 1
Finland (all) International 7* 1* 2* 3* 4* 1* |
2002-03 Tappara SM-liiga 54* 3* 19* 22* 58* 8* | Playoffs 15 0 2 2 6 -1
2003-04 Luleå HF Elitserien 43* 6* 10* 16* 67* -11* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -7
Finland WC 7* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2004-05 Luleå HF Elitserien 48* 8* 14* 22* 40* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 -9
2005-06 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 56* 6* 16* 22* 81* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 29 0
Finland WC 9* 0* 0* 0* 8* 0* |
2006-07 Tappara SM-liiga 55* 5* 16* 21* 62* 10* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 8 -3
Finland WC 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* 0* |
2007-08 Frölunda HC Elitserien 45* 1* 10* 11* 46* 0* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 4 2
2008-09 Frölunda HC Elitserien 53* 3* 17* 20* 52* 0* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 2 1
2009-10 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 47* 5* 17* 22* 145* 4* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 10 0
2010-11 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 57* 5* 19* 24* 93* -8* |
2011-12 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 12* 4* 7* 11* 14* -1* |
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 38* 0* 17* 17* 39* -13* |
2012-13 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 57* 3* 21* 24* 71* 1* | Playoffs 15 0 8 8 18 8
Finland WC 10* 0* 3* 3* 2* 3* |
Finland (all) International 10* 0* 3* 3* 2* 3* |
2013-14 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 53* 4* 12* 16* 32* -5* |
Finland WC 10* 2* 3* 5* 12* 4* |
Finland (all) International 24* 3* 8* 11* 14* 10* |
2014-15 Tappara “A” Liiga 24* 1* 7* 8* 16* 4* |
Amur Khabarovsk KHL 25* 2* 4* 6* 59* -14* |
Finland WC 8* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
Finland (all) International 17* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2015-16 Medvescak Zagreb “A” KHL 48* 8* 10* 18* 64* -7* |
Tappara Liiga 11* 2* 0* 2* 2* 1* | Playoffs 18 0 2 2 20 -5
Finland (all) International 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -4* |
2016-17 Kunlun Red Star KHL 57* 10* 14* 24* 56* -2* | Playoffs 4 2 5 7 12 2
2017-18 Malmö Redhawks SHL 50* 0* 11* 11* 32* 10* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 1
2018-19 Tappara “A” Liiga 49* 1* 12* 13* 42* 3* | Playoffs 11 2 1 3 10 2
2019-20 Tappara “A” Liiga 47* 2* 5* 7* 55* 16* |

Tuukka Mäntylä Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Finland EHT 9* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2003-04 Finland EHT 13* 1* 2* 3* 12* -* |
2004-05 Finland EHT 8* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2005-06 Finland EHT 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2006-07 Finland EHT 8* 0* 0* 0* 22* 0* |
2007-08 Finland EHT 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
2008-09 Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2010-11 Tappara “A” ET 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2011-12 Tappara “A” ET 8* 1* 2* 3* 8* -* |
2012-13 Tappara “C” ET 7* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2013-14 Metallurg Novokuznetsk Nadezhda Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Finland EHT 8* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
2014-15 Tappara “A” Champions HL 7* 0* 0* 0* 12* 1* |
Finland EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2015-16 Finland EHT 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -4* |
2017-18 Malmö Redhawks Champions HL 8* 1* 0* 1* 2* 2* |
2018-19 Tappara Champions HL 6* 0* 1* 1* 8* -1* |
2019-20 Tappara Champions HL 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* 3* |

Tuukka Mäntylä Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 4 29* 1* 1* 2* 0.07* 26* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 10 70* 2* 8* 10* 0.14* 52* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 19* 3* 4* 7* 0.37* 16* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
International 5 63* 4* 15* 19* 0.30* 24* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 56* 8* 14* 22* 0.39* 74* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 5 221* 24* 57* 81* 0.37* 250* -41* | 1 4 2 * 5 * 7 * 1.75 * 12 * 2 *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 14 621* 50* 171* 221* 0.36* 757* 70* | 10 101 9 * 22 * 31 * 0.31 * 119 * 10 *
Nadezhda Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 5 239* 18* 62* 80* 0.33* 237* 2* | 5 32 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.13 * 12 * -12 *
U16 SM-sarja 2 64* 14* 27* 41* 0.64* 80* -* | 1 4 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.75 * 2 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 3 43* 6* 27* 33* 0.77* 69* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 43* 7* 18* 25* 0.58* 64* -* | 2 11 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.64 * 8 * - *
WC 6 49* 2* 10* 12* 0.24* 24* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 8* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 1* 7* 8* 0.57* 20* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tuukka Mäntylä Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/17/2020
03/17/2020 Confirmed Tappara Retired
05/07/2018
05/07/2018 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks Tappara
08/02/2017
08/02/2017 Confirmed Kunlun Red Star Malmö Redhawks
07/05/2016
07/05/2016 Confirmed Tappara Kunlun Red Star
02/10/2016
02/10/2016 Confirmed Medvescak Zagreb Tappara
06/19/2015
06/19/2015 Confirmed Tappara Medvescak Zagreb
02/25/2015
02/25/2015 Confirmed Amur Khabarovsk Unknown
11/26/2014
11/26/2014 Confirmed Tappara Amur Khabarovsk
07/10/2014
07/10/2014 Confirmed Metallurg Novokuznetsk Tappara
05/29/2013
05/29/2013 Confirmed Tappara Metallurg Novokuznetsk
10/21/2011
10/21/2011 Confirmed Tappara Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
04/06/2009
04/06/2009 Confirmed Frölunda HC Tappara
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Tappara