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Finland Petri Kontiola
#72 Tappara / Liiga - 23/24
1-time Liiga Golden Helmet 1
3-time World Championship Silver Medal 3
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time Liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Forward 1
1-time World Championship Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Oct 04, 1984
Position
C
Age
40
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Seinäjoki, FIN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
S-Kiekko
Status
Retired
Drafted
2004 round 7 #196 overall by Chicago Blackhawks

Kontiola is a smart center with great passing ability and playmaking skills. Has decent speed, but could shoot the puck more.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2010)

© Photo: Anton Vasyatin

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Petri Kontiola Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 S-Kiekko U16 U16 SM-sarja 13* 3* 1* 4* 6* -* |
2000-01 S-Kiekko U18 U18 I-divisioona 14* 13* 12* 25* 4* -* |
2001-02 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 22* 5* 3* 8* 8* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 -
2002-03 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 36* 7* 10* 17* 12* 10* | Playoffs 8 3 3 6 0 2
2003-04 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 12* 3* 12* 15* 8* 10* | Playoffs 10 4 4 8 10 5
Tappara SM-liiga 39* 4* 9* 13* 29* 9* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 3
Suomi U20 Mestis 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* -7* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
2004-05 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Tappara SM-liiga 54* 8* 17* 25* 24* 6* | Playoffs 8 2 2 4 2 1
2005-06 Tappara SM-liiga 56* 9* 35* 44* 55* 2* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 0 -2
2006-07 Tappara SM-liiga 51* 12* 35* 47* 50* 5* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 8 -5
Finland WC 9* 2* 5* 7* 2* 2* |
2007-08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 12* 0* 5* 5* 6* 5* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 66* 18* 50* 68* 32* 17* | Playoffs 12 5 5 10 4 0
2008-09 Rockford IceHogs AHL 61* 15* 38* 53* 22* 3* |
Iowa Chops AHL 20* 4* 5* 9* 8* -9* |
2009-10 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 54* 7* 15* 22* 24* 6* | Playoffs 10 2 2 4 0 2
Finland WC 7* 3* 0* 3* 2* 3* |
2010-11 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 54* 14* 34* 48* 36* 18* | Playoffs 16 2 6 8 14 -4
2011-12 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 53* 15* 22* 37* 34* 17* | Playoffs 16 3 6 9 37 1
Finland WC 10* 0* 2* 2* 4* 2* |
Finland (all) International 21* 1* 4* 5* 12* 5* |
2012-13 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 44* 12* 19* 31* 51* 22* | Playoffs 25 10 9 19 12 10
Finland “A” WC 10* 8* 8* 16* 8* 6* |
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2013-14 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 53* 15* 22* 37* 34* -11* |
Finland OG 6* 1* 4* 5* 0* 5* |
Finland WC 10* 3* 6* 9* 20* 3* |
Finland (all) International 21* 6* 12* 18* 24* 9* |
2014-15 Toronto Marlies AHL 11* 0* 0* 0* 6* -4* |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 26* 1* 10* 11* 12* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -4
Finland WC 8* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
Finland (all) International 17* 3* 4* 7* 6* 0* |
2015-16 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 48* 7* 25* 32* 24* 17* |
Finland (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2016-17 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 59* 18* 22* 40* 34* 12* | Playoffs 15 2 6 8 14 1
2017-18 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 52* 11* 16* 27* 24* 4* | Playoffs 9 1 4 5 4 -2
Finland “A” OG 5* 2* 4* 6* 6* 1* |
Finland (all) International 12* 3* 6* 9* 8* 3* |
2018-19 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 41* 9* 12* 21* 10* 0* |
2019-20 Jokerit KHL 61* 11* 24* 35* 36* 6* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 0
2020-21 HPK “A” Liiga 55* 14* 41* 55* 54* 2* |
Finland “A” WC 10* 0* 3* 3* 2* 1* |
Finland (all) International 12* 0* 3* 3* 2* 0* |
2021-22 Ilves “A” Liiga 52* 8* 30* 38* 40* 1* | Playoffs 13 1 6 7 6 2
2022-23 Ilves “A” Liiga 58* 12* 39* 51* 40* 0* | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 6 -4
2023-24 Tappara Liiga 30* 4* 18* 22* 10* 9* | Playoffs 16 1 9 10 10 4

Petri Kontiola Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Finland EHT 10* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2006-07 Finland EHT 11* 2* 6* 8* 2* 1* |
2009-10 Finland EHT 9* 2* 4* 6* 4* -1* |
2010-11 Finland EHT 6* 2* 3* 5* 10* 3* |
2011-12 Finland EHT 9* 1* 1* 2* 4* 2* |
2012-13 Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2013-14 Traktor Chelyabinsk Nadezhda Cup 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
Finland EHT 5* 2* 2* 4* 4* 1* |
2014-15 Finland EHT 5* 1* 2* 3* 4* -1* |
2015-16 Finland “A” EHT 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2017-18 Finland EHT 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
2020-21 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2022-23 Ilves Champions HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* -2* |

Petri Kontiola Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 158* 37* 93* 130* 0.82* 68* 7* | 1 12 5 * 5 * 10 * 0.83 * 4 * 0 *
Champions HL 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 11 69* 12* 20* 32* 0.46* 34* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
International 7 89* 14* 30* 44* 0.49* 54* 16* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 11 545* 120* 221* 341* 0.63* 319* 91* | 8 101 21 * 33 * 54 * 0.53 * 81 * 4 *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 8 395* 71* 224* 295* 0.75* 302* 34* | 7 63 8 * 27 * 35 * 0.56 * 32 * -1 *
Mestis 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 4* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
Nadezhda Cup 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 12* 0* 5* 5* 0.42* 6* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 2 11* 3* 8* 11* 1.00* 6* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 13* 3* 1* 4* 0.31* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 I-divisioona 1 14* 13* 12* 25* 1.79* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 22* 5* 3* 8* 0.36* 8* -* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 49* 11* 22* 33* 0.67* 20* 21* | 2 18 7 * 7 * 14 * 0.78 * 10 * 7 *
WC 7 64* 17* 25* 42* 0.66* 40* 17* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Petri Kontiola Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/28/2024
04/28/2024 Confirmed Tappara Retired
10/18/2023
10/18/2023 Confirmed Ilves Tappara
03/11/2022
03/11/2022 Extension Ilves Ilves
05/07/2021
05/07/2021 Confirmed HPK Ilves
08/21/2020
08/21/2020 Confirmed Jokerit HPK
05/04/2019
05/04/2019 Confirmed Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Jokerit
05/12/2018
05/12/2018 Extension Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
03/16/2017
03/16/2017 Extension Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
04/12/2016
04/12/2016 Extension Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
11/28/2014
11/28/2014 Confirmed Toronto Marlies Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
11/23/2014
11/23/2014 Confirmed Traktor Chelyabinsk Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
11/20/2014
11/20/2014 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Unknown
07/03/2014
07/03/2014 Confirmed Traktor Chelyabinsk Toronto Maple Leafs
05/02/2013
05/02/2013 Extension Traktor Chelyabinsk Traktor Chelyabinsk
05/04/2011
05/04/2011 Confirmed Metallurg Magnitogorsk Traktor Chelyabinsk
05/26/2009
05/26/2009 Confirmed Iowa Chops Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for S-Kiekko

Cult/Star player for Tappara

Career transactions
- 2014-11-23 • Traded to the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl for Yegor Martynov & Alexei Kruchinin