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Finland Joni Tuulola
#63 Tappara / Liiga - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
3-time Liiga Champion 3
Date of Birth
Jan 01, 1996
Position
D
Age
28
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Hämeenlinna, FIN
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HPK
Contract
24/25
Drafted
2015 round 6 #181 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Marko Tuulola
Brother: Eetu Tuulola
Second cousin: Juuso Hietanen

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Joni Tuulola Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 HPK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 9* 0* 3* 3* 10* -* |
HPK U16 U16 SM-sarja 22* 4* 9* 13* 20* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2011-12 HPK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8* 4* 6* 10* 8* -* |
HPK U16 U16 SM-sarja 5* 0* 1* 1* 29* -* |
HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja 23* 1* 7* 8* 28* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 14* 1* 5* 6* 6* 4* |
2012-13 HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja 41* 10* 21* 31* 26* -* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 25 -
HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 6* 1* 0* 1* 4* -3* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 2* 0* 2* 2* -2* |
2013-14 HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja 10* 3* 9* 12* 2* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 47* 8* 16* 24* 34* 15* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
HPK Liiga 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
Finland U18 WJC-18 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 16* 0* 2* 2* 10* -5* |
2014-15 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 6* 0* 4* 4* 2* 4* |
HPK Liiga 32* 5* 5* 10* 8* -5* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 2* 2* 10* 6* |
2015-16 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 4* 0* 4* 4* 2* 4* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 10 -1
HPK Liiga 53* 2* 12* 14* 18* -6* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* 5* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 0* 2* 2* 4* 6* |
2016-17 HPK Liiga 54* 2* 6* 8* 12* 17* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 12 -1
2017-18 Sport Liiga 58* 7* 23* 30* 59* 3* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -1
2018-19 Rockford IceHogs AHL 52* 4* 10* 14* 17* -2* |
2019-20 Rockford IceHogs AHL 56* 2* 6* 8* 22* 5* |
2020-21 KooKoo Liiga 48* 6* 12* 18* 34* 8* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2021-22 Tappara Liiga 53* 2* 19* 21* 8* 23* | Playoffs 12 3 0 3 6 3
2022-23 Tappara Liiga 47* 2* 7* 9* 37* 13* | Playoffs 14 1 2 3 4 5
2023-24 Tappara Liiga 57* 5* 11* 16* 18* 12* | Playoffs 16 1 2 3 2 7
2024-25 Tappara “A” Liiga 34* 4* 9* 13* 14* 12* |
Projected Liiga 58* 7* 15* 22* 24* 20* |

Joni Tuulola Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Finland U16 YOG 6* 1* 2* 3* 4* 4* |
2013-14 HPK U20 JCWC 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2021-22 Tappara Champions HL 10* 2* 3* 5* 6* 10* |
2022-23 Tappara Champions HL 12* 1* 3* 4* 2* 2* |
2023-24 Tappara Champions HL 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2024-25 Tappara Champions HL 8* 0* 1* 1* 0* 3* |

Joni Tuulola Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 110* 6* 16* 22* 0.20* 39* 4* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -1 *
Champions HL 4 36* 3* 8* 11* 0.31* 10* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 51* 3* 11* 14* 0.27* 32* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 10 438* 36* 104* 140* 0.32* 208* 79* | 6 53 5 * 5 * 10 * 0.19 * 24 * 12 *
U16 SM-sarja 2 27* 4* 10* 14* 0.52* 49* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 17* 4* 9* 13* 0.76* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 4 77* 14* 38* 52* 0.68* 58* -* | 2 8 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.13 * 27 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 63* 9* 24* 33* 0.52* 42* 20* | 2 11 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.18 * 10 * -3 *
WHC-17 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
YOG 1 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *

Joni Tuulola Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/24/2024
02/24/2024 Extension Tappara Tappara
04/29/2023
04/29/2023 Extension Tappara Tappara
05/19/2021
05/19/2021 Confirmed KooKoo Tappara
09/01/2020
09/01/2020 Confirmed Rockford IceHogs KooKoo
03/26/2018
03/26/2018 Confirmed Sport Chicago Blackhawks
04/11/2017
04/11/2017 Confirmed HPK Sport
06/16/2014
06/16/2014 Extension HPK HPK
Player Biography and Trivia

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #32 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters

Career transactions
- 2014-06-16 • Signed to a three-year contract with HPK
- 2013 • Contracted to HPK U20

Career assingments
- 2014-2015 • Assigned to HPK U20

Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2014-04-16 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster
- 2014-03-11 • Made Liiga debut against Lukko and scored first Liiga goal at the same game
- 2012-12-10 • Selected to U17 World Hockey Challenge roster
Other
- 2014-03-11 • He played on defensive pair with his father Marko Tuulola on his debut game. They are third father-son pair who had played in the same game within Liiga history.