Lassi Thomson

Lassi Thomson (born 24 September 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Lassi Thomson
Born (2000-09-24) September 24, 2000
Tampere, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Belleville Senators (AHL)
Ilves
NHL Draft 19th overall, 2019
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2019–present

Playing career

He was drafted 19th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2][3] On 15 July 2019, Thomson was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Senators.[4]

Thomson was invited to the Senators training camp ahead of the 2021–22 season. On 3 October 2021 he was assigned to the Senators American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Belleville Senators.[5] Thomson made his NHL debut on 12 November 2021 with the Senators in a 2–0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings after being recalled the same day from Belleville due to a breakout of COVID-19 in the team.[6] He was returned to Belleville on 8 December 2021 after playing in eleven games.[7] He was recalled for one game on 1 January 2022 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and then called up again on 25 January 2022.[8] He finished the season playing in 16 games for the Senators.[9] At the beginning of the 2022–23 season, Thomson was assigned to Belleville.[10] He was recalled by Ottawa on 22 November 2022.[11] He was immediately slotted into the roster alongside Nick Holden in the 24 November game versus the Vegas Golden Knights, giving up a goal in the third period.[12] He played one more game before being sent back to Belleville.[13][14] While with Belleville, Thomson suffered an upper body injury in December that kept him out for 11 games.[15]

Personal life

Thomson's father is Scottish.[16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18 Ilves Jr. A 49 12 15 27 44 — — — — —
2018–19 Kelowna Rockets WHL 63 17 24 41 40 — — — — —
2019–20 Ilves Liiga 39 7 6 13 12 — — — — —
2020–21 Ilves Liiga 18 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
2020–21 Belleville Senators AHL 35 1 12 13 12 — — — — —
2021–22 Belleville Senators AHL 44 10 16 26 54 2 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 16 0 5 5 2 — — — — —
2022–23 Belleville Senators AHL 56 7 26 33 28 — — — — —
2022–23 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
Liiga totals 57 7 8 15 16 — — — — —
NHL totals 18 0 5 5 6 — — — — —
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 Russia

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Finland U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 70222
2020 Finland WJC 4th 70338
Junior totals 1405510

Awards and honours
Award Year
WHL
West Second All-Star Team 2019 [17]

References
  1. "Senators take defenceman Lassi Thomson with 19th-overall pick". Sportsnet. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. "Senators' Lassi Thomson: Bright future for scoring defender". CBS Sports. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. Garrioch, Bruce (21 June 2019). "Garrioch: At No. 19, Senators select offensive Finnish defenceman Lassi Thomson". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. "Senators sign defenceman Lassi Thomson to entry-level contract". Ottawa Senators. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. Tidcombe, Matt (3 October 2021). "Sens release 13 from training camp". Ottawa Senators. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. Garrioch, Bruce (12 November 2021). "Snapshots: Lassi Thomson looked at right home in his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. Garrioch, Bruce (8 December 2021). "Snapshots: Lassi Thomson sent to Belleville, but he'll be back with Ottawa Senators". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. Tidcombe, Matt (25 January 2022). "Thomson gets another look as Sens open homestand". Ottawa Senators. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  9. Mendes, Ian (27 January 2023). "Senators trade tiers: Who stays, who goes at the 2023 NHL trade deadline?". The Athletic. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  10. "Senators' Lassi Thomson: Sent down in latest camp cuts". CBS Sports. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  11. Sens Communications [@Media_Sens] (22 November 2022). "Roster update: The #Sens have re-assigned defenceman Jacob Larsson and have recalled defenceman Lassi Thomson to/from @BellevilleSens" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 May 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. Garrioch, Bruce (24 November 2022). "Garrioch: The Ottawa Senators don't go down without a fight in 4-1 loss to Knights". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  13. "Greig steals the show in NHL debut for Senators as team puts focus on future". Sportsnet. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  14. Sens Communications [@Media_Sens] (28 November 2022). "Roster update: The #Sens have re-assigned goaltender Kevin Mandolese and defenceman Lassi Thomson to @BellevilleSens" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 May 2023 – via Twitter.
  15. "Game Day Build-Up: Senators look to turn the page on three-game road trip". Belleville Senators. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  16. Markkanen, Panu (June 22, 2019). "Thomson ja Heinola varattiin ensimmäisellä kierroksella". NHL.com (in Finnish). Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  17. "WHL announces 2018-19 Conference All-Star Teams". Western Hockey League. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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