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Encyclopedia > Antti Laaksonen

Antti Laaksonen (born October 3, 1973 in Tammela, Finland) is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Tammela is a municipality of Finland. ... A professional does an activity to receive payment for an act (as a profession), which usually requires expertise and carries with it socially significant mores and folkways. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. ... The Colorado Avalanche are a National Hockey League team based in Denver, Colorado. ... The modernized NHL shield logo debuted in 2005, replacing the orange and black shield, which had been used since the leagues inception. ...


Laaksonen was selected 191st overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The 1997 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005-06 Colorado NHL 55 12 15 27 28
7th Season Career NHL 416 74 83 157 124 16 1 3 4 4

The modernized NHL shield logo was introduced for the 2005-06 season. ...

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  • nhlfinns player profile
2006 Winter Olympics Finnish national men's hockey team players
Forwards
Jukka Hentunen | Jussi Jokinen | Olli Jokinen | Niko Kapanen | Mikko Koivu
Saku Koivu | Antti Laaksonen | Jere Lehtinen | Antti Miettinen
Ville Nieminen | Ville Peltonen | Jarkko Ruutu | Teemu Selanne
Defensemen
Aki Berg | Toni Lydman | Petteri Nummelin
Teppo Numminen| Joni Pitkanen
Sami Salo | Kimmo Timonen
Goaltenders
Niklas Backstrom | Antero Niittymaki | Fredrik Norrena
Coach: Erkka Westerlund

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ESPN Fantasy Hockey 2006: Player News Archive (466 words)
Laaksonen scored a goal and an assist against the Canucks on Thursday.
Laaksonen scored a goal and an assist against the Oilers on Tuesday.
Laaksonen signed a two-year, $1.7-million contract with Colorado that includes a team and player option for a third year, the Canadian Press reports.
Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Antti Laaksonen (374 words)
Antti Laaksonen began his journey to the NHL when he was playing in Finland for Forssa of the Finland Jr.
Laaksonen enrolled at the University of Denver in the fall of 1993 and was a member of the team's varsity team.
After spending three seasons in the Boston organization, Laaksonen signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Wild in the summer of 2000 and went on to play four seasons with the club as one of the team's offensive leaders, before being acquired by the Colorado Avalanche in the summer of 2004.
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