Antti Laaksonen's NHL career
Left winger Antti Laaksonen was drafted 191th overall by Boston Bruins in 1997. He played 8 seasons for 3 clubs, 1998-2007. That came to 483 games and 168 points, 81 goals and 87 assists.
Below: the whole of Antti Laaksonen's career, season by season.
- Year 19971997 NHL Draft
Antti Laaksonen is drafted 191 overall by Boston Bruins
First off the board- 1Joe ThorntonBOS
- 2Patrick MarleauSJS
- 3Olli JokinenLAK
Swedes from the same draftHenrik Tallinder678 GP · 142 P
Kristian Huselius662 GP · 451 P
Magnus Arvedson434 GP · 225 P
- 1 year, 3 months and 19 days later · 2 seasonsYear 19981998-1999 seasonNHL debut
Antti Laaksonen makes his NHL debut in the 3–3 draw against St. Louis Blues
Antti was 25 years old ·
FleetCenter, USA
Swedes on the ice:
Per-Johan Axelsson and
Peter Nordström.
Year 1999Season1998-1999
Antti Laaksonen's first NHL season: 3 points
Events71games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1998-1999PlayoffsEliminated by Buffalo Sabres0 of 12 games0 pointsFirst roundCARCarolina Hurricanes4–2Second roundBUFBuffalo Sabres2–4 - Year 2000Season
1999-2000
Antti Laaksonen plays only 27 games for 9 points
The whole season1999-2000Events55games missed - Year 2002Season
2001-2002
Antti Laaksonen scores 16 goals — his best goal-scoring season
The whole season2001-2002EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season - Year 2003Season
2002-2003
Antti Laaksonen scores 31 points
The whole season and the playoff run2002-2003PlayoffsEliminated by Anaheim Ducks16 of 18 games4 points1 G · 3 AFirst roundCOLColorado Avalanche4–3Second roundVANVancouver Canucks4–3Conference finalANAAnaheim Ducks0–4 - Year 2006Season
2005-2006
Antti Laaksonen scores 34 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points seasonThe whole season and the playoff run2005-2006PlayoffsEliminated by Anaheim Ducks9 games2 points0 G · 2 AFirst roundDALDallas Stars4–1Second roundANAAnaheim Ducks0–4 - Year 2007
- The career
Antti Laaksonen played his last NHL game in 2007
The career ended after 8 seasons, the last of them with Colorado Avalanche.