Eero Somervuori

Eero Somervuori (born February 7, 1979) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted 170th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, but played mainly in the Finnish Liiga and Swedish Elitserien.

Eero Somervuori
Born	(1979-02-07) February 7, 1979 Järvenpää, Finland
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Right
Played for	Jokerit HPK Hamilton Bulldogs Kärpät HC Ambrì-Piotta Färjestad BK Brynäs IF HIFK Blues Lukko
NHL draft	170th overall, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career	1995–2018

Somervuori won the Finnish Championship twice, in 1996/97 with Jokerit and 2004/05 with Kärpät, and the Swedish championship once, in 2008/09 with Färjestad BK. He played 729 games in the Liiga, also appearing for HPK of Hämeenlinna, Helsinki IFK, Espoo Blues and Rauman Lukko.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	Jokerit	FIN U18		15	8	10	18	4		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Jokerit	FIN U20		10	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Jokerit	FIN U18		13	10	13	23	6		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Jokerit	FIN U20		28	14	12	26	10		9	4	1	5	4
1995–96	Jokerit	SM-l		6	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Jokerit	FIN U18		1	0	0	0	2		5	3	0	3	4
1996–97	Jokerit	FIN U20		28	20	19	39	30		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Jokerit	SM-l		35	1	1	2	2		5	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Jokerit	FIN U20		14	4	8	12	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Jokerit	SM-l		42	3	7	10	12		8	2	1	3	6
1998–99	Jokerit	FIN U20		4	1	1	2	2		4	3	0	3	2
1998–99	Jokerit	SM-l		50	7	8	15	24		3	1	0	1	6
1999–2000	Jokerit	SM-l		54	6	6	12	10		11	1	0	1	0
2000–01	HPK	SM-l		56	14	6	20	35		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	HPK	SM-l		56	25	23	48	34		8	2	2	4	6
2002–03	HPK	SM-l		56	21	24	45	42		13	2	3	5	0
2003–04	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		79	19	14	33	14		10	2	3	5	0
2004–05	Kärpät	SM-l		56	16	26	42	14		12	2	1	3	4
2006–07	HC Ambrì–Piotta	NLA		44	16	21	37	16		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	EHC Biel–Bienne	SUI.2		—	—	—	—	—		2	1	1	2	0
2007–08	Färjestad BK	SEL		54	10	16	26	24		12	4	3	7	6
2008–09	Färjestad BK	SEL		55	15	21	36	16		13	5	1	6	4
2009–10	Brynäs IF	SEL		55	19	25	44	18		5	0	0	0	0
2010–11	Brynäs IF	SEL		55	17	17	34	24		5	1	3	4	2
2011–12	HIFK	SM-l		59	23	18	41	14		4	1	0	1	0
2012–13	HIFK	SM-l		45	13	14	27	14		7	1	2	3	2
2013–14	HIFK	Liiga		51	7	10	17	12		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HPK	Liiga		60	14	21	35	55		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Blues	Liiga		24	2	4	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	HPK	Liiga		24	4	9	13	2		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	HPK	Liiga		51	6	11	17	4		7	4	1	5	0
2017–18	Lukko	Liiga		4	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l/Liiga totals				729	164	190	354	280		78	16	10	26	24
SEL totals				219	61	79	140	82		35	10	7	17	12

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	Finland	EJC		5	2	3	5	6
1997	Finland	WJC		6	1	2	3	2
1997	Finland	EJC		6	3	4	7	2
1998	Finland	WJC		7	3	6	9	2
1999	Finland	WJC		6	4	4	8	2
Junior totals				30	13	19	32	14

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database