Tuomas Grönman

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the biathlete, see Tuomas Grönman (biathlete).

Tuomas Oskar Grönman (born 22 March 1974 ) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga.

Tuomas Grönman
Born	(1974-03-22) 22 March 1974 Viitasaari, Finland
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position	Defenceman
Shot	Right
Played for	Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks Lukko Rauma TPS Turku Jokerit Helsinki
National team	Finland
NHL draft	29th overall, 1992 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1991–2003

Playing career

Grönman was drafted in the second round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques. After spending 4 years in Finland developing his skills, the Nordiques still owned his negotiating rights but Gronman was not offered a professional contract. Soon after, the Quebec franchise moved to Colorado, becoming the Avalanche; Gronman's NHL negotiating rights were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks by the Colorado Avalanche on July 10, 1996, in exchange for the Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Colorado selected Phillippe Sauve with that pick.

A little more than a year later on October 27, 1997, the Blackhawks traded Gronman to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for veteran forward Greg Johnson. On October 18, 1998, while playing in a game for Pittsburgh's farm team, the Kansas City Blades of the IHL, Gronman suffered a significant knee injury causing him to miss the majority of the 1998-1999 IHL season. Soon after Gronman's contract expired, and with no NHL or minor league interest his professional North American career was over. He returned overseas and played for TPS, Lukko and Jokerit. Gronman would also help Finland win a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Lukko	FIN U20		25	10	15	25	14		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Tacoma Rockets	WHL		61	5	18	23	102		4	0	1	1	2
1992–93	Lukko	FIN U20		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Lukko	SM-l		45	2	11	13	46		3	1	0	1	2
1993–94	Lukko	SM-l		44	4	12	16	60		9	0	1	1	14
1994–95	TPS	FIN U20		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	TPS	SM-l		47	4	20	24	66		12	3	3	6	43
1995–96	TPS	SM-l		32	5	7	12	85		11	1	4	5	16
1996–97	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		51	5	16	21	89		4	1	1	2	6
1996–97	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		16	0	1	1	13		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		6	0	3	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		22	1	2	3	25		1	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		33	6	14	20	45		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Kansas City Blades	IHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Jokerit	SM-l		51	1	9	10	72		1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Lukko	SM-l		25	0	4	4	74		3	0	0	0	14
2001–02	Lukko	SM-l		18	0	2	2	26		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	TPS	SM-l		52	3	6	9	85		7	0	0	0	8
SM-l totals				314	19	71	90	514		46	5	8	13	97
NHL totals				38	1	3	4	38		1	0	0	0	0

International

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Finland
Olympic Games
	1998 Nagano	Team

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991	Finland	EJC		6	1	1	2	4
1992	Finland	WJC		7	1	0	1	10
1992	Finland	EJC		6	2	2	4	4
1993	Finland	WJC		7	1	2	3	14
1994	Finland	WJC		7	0	4	4	10
1998	Finland	OG		4	0	0	0	2
Junior totals				33	5	9	14	42
Senior totals				4	0	0	0	2

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Tuomas Grönman at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Tuomas Grönman at Olympedia
• Tuomas Grönman at Olympics.com