Antti Laaksonen

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
team=Colorado Avalanche
former_teams = Minnesota Wild
Boston Bruins
league = NHL
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 180
nickname =
nationality = FIN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1973|10|3|mf=y
birth_place = Tammela, Finland
draft = #191 overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team = Boston Bruins
career_start = 1998

Antti Akseli Laaksonen (born October 3, 1973 in Tammela) is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Rauman Lukko of the Finnish SM-Liiga

Prior to playing in Switzerland, he had a seven year NHL career, mostly as a third line wing and penalty killer for the Boston Bruins, Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche.

Playing career

Laaksonen left Finland in 1993 to get an education and play hockey at the University of Denver where he played four seasons for the Pioneers. Laaksonen was selected 191st overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. In 2000, Laaksonen joined the expansion Minnesota Wild via free agency.

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References

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* [http://www.nhlfinns.com/players.aspx?pid=44 Antti Laaksonen] on nhlfinns.com