Samu Tuomaala
| Samu Tuomaala | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Tuomaala with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2024 | |||
| Born |
8 January 2003 Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Dallas Stars Texas Stars (AHL) Oulun Kärpät Vaasan Sport Jukurit | ||
| NHL draft |
46th overall, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Samu Tuomaala (born 8 January 2003) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Texas Stars in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract to the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 46th overall in the second round of the 2021 NHL entry draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, with whose organization he played parts of three seasons before being traded to Dallas in 2025.
Playing career
Tuomaala made his professional debut playing with Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga.[1] Tuomaala was a top-rated prospect in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.,[2] and was selected in the second-round, 46th overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers.
On 15 August 2021, Tuomaala immediately moved to North America following the draft and was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Flyers.[3]
One month into the 2025–26 season, on October 30, 2025, the Flyers traded Tuomaala to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Christian Kyrou.[4]
International play
Tuomaala represented Finland at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded five goals and six assists in seven games.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | Oulun Kärpät | U20 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Oulun Kärpät | U20 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Vaasan Sport | Liiga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Jukurit | Liiga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Jukurit | U20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Jukurit | Liiga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Peliitat | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Ketterä | Mestis | 29 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 69 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 46 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Finland | U18 | 4th | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ Nuño, Victor (31 March 2021). "Samu Tuomaala – 2021 NHL Draft Prospect Profile". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Eide, Andy (3 May 2021). "Quarterly Report: High Prospect Count". NHL. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Flyers sign Samu Tuomaala to an entry-level contract". Philadelphia Flyers. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Flyers acquire Christian Kyrou from Stars for Samu Tuomaala". sportsnet.ca. 30 October 2025.
- ^ Bell, Josh (18 April 2021). "Tuomaala, Lambert headline Finland's U18 roster". nhlentrydraft.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Samu Tuomaala profile and statistics at TheAHL.com