Hannu Toivonen

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Hannu Toivonen (born May 18, 1984 in Kalvola, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Boston Bruins in the NHL.

Toivonen started his pro career with HPK in the Finnish SM-liiga. He was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and moved to the Providence Bruins in 2003. In the 2004-2005 season, Toivonen was ranked in the top ten of every AHL goaltending category. Toivonen is renowned for his physical flexibility, being able to stretch his pads from post to post, and is notorious for being almost impossible to score on down low.

Contents

1 The NHL
2 Career statistics

2.1 Regular season

3 References

The NHL

With Andrew Raycroft sitting out due to an injury, Toivonen started the 2005-06 NHL season as the Bruins' backup goaltender. He made his NHL debut on October 8, 2005 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, coming away with an overtime win. He holds the distinction of allowing the first goal of Sidney Crosby's career in that game. On December 1, 2005, he recorded his first NHL shutout, blanking the Ottawa Senators, who were dominating the Eastern Conference at the time, and ending Dany Heatley's 22-game scoring streak.

Career statistics

Regular season


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
2001-02	HPK	Jr. A SM-liiga	31	15	12	4	1878	103	2	3.29
2002-03	HPK	SM-liiga	24	16	2	4	1432	54	2	2.26
2003-04	Providence Bruins	AHL	36	15	16	4	2162	83	2	2.30
2004-05	Providence Bruins	AHL	54	29	18	3	3017	103	7	2.05
2005-06	Boston Bruins	NHL	20	9	5	4	1163	51	1	2.63
NHL CAREER TOTALS			20	9	5	4	1163	51	1	2.63

References

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