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 | 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