Toni Lydman

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Toni Lydman
Born (1977-09-25) 25 September 1977 (age 46)
Lahti, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Tappara
HIFK
Calgary Flames
Buffalo Sabres
Anaheim Ducks
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 89th overall, 1996
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1996–2013

Toni Petteri Lydman (born 25 September 1977) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He first played competitively in his native Finland with Tappara, and HIFK of the SM-liiga before enjoying a lengthy career in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres and the Anaheim Ducks.

Playing career

Lydman was drafted by Calgary in the fourth round, 89th overall at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He spent four seasons playing in Finland's SM-liiga for Tappara in Tampere and HIFK in Helsinki before making his NHL debut for the Flames in the 2000–01 NHL season.

His best season came in 2001-02, when he scored 28 points on 6 goals and 22 assists, tying for fifth for his team in assists and sixth in points scoring. In the 2002–03 NHL season, Lydman led his defense in points with 26 and managed to remain injury-free the whole season, only missing one game due to illness. Calgary made it to the Stanley Cup finals in the 2003–04 NHL season, but Lydman missed most of their playoff campaign due to injury. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which wiped out the entire 2004–05 NHL season, Lydman returned to Helsinki for HIFK but only managed to play eight games.

On 25 August 2005, Lydman was traded from Calgary to the Buffalo Sabres for a third-round draft pick (John Armstrong) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft,

In the 2007-08 season, Lydman had the 16th most hits in the league for a defenceman.

Having lost the Olympic final (2006), World Championship final (1998, 1999), World Cup final (2004) and Stanley Cup final (2004), Lydman and his fellow countrymen Jarkko Ruutu, Kimmo Timonen and Sami Salo, are the only members of the unofficial "Quadruple Silver Club", a somewhat humorous reference to the Triple Gold Club and the unofficial "Quadruple Gold Club" for players who have won the most important championships available to the sport.

On July 1, 2010 signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks for $9 million over three years.[1] His Ducks debut was delayed until mid-October because of problems with double vision.

After completion of the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, in which he finished the season heavily concussed from a Justin Abdelkader hit in a playoff series loss to the Detroit Red Wings, Lydman retired from professional hockey and accepted a TV analyst role to cover Finnish Hockey.[2]

Personal

He lives in Finland with his wife Heta and his two daughters, Amanda and Ellen. Lydman is also a guitarist in the band Mononen, which was started by some friends of his.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Tappara SM-l 49 1 2 3 65 3 0 0 0 6
1997–98 Tappara SM-l 48 4 10 14 48 4 0 2 2 0
1998–99 HIFK SM-l 42 4 7 11 36 11 0 3 3 2
1999–00 HIFK SM-l 46 4 18 22 36 9 0 4 4 6
2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 62 3 16 19 30 — — — — —
2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL 79 6 22 28 52 — — — — —
2002–03 Calgary Flames NHL 81 6 20 26 28 — — — — —
2003–04 Calgary Flames NHL 67 4 16 20 30 6 0 1 1 2
2004–05 HIFK SM-l 8 1 2 3 2 5 0 3 3 0
2005–06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75 1 16 17 82 18 1 4 5 18
2006–07 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67 2 17 19 55 18 1 4 5 55
2007–08 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82 4 22 26 74 — — — — —
2008–09 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 3 20 23 70 — — — — —
2009–10 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67 4 16 20 30 6 0 1 1 6
2010–11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 78 3 22 25 42 6 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 74 0 13 13 46 — — — — —
2012–13 Anaheim Ducks NHL 35 0 6 6 12 3 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 847 36 206 242 551 55 3 8 11 42
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Basel
Silver medal – second place 1999 Lillehammer
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Saint Petersburg

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1995 Finland EJC18 1st 5 2 3 5 2
1996 Finland WJC 6th 6 0 2 2 6
1997 Finland WJC 5th 6 2 0 2 6
1998 Finland WC 2nd 10 0 1 1 31
1999 Finland WC 2nd 10 0 0 0 4
2000 Finland WC 3rd 9 1 0 1 12
2002 Finland WC 4th 9 1 1 2 0
2003 Finland WC 5th 7 2 1 3 6
2004 Finland WCH 2nd 6 0 3 3 6
2006 Finland OG 2nd 8 1 0 1 10
2010 Finland OG 3rd 6 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 17 4 5 9 14
Senior totals 65 5 6 11 71

Awards

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of the Pekka Rautakallio trophy
1999–00		 Succeeded by
Jouni Loponen
Preceded by Buffalo Sabres captain
November 2007		 Succeeded by
Brian Campbell
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