Lauri Pajuniemi (born 12 September 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Pajuniemi was selected in the fifth round, 132nd overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Rangers.[1]
| Lauri Pajuniemi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 12 September 1999 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams | Malmö Redhawks HC TPS | ||
| NHL draft | 132nd overall, 2018 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
editIn the 2019–20 season, Pajuniemi's 26 goals scored with HC TPS tied for third in Liiga with Eemeli Suomi, behind just Julius Nättinen and Justin Danforth.[2][3] Pajuniemi credited his emergence from a third or fourth line role player into a significant goal scorer to his coaches telling him to have confidence that he could score more than one goal a game.[4]
On 29 April 2021, Pajuniemi was signed by the New York Rangers to a two-year, entry-level contract.[5][6]
On 23 May 2023, Pajuniemi signed a one-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[7]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | TPS | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | TPS | Jr. A | 37 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | TPS | Jr. A | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | TPS | Liiga | 32 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | TPS | Liiga | 44 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | TUTO | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | TPS | Liiga | 49 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | TPS | Jr. A | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | TPS | Liiga | 48 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 51 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 68 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2023-24 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 43 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 173 | 55 | 43 | 98 | 72 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Finland | IH18 | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "New York Rangers select Lauri Pajuniemi 132nd overall". blueshirtbanter.com. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "2019-2020 Regular Season Player Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Tilastot - Lauri Pajuniemi - Kausi 2020-2021". liiga.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ Walker, Mollie (16 September 2021). "Lauri Pajuniemi gets up-close look at his Rangers 'dream'". New York Post. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Power, Kevin (29 April 2021). "New York Rangers Sign Lauri Pajuniemi to ELC". Blueshirt Banter. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "New York Rangers Transactions". TSN. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Pysch, Joakim (23 May 2023). "Lauri Pajuniemi klar för Malmö Redhawks". malmoredhawks.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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