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Having lost the Olympic final (2006), World Championship final (1998, 1999), World Cup final (2004) and Stanley Cup final (2004), Lydman and his fellow countryman [[Jarkko Ruutu]], are the only members of the unofficial " |
Having lost the Olympic final (2006), World Championship final (1998, 1999), World Cup final (2004) and Stanley Cup final (2004), Lydman and his fellow countryman [[Jarkko Ruutu]], 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. |
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== Career statistics == |
== Career statistics == |
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Revision as of 09:59, 3 March 2010
| Toni Lydman | |||
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| Born |
September 25, 1977 Lahti, FIN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
89th overall, 1996 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 1996–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2006 Turin | Team |
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2010 Vancouver | Tournament |
Toni Lydman (born September 25, 1977 in Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He lives with his wife, Heta, and two daughters, Amanda and Ellen. Lydman is a fan of heavy metal, as is evident by his Buffalo Sabres Player Tunes, and his favorite band is Slayer. Lydman also plays guitar in a Finnish heavy metal band Mononen.
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 the 2001–02 NHL season when he scored 28 points with 6 goals and 22 assists, he was tied-5th for his team in assists and 6th 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 August 25, 2005, Lydman was traded from Calgary to the Buffalo Sabres for a 3rd round draft pick (John Armstrong) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft,
A passionate player, in the 2007-2008 season Lydman had the 16th most hits in the league for a defenceman. He is also known for his steady neutral zone play.
Having lost the Olympic final (2006), World Championship final (1998, 1999), World Cup final (2004) and Stanley Cup final (2004), Lydman and his fellow countryman Jarkko Ruutu, 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.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Tappara Tampere | FNL | 49 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Tappara Tampere | FNL | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | HIFK Helsinki | FNL | 42 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | HIFK Helsinki | FNL | 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 Helsinki | FNL | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 593 | 29 | 149 | 178 | 421 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 | ||||
Awards
- Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman in the SM-liiga - 2000
External links
- 1977 births
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Calgary Flames draft picks
- Calgary Flames players
- Finnish ice hockey players
- HIFK players
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- People from Lahti
- Tappara players
- Winter Olympics medalists