Finnish ice hockey player

Frans Tuohimaa (born 19 August 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who most recently played for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Contents

• 1 Playing career
• 2 Career statistics
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Playing career

Tuohimaa was playing with Jokerit in the then Finnish SM-liiga before he was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 7th round (182nd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Tuohimaa moved to league rivals HPK before moving to North America in March 2014, signing a two-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers organization.

He played the 2014–15 season within the Oilers affiliates, the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League and the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL. Unable to make an impact in Oilers depth chart, Tuohimaa opted to return to Europe at seasons end in signing with Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan club, Leksands IF on 18 May 2015.

Following five further seasons in the Liiga, Tuohimaa as a free agent following the 2020–21 campaign, and was signed to a one-year Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) contract with Russian club, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, on 16 May 2021. Tuohimaa made 26 regular season appearances with Neftekhimik, registering 9 wins and a 2.53 goals against average. In March 2022, Tuohimaa left Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk during playoffs due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Career statistics

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or:Eurohockey.com, or:The Internet Hockey Database