Tarmo Reunanen

Tarmo Reunanen
Born	(1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 26) Äänekoski, Finland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position	Defenceman
Shoots	Left
Liiga team Former teams	Lukko TPS HPK New York Rangers
NHL draft	98th overall, 2016 New York Rangers
Playing career	2016–present

Tarmo Reunanen (born 1 March 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for Lukko of the Liiga. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the fourth round, 98th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Reunanen made his Liiga debut with TPS in the 2016–17 season. During the 2017–18 season, having produced 3 assists in 25 games with TPS, Reunanen was traded to fellow Finnish club Lukko on 18 January 2018.[1] On 6 June 2019, Reunanen signed an entry-level contract with the New York Rangers.[2] After the training camp for the 2019–20 season, the Rangers loaned Reunanen to Lukko.[3] In October 2020, he was loaned to TUTO Hockey of the Finnish Mestis,[4] and was then loaned to HPK of the Finnish Liiga in November 2020.[5]

Reunanen started the 2020–21 season with the Hartford Wolf Pack, where he had two goals and three assists in eight games before being called up to the Rangers on 15 March 2021.[6] He recorded an assist in his NHL debut against the Philadelphia Flyers on that day.^[citation needed]

In the following 2021–22 season, Reunanen remained assigned by the Rangers to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL. After matching his previous season totals with 17 points through 40 regular season games with the Wolf Pack, Reunanen was traded by the Rangers to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Maxim Letunov on 28 March 2022.[7] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves for the remainder of the season.

On 29 June 2022, Reunanen opted to return to his homeland as an impending restricted free agent, signing a two-year contract with former club Lukko of the Liiga.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15	TPS	Jr. A		42	8	22	30	24		12	1	1	2	0
2015–16	TPS	Jr. A		11	2	4	6	14		2	0	0	0	2
2016–17	TPS	Jr. A		4	1	2	3	6		3	1	1	2	2
2016–17	TPS	Liiga		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	TUTO Hockey	Mestis		42	0	9	9	54		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	TPS	Jr. A		10	2	7	9	2		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	TPS	Liiga		25	0	3	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	SaPKo	Mestis		2	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Lukko	Liiga		8	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Lukko	Liiga		58	6	19	25	40		6	1	4	5	2
2018–19	Lukko	Jr. A		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Lukko	Liiga		51	5	14	19	32		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	TuTo Hockey	Mestis		7	2	7	9	12		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HPK	Liiga		7	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		21	4	13	17	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	New York Rangers	NHL		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		40	2	15	17	10		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Chicago Wolves	AHL		8	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Lukko	Liiga		59	10	12	22	55		6	1	3	4	0
Liiga totals				210	22	50	72	131		12	2	7	9	2
NHL totals				4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014	Finland	U17	4th		6	1	1	2	2
2015	Finland	IH18	4th		5	0	1	1	6
Junior totals					11	1	2	3	8

References

1. "Tarmo Reunanen Rauman Lukon puolustukseen". raumanlukko.fi (in Finnish). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
2. "Rangers Agree to Terms With Defenseman Tarmo Reunanen". NHL.com. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
3. @NYRangers (30 September 2019). "OFFICIAL: #NYR reduce roster to 22 players. Chytil, Kravtsov, Lettieri, Lindgren & Shesterkin have been assigned to @WolfPackAHL. Nieves will be placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment. Reunanen has been loaned to Lukko in Liiga. Morrow has been released from his PTO" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Reunanen vahvistamaan TUTOn puolustusta". tutohockey.fi (in Finnish). 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
5. "HPK lainaa Tarmo Reunasen New York Rangersilta". Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (in Finnish). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
6. "Rangers' Tarmo Reunanen: Expected to make NHL debut Monday". CBSSports.com. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
7. "Canes acquire Reunanen from Rangers". Carolina Hurricanes. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
8. "Welcome back Tarmo Reunanen" (in Finnish). Lukko. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

External links

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