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Vesa Toskala

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: May 20, 1977 in Tampere, Finland

Drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 4th round (90th overall) of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

* Sweater numbers are currently available for the 1998-99 through 2007-08 seasons.
29
San Jose Sharks
2002-2003
35
San Jose Sharks
2004-2007
35
Toronto Maple Leafs
2008

Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1994-95 17 Ilves Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 17 956 10 5 1 21 .656 2 36 2.26
1994-95 17 Finland EJC-A 4 240 10 2.50
1995-96 18 Ilves Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 3 180 3 0 0 6 1.000 0 3 1.00
1995-96 18 KooVee Tampere Finland-2 2 119 1 1 0 2 .500 1 5 2.52
1995-96 18 Ilves Tampere Finland 37 2072 14 14 7 35 .500 1 109 3.16
1995-96 18 Finland WJC-A 4 204 15 4.41
1996-97 19 Ilves Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 3 184
1996-97 19 Ilves Tampere Finland 40 2270 22 12 5 49 .628 0 108 2.85
1996-97 19 Finland WJC-A 4 250 12 2.88
1997-98 20 Ilves Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 120 2 0 0 4 1.000 0 4 2.00
1997-98 20 Ilves Tampere Finland 43 2554 26 13 3 55 .655 1 118 2.77
1998-99 21 Ilves Tampere Finland 33 1966 21 12 0 42 .636 5 70 2.14 0 1 1 6
1999-00 22 Farjestads BK Karlstad Sweden 44 2652 3 118 2.67 1 1 2 30
1999-00 22 Finland WC-A 5 299 0 15 3.01
2000-01 23 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 44 2466 22 13 5 49 .613 2 114 2.77 1279 1165 .911 0 1 1 6
2001-02 24 San Jose Sharks NHL 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0
2001-02 24 Cleveland Barons AHL 62 3574 19 33 7 45 .381 3 178 2.99 2023 1845 .912 0 2 2 22
2002-03 25 San Jose Sharks NHL 11 537 4 3 1 9 .563 1 21 2.35 287 266 .927 0 0 0 0
2002-03 25 Cleveland Barons AHL 49 2824 15 30 2 32 .340 1 151 3.21 1564 1413 .903 0 2 2 12
2003-04 26 San Jose Sharks NHL 28 1541 12 8 4 28 .583 1 53 2.06 760 707 .930 0 1 1 2
2004-05 27 Ilves Tampere Finland 3 186 0 1 2 2 .333 0 8 2.58 0 0 0 4
2005-06 28 San Jose Sharks NHL 37 2039 23 7 4 50 .735 2 87 2.56 878 791 .901 0 1 1 4
2005-06 28 Cleveland Barons AHL 1 65 0 0 1 1 .500 1 0 0.00 16 16 1.000 0 0 0 0
2006-07 29 San Jose Sharks NHL 38 2142 26 10 1 53 .716 4 84 2.35 915 831 .908 0 3 3 0
2007-08 30 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 66 3837 33 25 6 72 .563 3 175 2.74 1824 1649 .904 0 5 5 4
Career NHL 181 10106 98 53 16 212 .635 11 420 2.49 4666 4246 .910 0 10 10 10

Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1994-95 17 Ilves Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 7 393 22 3.36
1995-96 18 Ilves Tampere Finland 2 78 0 2 0 .000 0 11 8.46
1996-97 19 Ilves Tampere Finland 8 479 3 5 6 .375 0 29 3.63
1997-98 20 Ilves Tampere Finland 9 519 6 3 12 .667 1 18 2.08
1998-99 21 Ilves Tampere Finland 4 248 1 3 2 .250 0 14 3.39 0 0 0 0
1999-00 22 Farjestads BK Karlstad Sweden 7 439 0 19 2.60 0 0 0 0
2000-01 23 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 3 197 0 3 0 .000 0 8 2.44 111 103 .928 0 0 0 2
2004-05 27 Ilves Tampere Finland 6 357 3 3 6 .500 0 19 3.19 0 0 0 4
2005-06 28 San Jose Sharks NHL 11 686 6 5 12 .545 1 28 2.45 311 283 .910 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 11 686 6 5 12 .545 1 28 2.45 311 283 .910 0 0 0 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played (Goalie)

2007-08 NHL 66 (9)

Wins (Goalie)

2007-08 NHL 33 (9)

Losses (Goalie)

2007-08 NHL 25 (7)

Points (Goalie)

2007-08 NHL 72 (10)

Points Percentage (Goalie)

2005-06 NHL .735 (2)
2006-07 NHL .716 (3)

Goals Against

2007-08 NHL 175 (5)

Goals Against Average

2003-04 NHL 2.06 (8)
2005-06 NHL 2.56 (9)
2006-07 NHL 2.35 (9)

Shots Against

2007-08 NHL 1824 (9)

Saves

2007-08 NHL 1649 (10)

Save Percentage

2003-04 NHL .930 (4)
   

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

January 31, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Ilves Tampere (Finland), January 31, 2005.

June 22, 2007: Traded to Toronto by San Jose with Mark Bell for Toronto's 1st (later traded to St. Louis - St. Louis selected Lars Eller) and 2nd (later traded to St. Louis - St. Louis selected Aaron Palushaj) round choices in 2007 Entry Draft and Toronto's 4th round choice in 2009 Entry Draft, June 22, 2007.