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Leonid Aleksandrovich Komarov (russian: Леонид Александрович Комаров, fi, Leonid "Leo" Aleksandrovitš Komarov; born 23 January 1987) is a professional
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for Luleå HF of the
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(SHL). Born to an ethnic RussianFinnish family, and raised in Finland, Komarov plays for
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internationally. A natural
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early in his career, Komarov has made the transition to being able to play all three forward positions. Although Komarov was raised in Finland, he is reportedly the first ever NHL player who was born in Estonia. Komarov was a member of the
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-winning Finnish national teams in the
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and
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.


Playing career

After playing with different junior teams, Komarov began his professional career in the Finnish
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with
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. After winning a silver medal with Ässät in 2006, he moved to Pelicans. After his season with Ässät, he was chosen in the sixth round of the
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, 180th overall, by the
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. Komarov captained
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at the
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in Leksand and
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, Sweden. During the 2009–10 season, Komarov played with
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of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Komarov won a
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with
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at the
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s in
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and
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, Slovakia. In May 2012, Komarov agreed to a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 2012–13 season. The reported value of his contract was $1.2 million, including bonuses. He played his first career NHL game on 19 January 2013, and he scored his first NHL goal (a game winner) against the
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on 9 February 2013. After one season with the Maple Leafs, Komarov left the NHL to sign a one-year contract to return with Dynamo Moscow in June 2013, with the ambition to make the Finnish 2014 Winter Olympic squad in a more offensive role with Dynamo; he made the roster, also serving as an alternate captain. Despite signing with Dynamo Moscow, Komarov said he was not done with the NHL, and one year later, on 1 July 2014, he signed a four-year deal worth $2.9 million per season to return to the Maple Leafs. Komarov played well following the signing, recording 4 goals and 16 assists in his first 23 games of the season, as well as 99 hits, enough for third in the NHL as of late November. However, a blindside hit from former Dynamo Moscow linemate Alexander Ovechkin on 29 November left Komarov with concussion issues, and he would score at a lackluster pace for the rest of the season. Komarov would rebound the next season and excel under new head coach Mike Babcock. Komarov, who previously played on Toronto's second, third lines and fourth lines, was now experiencing top line duties (taking
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's spot), and occasionally reprising his role on the second. He led the Maple Leafs in goals and points up to the Christmas break. Shortly after, he was named to the
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on 6 January 2016. Komarov had 27 points in 37 games when named an All-Star, including 15 goals, and was one point behind teammate
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for the team lead in scoring. Given Komarov's reputation and traditional NHL role as a bottom six grinder, he had not expected to be named an All Star, going as far as to book a vacation during the All-Star break, which was cancelled after he had been named to the festivities. Komarov's production declined in the latter half of the season, partially due to the loss of van Riemsdyk in January to injury. Despite this, Komarov finished the year third in team scoring with 36 points, behind only
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and Nazem Kadri. The following season, he shared a line with Kadri and rookie winger Connor Brown. In 2017, Komarov played in the
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where he scored one goal in Toronto's 5–4 overtime win against the
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. In 2018, Komarov played in the
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against the
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, where the Leafs lost 2–5. On 1 July 2018, Komarov signed a four-year, $3 million per year contract with the
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. After playing one NHL game at the start of the
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, Komarov was assigned to the Islanders'
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(AHL) affiliate, the
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, when he cleared waivers. On 15 November 2021, Komarov signed a two-year contract with
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of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). On 4 September 2022, Komarov signed a one-year contract with Luleå HF of the
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(SHL).


Personal life

Komarov was born in
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, in
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,
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to Russian-speaking parents. When he was five years old, Komarov's family moved to the Swedish-speaking town of Nykarleby, Finland, when his father Alexander Komarov accepted a contract to play ice hockey there. Because of his father's partial (Ingrian) Finnish descent, the family was eligible for Finnish citizenship and thus able to permanently reside there. Leo Komarov also holds
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Russian and Finnish citizenship and reportedly can speak four languages (Russian, Swedish, Finnish, and English). Komarov is married to Juulia Manner. The pair tied the knot on 2 July 2016 in
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, after dating for ten years. They have two children.


Career statistics


Regular season and playoffs


International


All-Star Game


Awards and honours

*
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, Runners-up – 2005–06 *
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, Winner –
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* Channel One Cup, Winner – 2009 * Sweden Hockey Games, Winner –
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* Euro Hockey Tour, Winner – 2009–10 * 2011 – Medal "For military cooperation" * IIHF World Champion
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* IIHF World Championship, Runners-up –
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participant *
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, Gagarin Cup2011–12,
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* 2013 – First
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born NHL player * 2016 – NHL All-Star Game participant


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Komarov, Leo 1987 births Living people Ässät players Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Finnish ice hockey centres Finnish Karelian people Finnish people of Russian descent HC Dynamo Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Lahti Pelicans players Luleå HF players Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics National Hockey League All-Stars Naturalized citizens of Finland New York Islanders players Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic ice hockey players of Finland Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from Nykarleby People of Ingrian Finnish descent Russian emigrants to Finland Russian Karelian people SKA Saint Petersburg players Sportspeople from Narva Swedish-speaking Finns Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Marlies players