Toni Porkka (born February 4, 1970) is a Finnish former professional
ice hockey player who played in the Finnish
SM-liiga, German
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called "PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga") (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a German professional ice hockey league and the highest division in German ice hockey. Founded in ...
(DEL), and the
American Hockey League (AHL).
He was drafted in the ninth round of the
1990 NHL Entry Draft
The 1990 NHL Entry Draft was the 28th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 16, 1990. It is remembered as one of the deeper drafts in NHL history, with fourteen of the twenty- ...
by the
Philadelphia Flyers and played three seasons with the Flyers top minor league affiliate at the time, the AHL's
Hershey Bears.
He spent most of his professional career in Europe, playing nine seasons in the SM-liiga with
Rauman Lukko and six seasons in the DEL with the
Frankfurt Lions
The Frankfurt Lions were a German professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club ceased operations in 2010 due to financial difficulty.
History
The hockey team was founded as a se ...
and
Kölner Haie.
He is currently the Hockey Director for the Valley Forge Minutemen of the Atlantic Youth Hockey League.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
Finnish ice hockey defencemen
Frankfurt Lions players
Hershey Bears players
Kölner Haie players
Lukko players
Ice hockey people from Rauma, Finland
Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
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