Toni Petteri Lydman (born 25 September 1977) is a

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former professional

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defenceman. He first played competitively in his native Finland with

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, and

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of the

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before enjoying a lengthy career in the

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with the

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and the Anaheim Ducks.

Playing career

Lydman was drafted by Calgary in the fourth round, 89th overall at the

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. He spent four seasons playing in Finland's

for

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and

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before making his NHL debut for the Flames in the

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. His best season came in 2001-02, when he scored 28 points on 6 goals and 22 assists, tying for fifth for his team in assists and sixth in points scoring. In the 2002–03 NHL season, Lydman led his defense in points with 26 and managed to remain injury-free the whole season, only missing one game due to illness. Calgary made it to the Stanley Cup finals in the

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, but Lydman missed most of their playoff campaign due to injury. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which wiped out the entire

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, Lydman returned to Helsinki for HIFK but only managed to play eight games. On 25 August 2005, Lydman was traded from Calgary to the

for a third-round draft pick (John Armstrong) in the

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, In the 2007-08 season, Lydman had the 16th most hits in the league for a defenceman. Having lost the Olympic final (2006), World Championship final (1998, 1999), World Cup final (2004) and Stanley Cup final (2004), Lydman and his fellow countrymen Jarkko Ruutu and Sami Salo (

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also belonged to the club before winning the Stanley Cup at the end of his career(2015)), are the only members of the unofficial "Quadruple Silver Club", a somewhat humorous reference to the

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and the unofficial "Quadruple Gold Club" for players who have won the most important championships available to the sport. On July 1, 2010 signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks for $9 million over three years. His Ducks debut was delayed until mid-October because of problems with

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. After completion of the lockout shortened

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season, in which he finished the season heavily concussed from a Justin Abdelkader hit in a playoff series loss to the Detroit Red Wings, Lydman retired from professional hockey and accepted a TV analyst role to cover Finnish Hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards

* Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman in the

- 2000 * Silver Medal Winner at the

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in Men's

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* Bronze Medal Winner at the

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in Men's

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lydman, Toni 1977 births Living people Anaheim Ducks players Buffalo Sabres captains Buffalo Sabres players Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Finnish ice hockey defencemen HIFK (ice hockey) players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic ice hockey players of Finland Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Finland Sportspeople from Lahti Tappara players