Sebastian Repo (born 23 June 1996) is a Finnish professional

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forward. He is currently playing with

Lukko Rauman Lukko (Finnish for "lock") is a Finnish sports club based in Rauma, Finland, Rauma, Finland, best known for its men's professional ice hockey team. The club was founded as Rauma Woodin Lukko in 1936. The representative team currently pla ...

in the Finnish

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. He was drafted by the Panthers, 184th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Repo first played as a youth at the Under 16 level as a 14-year old in his native Finland, with hometown club,

Lahti Pelicans The Lahti Pelicans are a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga, Finland. Founded in 1996, they play in the city of Lahti at Isku Arena. The team is co-owned by (among others) former National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender Pasi ...

. In showing elite development within the Pelicans program he eventually made his

debut playing with Pelicans during the 2014–15 season. He ended the season, playing the latter half in the North American junior system with the

Sioux City Musketeers The Sioux City Musketeers are a junior ice hockey team based in Sioux City, Iowa. The Musketeers play their home games at Tyson Events Center, and are members of the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). The team was fou ...

in the

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, however was passed over in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. In the beginning of his third season with the Pelicans in 2016–17, Repo was transferred to contending Liiga club,

Tappara Tappara (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at ''Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, wh ...

on 24 October 2016. Playing alongside future Panthers prospect Henrik Haapala, Repo increased his offensive output to post a season best of 24 assists and 35 points in 54 games. In the post-season, he co-led the league with 6 goals in helping Tappara claim the Liiga Championship. As an overage prospect, Repo's impressive year was capped when he was selected by the Florida Panthers in the sixth round, 184th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. On 3 July 2017, he was promptly signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Panthers. After attending the Panthers 2017 training camp and partaking in the pre-season, Repo was reassigned to continue his development on loan with Tappara for the 2017–18 season on 29 September 2017. During his second year and final season under contract with the Panthers in North America, Repo continued his tenure in the

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with affiliate, the

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. After contributing with 6 points in 17 games in the 2019–20 season, Repo was mutually released from his contract with the Panthers on 19 December 2019. Opting to return to his native Finland, Repo secured a contract for the remainder of the season with his third Liiga club, Lukko, on 20 December 2019.

International play

Repo participated in multiple junior selection squad's for

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at the International level. Repo was eventually selected to participate in his first tournament at the 2016 World Junior Championships. In playing for the host country, Repo recorded 1 assist in 7 games, featuring in the final victory against

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to help Finland claim the gold medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Repo, Sebastian 1996 births Living people Finnish ice hockey forwards Florida Panthers draft picks Lahti Pelicans players Lukko players Sioux City Musketeers players Springfield Thunderbirds players Tappara players Ice hockey people from Lahti 21st-century Finnish sportsmen