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Toni Rajala
Toni Rajala
	Rajala in 2011
Born	March 29, 1991 (age 33); Parkano, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Left
NL team; Former teams	EHC Biel; Ilves; Oklahoma City Barons; HV71; HC Ugra; Färjestad BK; Luleå HF
National team	Finland
NHL draft	101st overall, 2009; Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2008–present

Toni Rajala (born March 29, 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for EHC Biel of the National League (NL). He was drafted 101st overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Rajala began playing junior hockey with the Ilves Tampere system in 2005–06. By 2007–08, he had worked his way up to the Junior A level of the SM-Liiga, tallying 35 points in 33 games. Rajala turned pro with Ilves Tampere in 2008–09, tallying 5 points in 21 games during his professional rookie season in the SM-Liiga.

Rajala was selected in the first round of the 2009 CHL Import Draft (14th overall) by the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL).^[1] He joined the Wheat Kings for the 2009–10 WHL season.

On July 16, 2009, Rajala signed a two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers.^[2]

With the impending 2012–13 NHL lockout, The Oilers directly assigned him to the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League on September 15, 2012.^[3]

On August 25, 2013, with the prospects of another season in the American minor leagues, Rajala opted to be mutually released from his contract with the Oilers and later returned to Europe to sign a one-year contract with Swedish Hockey League club, HV71 on October 15, 2013.^[4]

International play

Rajala debuted internationally for Finland at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships, recording 5 points in 6 games as Finland placed sixth. The following year, he was named to Finland's under-20 team for the 2009 World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and managed 3 points in 6 games; Finland finished in seventh place.

Later that year, in April 2009, Rajala competed for Finland at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships in the United States.^[5] He led the tournament in scoring with ten goals and nine assists and broke the previous point record held by Alexander Ovechkin. Rajala was selected as the best forward in the tournament,^[6] and was named to the tournament All-Star Team,^[7] helping Finland to a bronze medal. Rajala also represented Finland at the 2010 World Junior Championships, which were held in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006–07	Ilves	FIN U18	30	18	26	44	32	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Ilves	Jr. A	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Ilves	FIN U18	13	10	15	25	18	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Ilves	Jr. A	33	13	22	35	10	5	1	3	4	8
2008–09	Ilves	Jr. A	31	14	17	31	18	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Ilves	SM-l	21	2	3	5	0	3	0	0	0	2
2009–10	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	60	26	37	63	24	15	4	3	7	8
2010–11	Ilves	SM-l	44	9	13	22	4	6	4	0	4	0
2010–11	LeKi	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ilves	SM-l	51	16	13	29	24	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Stockton Thunder	ECHL	29	18	20	38	10	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL	46	17	28	45	16	17	4	12	16	8
2013–14	HV71	SHL	37	13	17	30	12	7	1	4	5	4
2014–15	HC Yugra	KHL	21	3	9	12	6	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Färjestad BK	SHL	31	14	13	27	12	3	0	2	2	0
2015–16	Luleå HF	SHL	52	17	15	32	8	11	0	2	2	6
2016–17	EHC Biel	NLA	36	16	8	24	14	5	2	3	5	2
2017–18	EHC Biel	NL	44	16	19	35	8	12	9	5	14	0
2018–19	EHC Biel	NL	50	27	21	48	36	12	5	1	6	2
2019–20	EHC Biel	NL	50	23	23	46	10	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	EHC Biel	NL	46	12	20	32	22	2	0	0	0	0
2021–22	EHC Biel	NL	51	22	26	48	10	7	2	3	5	4
2022–23	EHC Biel	NL	51	16	22	38	18	17	10	5	15	2
Liiga totals			116	27	29	56	28	9	4	0	4	2
NL totals			328	132	139	271	118	55	28	17	45	10

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008	Finland	U17	6th	5	6	5	11	6
2008	Finland	WJC18	6th	6	3	2	5	2
2009	Finland	WJC	7th	6	2	1	3	4
2009	Finland	WJC18		6	10	9	19	6
2010	Finland	WJC	5th	6	1	2	3	0
2011	Finland	WJC	6th	6	0	4	4	2
2019	Finland	WC		10	1	4	5	2
2022	Finland	OG		1	0	0	0	0
2022	Finland	WC		10	4	2	6	0
Junior totals				35	22	23	45	20
Senior totals				21	5	6	11	2