| Henri Laurila | |||
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| Born | 1 March 1980 Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| SM-liiga team | KalPa | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2016 | ||
Henri Laurila is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim of the German DEL2.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekkoreipas U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Kiekkoreipas U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 28 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kiekkoreipas U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 30 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Pelicans U20 | U20 I-divisioona | 36 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Pelicans U20 | U20 I-divisioona | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | ||
| 2000–01 | Pelicans U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 46 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 53 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 52 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Asiago | Italy | 43 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Fassa Falcons | Italy | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 55 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 87 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 57 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HeKi | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Modo Hockey | Elitserien | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 39 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2011–12 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 37 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Espoo Blues | SM-liiga | 55 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 47 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 45 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | EC Bad Nauheim | DEL2 | 42 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 580 | 50 | 91 | 141 | 545 | 52 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 36 | ||||
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