Lassi Thomson

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Lassi Thomson
Born (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24)
Tampere, Finland
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Ilves
Malmö Redhawks
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
NHL draft 19th overall, 2019
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2019–present

Lassi Thomson (born 24 September 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 19th overall by the Senators in the first round of the 2019 NHL entry draft.

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Playing career

He was drafted 19th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the 2019 NHL entry draft. [1] [2] [3] On 15 July 2019, Thomson was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Senators. [4]

Thomson was invited to the Senators training camp ahead of the 2021–22 season. On 3 October 2021, he was assigned to the Senators American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Belleville Senators. [5] Thomson made his NHL debut on 12 November 2021, with the Senators in a 2–0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings after being recalled the same day from Belleville due to a breakout of COVID-19 in the team. [6] He was returned to Belleville on 8 December 2021, after playing in eleven games. [7] He was recalled for one game on 1 January 2022, against the Toronto Maple Leafs and then called up again on 25 January 2022. [8] He finished the season playing in 16 games for the Senators. [9] At the beginning of the 2022–23 season, Thomson was assigned to Belleville. [10] He was recalled by Ottawa on 22 November 2022. [11] He was immediately slotted into the roster alongside Nick Holden in the 24 November game versus the Vegas Golden Knights, giving up a goal in the third period. [12] He played one more game before being sent back to Belleville. [13] [14] While with Belleville, Thomson suffered an upper-body injury in December that kept him out for 11 games. [15]

On 1 October 2023, after being put on waivers by the Senators, Thomson was claimed by the Anaheim Ducks. [16] However, Anaheim waived Thomson again one week later, and he was subsequently reclaimed by the Senators. [17] He was then assigned to Belleville after no other team put in a claim. [18] Thomson played out the 2023–24 season in Belleville, registering 6 goals and 21 points through 67 regular season games. [19] He helped Belleville make it to the second round of the Calder Cup playoffs for the first time in team history, but was surpassed by other prospects. [20]

As a pending restricted free agent with the Senators, Thomson opted to return to Europe and was signed to a two-year contract with Swedish club, Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League, on 13 May 2024. [21]

Following a break out season in the SHL with the Redhawks and posting career best offensive totals, on 17 June 2025, Thomson was released from the final year of his contract in the SHL and re-signed with the Ottawa Senators on a one-year, $750,000 contract. [22]

Personal life

Thomson's father is Scottish. [23]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2017–18 Ilves U20 SM-sarja 4912152744—————
2018–19 Kelowna Rockets WHL 6317244140—————
2019–20 Ilves Liiga 39761312—————
2020–21 IlvesLiiga180224—————
2020–21 Belleville Senators AHL 351121312—————
2021–22 Belleville SenatorsAHL441016265420000
2021–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 160552—————
2022–23 Belleville SenatorsAHL567263328—————
2022–23 Ottawa SenatorsNHL20004—————
2023–24 Belleville SenatorsAHL67615215650222
2024–25 Malmö Redhawks SHL 5017122926831410
Liiga totals57781516—————
SHL totals5017122926831410
NHL totals180556—————
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Russia

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2018 Finland U18 Gold medal icon.svg70222
2020 Finland WJC 4th70338
Junior totals1405510

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
West Second All-Star Team 2019 [24]

References

  1. ↑ "Senators take defenceman Lassi Thomson with 19th-overall pick". Sportsnet . 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Senators' Lassi Thomson: Bright future for scoring defender". CBS Sports . 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Garrioch, Bruce (21 June 2019). "Garrioch: At No. 19, Senators select offensive Finnish defenceman Lassi Thomson". Ottawa Citizen . Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Senators sign defenceman Lassi Thomson to entry-level contract". Ottawa Senators. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Tidcombe, Matt (3 October 2021). "Sens release 13 from training camp". Ottawa Senators. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Garrioch, Bruce (12 November 2021). "Snapshots: Lassi Thomson looked at right home in his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Garrioch, Bruce (8 December 2021). "Snapshots: Lassi Thomson sent to Belleville, but he'll be back with Ottawa Senators". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Tidcombe, Matt (25 January 2022). "Thomson gets another look as Sens open homestand". Ottawa Senators. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Mendes, Ian (27 January 2023). "Senators trade tiers: Who stays, who goes at the 2023 NHL trade deadline?". The Athletic. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Senators' Lassi Thomson: Sent down in latest camp cuts". CBS Sports. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  11. ↑ Sens Communications [@Media_Sens] (22 November 2022). "Roster update: The #Sens have re-assigned defenceman Jacob Larsson and have recalled defenceman Lassi Thomson to/from @BellevilleSens" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 May 2023– via Twitter.
  12. ↑ Garrioch, Bruce (24 November 2022). "Garrioch: The Ottawa Senators don't go down without a fight in 4-1 loss to Knights". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Greig steals the show in NHL debut for Senators as team puts focus on future". Sportsnet. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  14. ↑ Sens Communications [@Media_Sens] (28 November 2022). "Roster update: The #Sens have re-assigned goaltender Kevin Mandolese and defenceman Lassi Thomson to @BellevilleSens" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 May 2023– via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "Game Day Build-Up: Senators look to turn the page on three-game road trip". Belleville Senators. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Ducks claim D Thomson off waivers from Senators". TSN . 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "Senators reclaim Thomson off waivers from Ducks". TSN. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  18. ↑ Warne, Steve (9 October 2023). "Lassi Comes Home: Senators Reclaim Defenceman Lassi Thomson Off Waivers". The Hockey News. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "Senators' Lassi Thomson: Signs with SHL team". CBS Sports. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  20. ↑ Garrioch, Bruce (13 May 2024). "Lassi goes home: Senators' prospect Lassi Thomson signs in Europe". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  21. ↑ "Lassi Thomson förstärker Malmö Redhawks: "Mycket intressant"" [Lassi Thomson strengthens Malmö Redhawks blueline] (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "Thomson Signs 1-Year, $775K Deal with the Senators". puckpedia.com. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  23. ↑ Markkanen, Panu (22 June 2019). "Thomson ja Heinola varattiin ensimmäisellä kierroksella". NHL.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  24. ↑ "WHL announces 2018-19 Conference All-Star Teams". Western Hockey League. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ottawa Senators first round draft pick
2019 		Succeeded by
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