Tommi Virtanen

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Tommi Virtanen
Born (1989-03-04) March 4, 1989 (age 35)
Turku, Finland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for TPS
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 20092016

Tommi Virtanen (born March 4, 1989) is a Finnish former ice hockey goaltender.

Virtanen played one game with TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga during the 2010–11 season. [1]

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