Tony Vidgren

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Tony Vidgren
Tony Vidgren (STS Sanok, 2016)c.jpg
Born (1990-02-13) February 13, 1990 (age 33)
Turku, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Belarusian Extraleague team
Former teams
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
TPS Turku
Lukko
Peliitat Heinola
TUTO Hockey
HC Fassa
Kulager Petropavl
STS Sanok
Playing career 20082018

Tony Vidgren is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays professionally for Shakhtyor Soligorsk of the Belarusian Extraleague, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus.

He began his career playing in the youth squads of TPS Turku. He has played professional hockey in Finland, Italy, Kazakhstan, and Poland. Most notably, he played for Lukko for three seasons at both the junior and senior level. [1]

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