Toni Dahlman (born 3 September 1979) is a Finnish former professional

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player. He played 22 games in the

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with the

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Playing career

Dahlman began playing hockey in the first division Kiekko-Kissat in the 1996–97 season and moved on to the

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junior team, and eventually to

for the 1998–99 season. In 2000 Dahlman transferred to

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and went on to win the bronze medal and the 2001 Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as best rookie. He was drafted by the

of the

as their 9th round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 286th overall. Dahlman played two seasons in North America firstly in 2001–02 with the

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of the

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and ten games with the

. In the 2002–03 season, Dahlman played briefly for Ottawa before returning to the AHL with affiliate, the

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. Over his 22

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games Dahlman only scored one goal and one assist. Dahlman returned to Finland for the 2003–04 season and represented

in a total of 41 games, scoring 9 goals and 18 assists. He returned to

for the 2004–05 season, where he scored 16 goals and 7 assists, sharing the top goal scorer spot on his team with

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and

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won the silver medal that season. On 20 April 2011, Dahlman left the Grizzly Adams after a finals appearance in the

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, and returned to Austria on a one-year contract to play with Graz. After a two-year stint in

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with

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and a one-year stint with the VHL's

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, he signed with Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok in

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for the 2015–16 season.

International play

Dahlman represented

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in the

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1998 under-20's world championships where they won the gold medal. He played in six games and scored two goals.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards

* 2001 -Awarded the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as the best rookie in the

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