Topi Rönni | |||
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Born |
Hausjärvi, Finland | May 5, 2004||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Slovak team Former teams |
HK Dukla Michalovce Tappara HPK | ||
NHL draft |
59th overall,
2022 Calgary Flames | ||
Playing career | 2021–present |
Topi Rönni (born May 5, 2004) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HK Dukla Michalovce of the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). He previously played for HPK and Tappara of the SM-liiga. He was selected in the second round, 59th overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames.
In 2024, following a conviction for rape committed as a minor, the Flames renounced their signing rights to Rönni, and his contract with Tappara was terminated. [1] [2]
The Calgary Flames drafted Rönni in the second round, 59th overall in the 2022 NHL entry draft. He missed most of the 2022–23 season due to a knee injury and illness. [3] He appeared in 22 regular season matches for Tappara in the SM-liiga, totaling five points. Tappara won the Finnish championship, but Rönni didn't play a match in the playoffs. [4] In the Champions Hockey League (CHL), Rönni played five matches and scored one assist, and Tappara won the CHL championship. [5] Rönni signed a two-year contract extension with the club in May 2023. [6]
In October 2023, Rönni took a leave of absence from the team following criminal charges related to a rape allegation. [7] Following his conviction in March 2024, his signing rights were renounced by the Flames and his SM-liiga contract was terminated by Tappara. [8] [1]
In June 2024, HK Dukla Michalovce of the Slovak Extraliga announced that they had signed Rönni to a one-year contract. [9]
In his youth, Rönni was also involved in athletics with Tampereen Pyrintö, where he won silver in the Finnish discus throw championship competition as a 14-year old. [10]
Rönni was charged with rape in the Helsinki District Court in October 2023 for an incident that occurred in 2021, when he was a minor. [7] [1] [11] In March 2024, he received a one-year suspended sentence for rape committed as a young person. [12]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2020–21 | Tappara | U20 SM-sarja | 39 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Tappara | U20 SM-sarja | 30 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Tappara | Liiga | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | HPK | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Tappara | U20 SM-sarja | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | Tappara | Liiga | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Tappara | U20 SM-sarja | 20 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Tappara | Liiga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Liiga totals | 64 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2021 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
2022 | Finland | U18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
2023 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
Topi Rönni | |||
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Born |
Hausjärvi, Finland | May 5, 2004||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Slovak team Former teams |
HK Dukla Michalovce Tappara HPK | ||
NHL draft |
59th overall,
2022 Calgary Flames | ||
Playing career | 2021–present |
Topi Rönni (born May 5, 2004) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HK Dukla Michalovce of the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). He previously played for HPK and Tappara of the SM-liiga. He was selected in the second round, 59th overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames.
In 2024, following a conviction for rape committed as a minor, the Flames renounced their signing rights to Rönni, and his contract with Tappara was terminated. [1] [2]
The Calgary Flames drafted Rönni in the second round, 59th overall in the 2022 NHL entry draft. He missed most of the 2022–23 season due to a knee injury and illness. [3] He appeared in 22 regular season matches for Tappara in the SM-liiga, totaling five points. Tappara won the Finnish championship, but Rönni didn't play a match in the playoffs. [4] In the Champions Hockey League (CHL), Rönni played five matches and scored one assist, and Tappara won the CHL championship. [5] Rönni signed a two-year contract extension with the club in May 2023. [6]
In October 2023, Rönni took a leave of absence from the team following criminal charges related to a rape allegation. [7] Following his conviction in March 2024, his signing rights were renounced by the Flames and his SM-liiga contract was terminated by Tappara. [8] [1]
In June 2024, HK Dukla Michalovce of the Slovak Extraliga announced that they had signed Rönni to a one-year contract. [9]
In his youth, Rönni was also involved in athletics with Tampereen Pyrintö, where he won silver in the Finnish discus throw championship competition as a 14-year old. [10]
Rönni was charged with rape in the Helsinki District Court in October 2023 for an incident that occurred in 2021, when he was a minor. [7] [1] [11] In March 2024, he received a one-year suspended sentence for rape committed as a young person. [12]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2020–21 | Tappara | U20 SM-sarja | 39 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Tappara | U20 SM-sarja | 30 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Tappara | Liiga | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | HPK | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Tappara | U20 SM-sarja | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | Tappara | Liiga | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Tappara | U20 SM-sarja | 20 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Tappara | Liiga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Liiga totals | 64 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2021 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
2022 | Finland | U18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
2023 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 |