Iiro Tarkki

Iiro Tarkki (born July 1, 1985) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played with Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga. He played a solitary game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Anaheim Ducks. He is the younger brother of goaltender Tuomas Tarkki.[1]

Iiro Tarkki
Tarkki with Salavat Yulaev Ufa in 2012
Born (1985-07-01) July 1, 1985
Rauma, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Lukko
SaiPa
Espoo Blues
Anaheim Ducks
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Linköpings HC
Oulun Kärpät
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2004–2015

Playing career

Tarkki originally played professionally in his native Finland with Lukko, SaiPa and the Espoo Blues of the SM-liiga.[2] On May 6, 2011, Tarkki signed as an undrafted free agent to a one-year entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[3]

Tarkki made his NHL debut for the Ducks on January 8, 2012, against the Columbus Blue Jackets, after primary goaltender Jonas Hiller was injured late in the first period.[4] He led the Ducks to a 7–4 victory and racked up his first career NHL win.[5][6]

On October 2, 2013, he became free agent after cancellation of a contract with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[7] On November 18, 2013, he moved to the Swedish Hockey League, in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the season with Linköpings HC.

Having later returned to the Finnish Liiga, during his second season with Oulun Kärpät, Tarkki appeared in 12 games for the 2015–16 season, before his contract was terminated and immediately ended his professional career on December 31, 2015.[8]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2004–05 Lukko SM-l 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —
2006–07 SaiPa SM-l 2 1 1 0 120 7 0 3.50 .841 — — — — — — — —
2007–08 SaiPa SM-l 40 10 19 7 2331 94 4 2.42 .910 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 SaiPa SM-l 48 14 27 6 2753 129 1 2.81 .914 3 3 0 189 6 0 1.90 .938
2009–10 Espoo Blues SM-l 54 22 22 9 3228 131 2 2.44 .918 3 1 2 220 7 0 1.91 .937
2010–11 Espoo Blues SM-l 55 20 20 14 3218 112 5 2.09 .924 18 10 8 1097 40 3 2.19 .924
2011–12 Syracuse Crunch AHL 50 24 17 4 2788 114 2 2.45 .925 4 1 3 244 15 0 3.68 .881
2011–12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 1 1 0 0 41 3 0 4.39 .700 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 39 20 11 6 2278 90 4 2.37 .913 14 7 7 881 35 2 2.38 .918
2013–14 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 4 1 2 1 248 13 0 3.13 .906 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Linköpings HC SHL 11 4 5 0 558 32 0 3.44 .891 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Oulun Kärpät Liiga 23 11 5 6 1296 43 3 1.99 .921 13 7 5 726 25 2 2.07 .917
2015–16 Oulun Kärpät Liiga 12 6 6 0 651 24 1 2.21 .915 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 1 1 0 0 41 3 0 4.39 .700 — — — — — — — —

References
  1. "Tuomas Tarkki player profile". eliteprospects.com. April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. "Blues' 2010–11 Roster". hockeydb.com. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  3. "Ducks Signs Finnish Goaltender Tarkki". Anaheim Ducks. May 6, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  4. "Corey Perry scores three goals as Ducks topple Blue Jackets". Boston Herald. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  5. "Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks Game Recap". National Hockey League. January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  6. "Iiro Tarkki player profile". Anaheim Ducks. October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  7. "Iiro Tarkki contract mutually terminated". itartass.com (in Russian). October 2, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  8. "Iiro Tarkki ends professional career in Oulun". iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). December 31, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
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