Tomas Sinisalo
Encyclopedia
Tomas Sinisalo is an American
-born Finnish
professional ice hockey
forward
who currently plays for Kiekko-Vantaa
of the Finnish Mestis
. He is the son of former National Hockey League
(NHL) player Ilkka Sinisalo
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-born Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
who currently plays for Kiekko-Vantaa
Kiekko-Vantaa
Kiekko-Vantaa is an ice hockey team from Vantaa, Finland, playing in the Mestis league. It plays its home games in Valtti-areena.-Notable players: Ilari Filppula Valtteri Filppula Carlo Grünn Juha Kaunismäki Antti Niemi Erkki Rajamäki Joonas Vihko Hannu Väisänen Joonas Rönnberg Juha Koivisto Sami...
of the Finnish Mestis
Mestis
Mestis, , is the second-highest ice hockey league in Finland.The league was established in 2000 to replace the first division. Since 2000, Mestis has been the highest hockey league in Finland that can be reached with playing merits only; the SM-liiga was closed in 2000...
. He is the son of former National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) player Ilkka Sinisalo
Ilkka Sinisalo
Ilkka Antero Jouko Sinisalo is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars and Los Angeles Kings...
.