(1977-05-20) May 20, 1977 (age 47) Tampere, Finland
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position
Goaltender
Caught
Left
Played for
Ilves Färjestad BK San Jose Sharks Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames AIK IF
National team
Finland
NHL draft
90th overall, 1995 San Jose Sharks
Playing career
1995–2012
Vesa Tapani Toskala (born May 20, 1977) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender.
After initially playing for his hometown team Ilves of the SM-liiga, Toskala played the majority of his professional career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames.
Vesa Tapani Toskala (born May 20, 1977) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. After initially playing for his hometown team Ilves of...
In game two San Jose scored three first period power play goals and VesaToskala earned a shutout in the Sharks 3–0 victory. San Jose captain Patrick...
Ducks traded Giguere to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Jason Blake and VesaToskala after signing Hiller to a contract extension. The trade deadline saw...
worked with include: Martin Brodeur, Miikka Kiprusoff, Evgeni Nabokov, VesaToskala, Johan Hedberg, and Nolan Schaefer. Strelow was born and raised in St...
acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent VesaToskala and Mark Bell to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in 2007...
team, and with Nabokov sharing starting duties with backup goaltender VesaToskala, the Sharks rallied back from their early-season slump to clinch the...
year at US$800,000. Kiprusoff began the 2003–04 season competing with VesaToskala for the backup spot behind Nabokov, leading to speculation of a trade...
the next game on December 6, 2008, on Hockey Night in Canada against VesaToskala of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Alzner's reactions to this accomplishment...
American actress 1977 – Stirling Mortlock, Australian rugby player 1977 – VesaToskala, Finnish ice hockey player 1978 – Hristos Banikas, Greek chess player...
2006–07 season, he scored his first NHL goal on October 13, 2006, against VesaToskala in a loss to the San Jose Sharks. Bieksa rapidly developed into one of...
Teuvo Teräväinen Esa Tikkanen Nina Tikkinen Kimmo Timonen Jari Torkki VesaToskala Noora Tulus Minttu Tuominen Satu Tuominen Pekka Tuomisto Antti Törmänen...
acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007, that sent VesaToskala and Mark Bell to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick in 2007,...
Vermette recorded his first career hat-trick on April 3, 2008, against VesaToskala in an 8–2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. After completing another...
start of the 2007–08 season and surrendered the starting position to VesaToskala. The Leafs then placed him on waivers on June 24, 2008, and bought out...
in Lexington. Notables Miikka Kiprusoff Johan Hedberg Evgeni Nabokov VesaToskala Jonathan Cheechoo Dan Boyle Zdeno Chara Andy Lundbohm Matt Bradley Garrett...
Ottawa Senators (from Dallas via Florida)6 Peterborough Petes (OHL) 90. VesaToskala Goaltender Finland San Jose Sharks Ilves (Finland) 91. Marc Savard Centre...
to the team. He was relegated to the role of backup goaltender behind VesaToskala. Despite his less-than-stellar play, Nabokov was signed to a four-year...
Global Information
Finland