Introduction
Lassi Thomson (born 24 September 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
He was drafted 19th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. On 15 July 2019, Thomson was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Senators.
Thomson was invited to the Senators training camp ahead of the 2021–22 season. On 3 October 2021 he was assigned to the Senators American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Belleville Senators. Thomson made his NHL debut on 12 November 2021 with the Senators in a 2–0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings after being recalled the same day from Belleville due to a breakout of COVID-19 in the team. He was returned to Belleville on 8 December 2021 after playing in eleven games. He was recalled for one game on 1 January 2022 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and then called up again on 25 January 2022. He finished the season playing in 16 games for the Senators. At the beginning of the 2022–23 season, Thomson was assigned to Belleville. He was recalled by Ottawa on 22 November 2022. He was immediately slotted into the roster alongside Nick Holden in the 24 November game versus the Vegas Golden Knights, giving up a goal in the third period. He played one more game before being sent back to Belleville. While with Belleville, Thomson suffered an upper body injury in December that kept him out for 11 games.
Personal life
Thomson's father is Scottish.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Ilves U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 49 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 63 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Ilves | Liiga | 39 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ilves | Liiga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 35 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 44 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 56 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 57 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | U18 | 
|
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| West Second All-Star Team | 2019 | |