Tuomas Tarkki is a Finnish professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 goaltender, currently playing for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk  of the Kontinental Hockey League

Kontinental Hockey League

The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....

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After playing junior hockey with Lukko

Lukko

Lukko is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga, formed 1936. The full name of the club is Rauman Lukko. They play in Rauma, Finland at the Äijänsuo Arena. They have won the national championship once, in 1963...

, including three SM-liiga

SM-liiga

The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...

 games as a backup, Tarkki studied at the Northern Michigan University

Northern Michigan University

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 and played four years of college hockey, being named the top goalie in the NCAA in 2005. After college hockey he spent a year in the minor leagues before returning to Finland to replace the injured Andy Chiodo

Andy Chiodo

Andy Chiodo is a professional ice hockey goaltender with the Klagenfurt AC of the Erste Bank Hockey League...

 as the Kärpät

Kärpät

Oulun Kärpät is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga based in Oulu, Finland. Their logo features a stoat ; "kärpät" is Finnish for stoats or ermines. The team has won five league championships .-History:...

 starting goaltender.

On December 9, 2006, Tuomas Tarkki made SM-liiga history by facing his younger brother, Iiro Tarkki

Iiro Tarkki

Iiro Tarkki is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Syracuse Crunch of the AHL. He has previously played for the Espoo Blues....

, who was in goal for SaiPa

SaiPa

Saimaan Pallo is an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland.-History:The team's best achievement is from the 1965-1966 season, when they won bronze medals for placing third...

. This was the first time in the league that two brothers had played against each other in goal. Tuomas made 31 saves and registered a shutout while Iiro, five years his junior, allowed four goals on 20 shots. http://www.jatkoaika.com/smliiga.php?sivu=kolumnit&id=5503

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	Sv%
1996–97	Lukko	SM-liiga		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	--
2001–02	Northern Michigan University	NCAA		4	2	1	0	145	6	0	2.48	91.4%
2002–03	Northern Michigan University	NCAA		6	2	1	0	244	11	0	2.70	88.7%
2003–04	Northern Michigan University	NCAA		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	--
2004–05	Northern Michigan University	NCAA		34	20	8	5	1974	68	3	2.07	93.0%
2005–06	Gwinnett Gladiators Gwinnett Gladiators The Gwinnett Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Gladiators play their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center....	ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...		7	4	2	1	425	20	1	2.83	91.0%
2005–06	Chicago Wolves Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois...	AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...		31	13	10	4	1685	91	1	3.24	88.8%
2006–07	Kärpät	SM-liiga		26	17	5	3	1530.52	49	4	1.92	93.68%

International play

Tarkki made his debut on the Finnish national team on December 15, 2007, in the Channel One Cup on the Euro Hockey Tour

Euro Hockey Tour

The Euro Hockey Tour is an annual ice hockey tournament only open to the national men's teams of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and Sweden. Most of the teams use the competition as a preparation for the upcoming World Championships or Olympics, allowing less experienced players to collect...

, playing one game against the Czech Republic. Tarkki had a dismal game, allowing five goals on 23 shots. http://www.yle.fi/urheilu/jaakiekko/id92768.html

Statistics

Season	Tournament	GP		W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	Sv%
2007	EHT Euro Hockey Tour The Euro Hockey Tour is an annual ice hockey tournament only open to the national men's teams of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and Sweden. Most of the teams use the competition as a preparation for the upcoming World Championships or Olympics, allowing less experienced players to collect...	1		0	0	1	65	5	0	4.62	78.26%

External links

• jatkoaika.com player profile