Tomasz Valtonen (born 8 January 1980) is a Polish-born Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He was the head coach for Jokerit in the Liiga until his dismissal on September 27th, 2026. He coached the Poland men's national ice hockey team from 2018 to 2020. Valtonen was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings as their second-round draft pick (56th overall) in the 1998 NHL entry draft.
Playing career Valtonen was born in Piotrków Trybunalski to a Polish mother and a Finnish father. The family moved to Finland when Tomek was young, and he grew up in Kitee.
He started his professional career in Ilves in 1997 and played his next season with the Plymouth Whalers in the OHL, and returned to the SM-liiga in 1999 and represented Jokerit until 2007, when he signed a two-year contract with Södertälje SK. Valtonen returned to SM-liiga and Jokerit for season 2008-2009.
Valtonen has won the SM-liiga championship, three silver medals, and the under-20s World Championship.
Coaching career Jokerit, A-juniors (2010–2012) Jokerit, (assistant coach 2012–2013 and head coach 2013–2014) Vaasan Sport, (2014–2018) Poland national ice hockey team, (2018–2020) Podhale Nowy Targ, (2018–2019) Ravensburg Towerstars (2019) Mora IK (2019–2020) HK Dukla Michalovce (2020–2022, 2024–2025) HC Pustertal Wölfe (2022–2024) Jokerit (2025–2026)
Career statistics Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98 Ilves SM-liiga 19 1 0 1 14 3 - - - - 1998–99 Plymouth Whalers OHL 43 8 16 24 53 7 1 0 1 0 1999–00 Jokerit SM-liiga 41 0 3 3 63 9 1 0 1 8 2000–01 Jokerit SM-liiga 45 3 2 5 138 3 0 0 0 0 2001–02 Jokerit SM-liiga 55 4 4 8 65 11 2 1 3 2 2002–03 Jokerit SM-liiga 51 5 9 14 38 10 1 1 2 4 2003–04 Jokerit SM-liiga 53 15 16 31 78 8 1 3 4 8 2004–05 Jokerit SM-liiga 35 6 8 14 59 12 3 0 3 10 2005–06 Jokerit SM-liiga 51 11 6 17 130 -- -- -- -- -- 2006–07 Jokerit SM-liiga 54 19 16 35 121 10 3 4 7 2 2007–08 Södertälje SK SEL 4 0 1 1 6 -- -- -- -- --
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