Lauri Lahesalu

Lauri Lahesalu (born 29 March 1979) is an Estonian former professional ice hockey defenseman.

Lauri Lahesalu
Lahesalu with Dragons de Rouen in 2014
Born	(1979-03-29) 29 March 1979 Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Jokipojat TuTo Hockey Hokki Kärpät Odense Bulldogs Ducs d'Angers Dragons de Rouen
National team	Estonia
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2000–2016

Lahesalu won the Ligue Magnus as a member of Dragons de Rouen in 2013. He also represented Estonia in international hockey competitions, serving as team captain.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Tappara	FIN U20		20	0	1	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Tappara	FIN U20		36	4	3	7	20		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Ässät	FIN U20		12	0	5	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Jokipojat	Mestis		42	2	10	12	24		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	TuTo Hockey	Mestis		44	6	26	32	48		4	0	2	2	0
2002–03	Hokki	Mestis		44	5	23	28	56		3	0	1	1	2
2003–04	Kärpät	SM-l		6	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Hokki	Mestis		15	1	7	8	18		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Odense Bulldogs	DEN		32	4	6	10	22		15	0	1	1	4
2005–06	Hokki	Mestis		11	0	1	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Ducs d'Angers	FRA		14	1	1	2	26		5	0	0	0	2
2006–07	Ducs d'Angers	FRA		26	5	3	8	59		6	1	2	3	8
2007–08	Ducs d'Angers	FRA		26	6	10	16	34		8	0	5	5	4
2008–09	Ducs d'Angers	FRA		25	2	9	11	30		9	0	4	4	10
2009–10	Ducs d'Angers	FRA		26	4	20	24	8		13	2	4	6	6
2010–11	Ducs d'Angers	FRA		26	6	13	19	12		7	0	4	4	0
2011–12	Ducs d'Angers	FRA		26	1	11	12	14		11	1	5	6	2
2012–13	Dragons de Rouen	FRA		26	0	11	11	8		15	0	1	1	4
2013–14	Dragons de Rouen	FRA		25	0	9	9	16		9	1	2	3	4
2014–15	Ducs d'Angers	FRA		17	3	3	6	12		10	0	2	2	0
2015–16	Ducs d'Angers	FRA		21	1	3	4	10		16	0	6	6	6
SM-liiga totals				6	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	Estonia	EJC	20th		4	0	0	0	18
1997	Estonia	EJC	19th		4	1	0	1	2
1998	Estonia	WC-B	19th		7	0	1	1	0
1999	Estonia	WJC-C	23rd		4	1	1	2	6
1999	Estonia	WC-B	22nd		7	0	0	0	4
2000	Estonia	WC-B	22nd		7	0	3	3	2
2001	Estonia	WC-D1	28th		5	0	1	1	2
2002	Estonia	WC-D2	29th		5	1	1	2	0
2003	Estonia	WC-D1	22nd		5	0	1	1	4
2004	Estonia	OGQ	NQ		3	0	0	0	0
2005	Estonia	WC-D1	23rd		5	0	5	5	2
2006	Estonia	WC-D1	24th		5	0	1	1	6
2007	Estonia	WC-D1	23rd		5	1	4	5	6
2008	Estonia	WC-D1	27th		5	0	2	2	4
2009	Estonia	WC-D2	31st		5	0	5	5	2
2011	Estonia	WC-D1	27th		5	0	1	1	0
2012	Estonia	WC-D2	29th		5	1	3	4	0
2014	Estonia	WC-D2	29th		5	0	3	3	12
2015	Estonia	WC-D1	27th		5	0	2	2	6
2016	Estonia	WC-D1	27th		5	0	2	2	4
2016	Estonia	OGQ	NQ		3	2	9	11	2
2017	Estonia	WC-D1	26th		5	0	4	4	0
2018	Estonia	WC-D1	25th		5	0	2	2	0
2019	Estonia	WC-D1	26th		5	0	2	2	2
2020	Estonia	OGQ	NQ		3	0	1	1	2
2022	Estonia	WC-D1	25th		4	0	1	1	2
2023	Estonia	WC-D1	26th		5	0	0	0	10
Junior totals					12	2	1	3	26
Senior totals					119	5	54	59	72

Awards and achievements

Award	Year
Ligue Magnus champion	2012–13

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database