Little Finland is one of the main suppliers of hockey stars around the world. Natives of Suomi play in the best clubs in North America and in the KHL. One of them is hockey player Leonid Komarov. Where the talented extreme forward is playing now is no secret for NHL fans. Since 2014, he has conscientiously worked out his bread in the Toronto Maple Leaves, where he managed to gain a foothold in the first link and, with his game, earned the right to be called to the NHL All-Star Game.

Originally from Estonia

The player's name and surname, unusual for a Finn, suggest Leonid Komarov's Russian origin. In fact, he was born in the Estonian Narva in 1987. His father, Alexander Komarov, was also a professional hockey player, at one time he was in the small town of Nykarlebu. Here he played for modest clubs in the lower leagues, and thanks to his Karelian origin, he received the right to stay in the country for permanent residence.

A hockey rink is an integral part of any locality in Finland. The town with a population of seven thousand people, where Leonid Komarov lived, also boasted of its site. Here, under the strict guidance of his father, the future formidable striker of the NHL and KHL perfected his skills. By the way, later on, on the site of the open area, a real ice palace will be erected, which will be named after its famous countryman. And a person unfamiliar with hockey and its stars will be surprised that the ice palace in Suomi is called Leonid Komarov.

Career start

At first, a native of Narva played for junior Finnish clubs. In 2005, he joined the friendly ranks of the country's top league club "Essyat". As part of it, he became the silver medalist of the country. At the start of his adult career, Leonid Komarov, an aggressive and assertive hockey player, did not impress with his performance. In not the strongest league in Europe, he scored no more than five goals per season, did not give out a lot of assists.

Nevertheless, the sharp-sighted scouts from North America made out something in the relatively short, well-knocked Finnish boy. Already in 2006, he was drafted by the NHL club Toronto Maple Leaves at number 180.

In 2006, Leonid Komarov, a hockey player with a great future, moved to another Finnish club, Pelicans, where he played until 2009. Here, too, he did not impress with his performance, ending his career in the Finnish league with a mark of 56 points in two hundred matches.

Gagarin Cup Winner

In 2009, hockey player Leonid Komarov made the transition to the KHL. Dynamo Moscow offered the Finnish forward a lucrative contract, and he, without hesitation, moved to Russia.

Knowing Russian perfectly, he easily adapted in Moscow, and his natural sense of humor and sociability made him one of Dynamo's favorites. The first season, he mastered Russian hockey, did not shine with efficiency. Only in the second year, Leonid Komarov played out and managed to score 26 points. At the same time, he finished the season with an excellent indicator of the usefulness of minutes spent on the court, which was +11.

Hockey player Leonid Komarov is gradually becoming one of the main stars of the KHL, an irreplaceable player in the attacking game of the team. Together with her, he managed to win the Gagarin Cup in 2012.

Throwing from Moscow to Toronto and back

In 2006, the NHL Toronto Maple Leaves had already drafted Leonid Komarov and were patiently waiting for the Finnish striker. Six years later, in 2012, he decided to fulfill his dream and play in the strongest hockey league on the planet.

However, due to the NHL lockout, he continued to play for Dynamo Moscow for the first half of the season. Many temporarily unemployed North American stars came to Russian clubs that season so as not to lose their earnings and playing practice. Among them were such players as Niklas Backstrom and Both of them began to play for Moscow "Dynamo". So, Leonid Komarov for a short time was a member of the strongest attacking link on the planet.

After the end of the lockout, the Finnish forward went to fulfill his childhood desire to play in the NHL. However, he was not immediately entrusted with a place in the main team of Toronto. He played a dozen and a half matches at a farm club playing in the American Hockey League.

Having shown himself great in the AHL, Leonid Komarov joined the Toronto Maple Leaves. However, for the remaining matches of the season, he adapted to new realities, high speeds and the power style of the NHL, so he did not immediately gain a foothold in the main links of the team.

Unable to agree on the terms of his contract with the club's management, the pragmatic Russian Finn decided to accept the lucrative offer of Dynamo Moscow and returned to Russia, where he spent the 2013/2014 season.

Return to Canada

The second coming of Leonid Komarov to Dynamo was marked by qualitative changes in the forward's game. Previously, he played extremely monotonously, relying solely on his power and on duty on the opponent's goalkeeper's patch. In the 2013/2014 season, fans appreciated the progress of the Finn, who began to act more inventively, distributed a lot of passes to partners, selflessly worked out in defense.

This made an impression on the leaders of Toronto Maple Leaves, and they brought Komarov back, agreeing to more favorable terms of the contract for him. Since then, he has firmly staked out a place in the first link of the team and became one of its leaders.

With his play, the native of Narva even earned an invitation to the NHL All-Star Game, which left him a lot of unforgettable impressions.

Leonida Komarova is a fairly well-known tennis player Julia Manner, with whom he signed in 2016.

Leo Komarov was born on January 23, 1987 in Narva. Leo, aka Leonid, as a child, moved to Finland, where his father played in the second league team. In 2005 he began to play for the Finnish club "Essyat", with which he managed to win silver medals in the Finnish championship. In 2006, Komarov was selected as the 180th overall pick in the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs. But his debut in the NHL had to wait a long time.

From 2006 to 2009, Komarov played for the Finnish club Pelicans, after which he moved to Russia, becoming a player of the Moscow Dynamo. In the capital's team, he became one of the leaders, and in 2012 decided to try his luck in the NHL, but his career at Toronto turned out to be very short, and in 2013 Komarov returned to Russia, re-signing a contract with Dynamo.

Komarov first appeared in the senior national team of Finland in 2009, and in 2011 he became the world champion. Leo Komarov was included in the application of the Finnish national team for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.

Awards

World Champion (1): 2011
Bronze medalist of the World Youth Championship (1): 2006
Gagarin Cup Winner (1): 2012
Silver medalist of the Finnish Championship (1): 2006

Finnish hockey player, role - left or right striker. He was brought up at the MUIK hockey school. Now plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.

Place of birth Narva, USSR.

The physical data of the athlete: height 184 cm, weight 89 kg.

Hockey rink position - left or right winger. The grip is right.

NHL Draft No. 180 overall standings 2006 HC Toronto Maple Leafs.

Player Advantages and Disadvantages

We can say that Leonid Komarov (Leo Komarov) is a naturalized player of the Finnish national team. First, about its advantages. He is a hard working striker with good speed. He loves physical wrestling, skates well, one might say masterly. It has great potential and can add more over time.

Now the negative sides of Komarov. He is often called rabid, and for good reason. This is a very dirty player who can hit an opponent with a squeeze and injure him - push on the board or hit with a club. A large number of hockey players suffered from it. And, this is all despite the fact that Leo is not too big a hockey player. It seems, with such data, only to play in the NHL. However, he is constantly moving to America and Europe. He joined the Finnish national team at the 2019 World Cup.

Playing career

Played in four leagues throughout his career.

• 2005-2006 season Essyat, Finland.
• 2006-2009 Pelicans, Finland.
• 2009-2012 Dynamo Moscow, Russia.
• 2012 Toronto Marlies (AHL), Canada.
• 2012-2013 Dynamo Moscow, Russia.
• 2013 Toronto Maple Leafs, Canada.
• 2013-2014 Dynamo Moscow, Russia.
• 2014 - present Toronto Maple Leafs, Canada.

International performances

Youth team - World Cup 2006 and 2007.

National team of Finland - World Cup 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015.

Winter Olympics 2019.

Achievements and awards

• Bronze at the 2019 Winter Olympics.
• World Cup Gold 2019.
• Silver World Cup 2019.
• Gagarin Cup 2019.
• Silver in the Finnish Championship in 2006.
• Bronze of the 2006 Youth World Cup.
• Participated in the 2011 KHL All-Star Game.

Video: "hot" videos with Leonid Komarov

A selection of goals for the 2014-2014 season.

The first two goals at the start of the new season. October 2019

Fight with Chris Kelly. NHL Games. May 2013

Statistics

Statistics

					Regular season						Play off
	Season	№	Team	League	AND	Sh	A	O	+/-	PC	AND	Sh	A	O	+/-	PC
	2009/10	87	Dynamo Moscow	KHL	47	5	11	16	-1	44	4	0	1	1	-3	16
	2009/10	71	Sat. Finland	World Cup	7	1	0	1	-1	0
	2009/10	71	Sat. Finland	EXT	9	0	4	4		8
	2010/11	87	Dynamo Moscow	KHL	52	14	12	26	11	70	6	4	2	6	3	2
	2010/11	71	Sat. Finland	World Cup	8	0	2	2	2	2
	2010/11	71	Sat. Finland	EXT	8	1	0	1	-5	6
	2011/12	87	Dynamo Moscow	KHL	46	11	13	24	8	58	20	5	2	7	5	49
	2011/12	71	Sat. Finland	World Cup	10	1	0	1	-1	4
	2011/12	71	Sat. Finland	EXT	6	2	0	2	0	2
	2012/13	87	Toronto marlies	AHL	14	6	3	9	7	22
	2012/13	47	Toronto maple leafs	NHL	42	4	5	9	-1	18	7	0	0	0	0	17
	2012/13	87	Dynamo Moscow	KHL	13	2	8	10	2	42
	2013/14	71	Sat. Finland	EXT	9	2	1	3	3	27
	2013/14	71	Sat. Finland	OI	6	0	0	0	3	0
	2013/14	87	Dynamo Moscow	KHL	52	12	22	34	16	42	7	3	1	4	2	22
			TOTAL for the club	in emergency situations	210	44	66	110	36	256	37	12	6	18	7	89

No. - Game number

I - Number of games played

W - Abandoned washers

A - Transfers

+/- - Plus / minus

Piece - Penalty time

Biography

Biography

Was born on January 23, 1987 in Narva. At the age of 5, Leonid, together with his father, moved to Finland, to the city of Nykarlebu, where Alexander Komarov played for the clubs of the second Finnish division. Since Alexander was a Karelian by nationality, the family got the opportunity to stay in Finland for permanent residence. Until 2005, Leonid played for junior teams. In 2006 he won silver medals in the SM-League as a member of the Essyat team. In 2006-2009 he played for the Pelicans team.

Player of the national team of Finland. In 2006 and 2007 he played for the youth team of Finland at the World Championships (in 2007 he was the team captain), in 2010 and 2011 - for the main team.

Since the 2009-10 season, he has been a player at Dynamo Moscow.

In May 2011, Leo Komarov became the world ice hockey champion as part of the Finland national team, which beat Sweden 6: 1 in the final of the 75th world championship.

Personal achievements

Personal achievements

Achievements at the club level:

Champion of Russia 2012, 2013
Gagarin Cup Winner 2012, 2013
Opening Cup Winner 2010
Participant of the KHL All-Star Game 2011

Achievements at the national team level (Finland):

Third medalist of the 2014 Olympic Games
World Champion 2011
Second medalist of the World Championship 2014, 2016
Participant of the World Championships 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015
Third medalist of the 2006 U20 World Championship
Member of the U20 World Championship 2007

At the stages of the European Hockey Tour

First prize-winner:

Channel One Cup 2009, Swedish Hockey Games 2010, Karjala Cup 2010, 2013

Second prize-winner:

Channel One Cup 2008, Karjala Cup 2009, Karjala Cup 2011

Third prize-winner:

Swedish Hockey Games 2009, Czech Hockey Games 2009, Czech Hockey Games 2011

Tournament participant:

Channel One Cup 2010, Swedish Hockey Games 2012

Facts

On May 17, 2012, by order No. 87NG of the Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy, he was awarded the title of "Master of Sports of International Class".

Press

Sports day by day / 04/05/2011

Finland's striker Leonid Komarov began the World Cup in Bratislava with an injury: having received a serious cut on his hand in the first period of the first match, he was forced to miss the meeting with the Latvians. However, on Wednesday he should go on the ice in a game against the reigning world champions - the Czechs. In an interview with Sport, Komarov admitted that he had already decided where he would spend the next club season, and also appreciated the performance of the Russian national team at this tournament.

Press service of HC "Dynamo" Moscow / 27.10.2011

Leo Komarov: It's time for me to wake up

The striker of the Finnish national team and Dynamo Moscow Leo Komarov is the favorite of Dynamo's torsida. His post-match show leaves no one indifferent. And the "Russian Finn" always sincerely greets the fans, knowing full well that he is playing just for them. Last spring, Komarov became the world champion in the Finnish national team, and now he is expected to do the same at Dynamo.

Press service of HC "Dynamo" Moscow / 07.10.2010

Leo Komarov: Sometimes I score with fright

Finnish forward of the Moscow Dynamo Leo Komarov is the favorite of the public. To understand this, it is enough to visit the home match of the blue-white ones once. In Leo, the fans simply do not like the soul. And he reciprocates them. This season Komarov came up with his own "trick": after the team leaves for the locker room, he jumps out onto the ice in splendid isolation and in his own way thanks the audience for their support. We started our interview with the question about Leo's know-how.

• Leo Komarov's date of birth: January 23, 1987
• NHL Club: New York Islanders
• Position: center forward
• Player number: 47
• Hobbies: playing the piano, fishing
• Where he lives: Toronto, Canada, and Helsinki, Finland
• Instagram Leo Komarov: komarovleo47, 109 thousand subscribers
• Condition: $ 11.8 million
• Personal life: in 2016 he married tennis player Julia Manner, whom he had met for 10 years.
• Children: a son was born in 2017

Leo Komarov

Professional hockey player from Finland with Russian roots, striker. Komarov's father is a Karelian by nationality. He plays for the New York Islanders National Hockey League club. In the 2006 NHL Draft, he was selected by the Maple Leaves in the sixth round with the 180th pick.

Despite being drafted, Komarov first continued his career in the Kontinental Hockey League with Dynamo Moscow. Komarov played for Dynamo from 2009 to 2013. In May 2012, Leo agreed on a contract with Toronto for one season (1.2 million) - due to the lockout, the season started only in January, when Komarov made his debut in the NHL and immediately scored the winning puck.

At the end of the season, Komarov returned to Dynamo. In the summer of 2014, the Finn finally moved to America, signing a new 4-year contract with Toronto with an average salary of $ 2.9 million. In the NHL, Leo does not show high performance: in four seasons, he scored 26, 36, 32 and 19 points in the regular season, respectively.

In 2016, he took part in the NHL All-Star Game against the backdrop of a successful start to the season, when he played in the first and second lines of Toronto. On July 1, 2018, signed a four-year agreement with the New York Islanders.

In 2007, he was the captain of the Finnish youth team at the World Championships (the Finns became 6th), a year before that he took bronze with the team. In 2011 he became the world champion with the national team. He also has two silver medals - 2014 and 2016. At the 2014 Olympic Games, he won the bronze medal.

Leo Komarov's best moments

In the 2016/2017 season, Leo Komarov scored 14 goals in the NHL regular season. To your attention - video replays of all the goals of the Finnish striker.