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- Height:
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- Weight:
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- Hometown:
- Espoo, Finland
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- Position:
- F
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- Major:
- Business Administration
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Bio
Personal:
Eelis was born in Oulu, Finland...is majoring in business administration at Curry, with a minor in accounting...the son of Maria and Kimmo Laaksonen...has two brothers, Niklas and Kasper...favorite spot on campus: Student Center...chose Curry for the opportunity to play on the men's ice hockey team...also a member of the Curry club men's golf team
Before Curry:
Eelis is a 2019 graduate of Mattlidens Gymnasium in Espoo, Finland...played junior hockey for Espoo Blues U20 and Islanders Hockey Club of the United States Premier Hockey League...won a U20 SM-Liiga Silver Medla in 2019
2023-24:
Appeared in 28 games for the Colonels...ranked second on the team with 28 points and 16 assists...tied for a team-high 12 goals...named CCC Player of the Week on January 29, 2024...named CCC Second-Team All-Conference
2022-23:
Appeared in all 29 games for the Colonels...tallied nine goals and 16 assists for 25 points on the season...notched a pair of game-winning goals...recorded two goals and an assist for a season-high three points in Curry's 5-1 CCC Semifinal win over the University of New England on February 25
2021-22:
Appeared in 26 games for the Colonels...tied for third on the team with 19 points, coming on nine goals and 10 assists...scored his first collegiate goal against UMass Boston on October 30...named the CCC Rookie of the Week on February 14
Recent games
Season Statistics
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 29 | 18 |
| Points | 25 | 13 |
| Goals | 14 | 7 |
| Assists | 11 | 6 |
| PIM | 10 | 8 |
| +/- | +19 | +13 |
| Power-play goals | 5 | 3 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 1 | 1 |
| Games started | 19 | 12 |
| Game-winning goals | 3 | 1 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 80 | 49 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | at Mass.-Boston | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 2 | Norwich | W, 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 8 | Endicott | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | at Endicott | W, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at Western New Eng. | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | Western New Eng. | W, 4-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 22 | Nichols | W, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 23 | at Nichols | W, 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Cortland | L, 8-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 1 | at Cortland | W, 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 6 | at U. of New England | L, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 7 | U. of New England | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 2 | #8 Trinity (Conn.) | W, 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 4 | Anna Maria | W, 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 10 | Keene St. | W, 9-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jan 17 | Nichols | W, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 24 | at Johnson & Wales (RI) | W, 5-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Jan 25 | Johnson & Wales (RI) | W, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jan 31 | Suffolk | W, 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 1 | at Suffolk | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 7 | at Wentworth | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 8 | Wentworth | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 14 | #15 Endicott | W, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 15 | at #8 U. of New England | W, 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 21 | at Johnson & Wales (RI) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 1 | Suffolk | W, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 8 | #12 Endicott | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 22 | #9 Hamilton | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #4 Utica | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||
| Total | 29 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 10 | +19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Conference | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | +13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||
| Home | 16 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 8 | +14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Away | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | +7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Neutral | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Result | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 25 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 10 | +23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Losses | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ties | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||||||
| November | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| December | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| January | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | +10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| February | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| March | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
News mentions
The New England Hockey Writers Association announced today that three men’s and two women’s ice hockey players earned 2024-25 New England Division II-III All-Star status for their outstanding play throughout the season.
Curry College ice hockey received several accolades from the American Hockey Coaches Association, headlined by Shane Soderwall, who earned the 2025 Sid Watson Award, an honor given to the best DIII men’s player in NCAA hockey. Soderwall and Eelis Laaksonen were also named the 2024-25 CCM Hockey/AHCA Division II-III Men’s All-American Hockey Teams, while Peter Roundy earned AHCA Coach of the Year.
Curry College men's ice hockey dominated the Conference of New England Postseason Awards, earning four of the five major awards while placing four athletes on the All-Conference First Team, while achieving five total All-Conference players. The awards were announced by the league office on Wednesday afternoon and aim to highlight some of the best programs, players, and coaches in the conference.
For the first time this season, senior forward Eelis Laaksonen (Espoo, Finland) has been named Conference of New England Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Week, announced by the league offices on Monday afternoon.
For the second time this season, junior forward Killian Rowlee (Fulton, N.Y.) has been named Conference of New England Men’s Ice Hockey Player of the Week, announced by the league offices on Monday afternoon.
Two Curry College men’s ice hockey players earned Conference of New England weekly awards, announced by the league offices on Monday afternoon.
