Ari Gröndahl

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Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 5" (195 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg)
Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 5" (195 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2012 | Sport Vaasa | Mestis | Sport Vaasa defeated Jokipojat Joensuu 3‑0 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| Mestis Medals | |||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2008‑09 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2008‑09 | Team Finland U20 | Mestis | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2008‑09 | Blues Espoo | SM-Liiga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | KooKoo Kouvola | Mestis | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 2008‑09 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | KooKoo Kouvola | Mestis | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 20 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2010‑11 | KooKoo Kouvola | Mestis | 21 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2011‑12 | Sport Vaasa | Mestis | 22 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 2012‑13 | Sport Vaasa | Mestis | 23 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 2013‑14 | Sport Vaasa | Mestis | 24 | 52 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 70 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014‑15 | Sport Vaasa | Liiga | 25 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2015‑16 | Sport Vaasa | Liiga | 26 | 58 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2016‑17 | Sport Vaasa | Liiga | 27 | 57 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 43 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Finland | | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Sport Vaasa | Liiga | 28 | 52 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5.4 |
| 2017‑18 | Örebro HK | SHL | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2018‑19 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 29 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 38 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 |
| 2019‑20 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Sport Vaasa | Liiga | 30 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 2020‑21 | Sport Vaasa | Liiga | 31 | 54 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2022‑23 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 33 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 2023‑24 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 34 | 58 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2024‑25 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 35 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 2025‑26 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 36 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Liiga Totals | 554 | 43 | 89 | 132 | 307 | -22 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 221 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 192 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| SHL Totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008‑09 | KooKoo Kouvola | Mestis | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010‑11 | KooKoo Kouvola | Mestis | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011‑12 | Sport Vaasa | Mestis | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Sport Vaasa | Mestis | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Sport Vaasa | Mestis | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015‑16 | Sport Vaasa | Liiga | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Sport Vaasa | Liiga | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 33 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024‑25 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mestis Totals | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Liiga Totals | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2009 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2016 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Men Totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |