2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Männistö, Tommi
Jersey Number 10
Tommi Männistö
- Class:
- Freshman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 185
- Hometown:
- Riihimäki, Finland
- Prev School:
- Tappara J20
- Pronunciation:
- TOH-mee man-NEE-stoh
Bio
2024-25 (Sophomore)
CSC Academic All-District ... Academic All-Big Ten ... AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar ... Skated in all 37 Spartan games ... Had three goals and 11 points, both career bests ... +13 with 13 blocked shots and a shorthanded goal ... Was a team-best +4 in the Ohio State series with six shots ... Had an assist in a commanding win over Notre Dame (11/15) ... Had a goal and an assist in the Lindenwood series (11/29-12/1) ... Was a +1 with a career-high three blocked shots in the first game at Minnesota (12/13) ... Assisted on Tiernan Shoudy's goal against No. 4 Western Michigan (12/30) ... Tallied a goal and an assist in MSU's home win over Minnesota (1/24) ... Assisted on Tanner Kelly's goal in a win at Ohio State (1/31) ... Was rewarded with a goal and a blocked shot in the final home series vs. Penn State (2/21-22) ...Delivered a pair of assists in the opener at Notre Dame (2/28) ... Had three shots on net (and his line had a team-best 12 combined) in the Big Ten semifinal victory over Notre Dame (3/15).
2023-24 (Freshman)
AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar ... Skated in 32 games, with a 1-9-10 stat line and 11 blocked shots (+5) ... Earned an assist in his first collegiate game, the opener against Lake State (10/7) ... Recorded his first collegiate goal and first career multii-point game at Ohio State (11/3) ... Had an assist at Penn State in his return from World Juniors (1/12) ... Had the primary assist on Karsen Dorwart’s shorthanded marker at home against Minnesota (1/26) ... Tallied three assists and was a +3 in the Michigan sweep (2/9-10) ... Was a combined +3 in the two Big Ten Tournament games.
With Team Finland
Participated in the World Junior Championships in 2024,and was selected as one of Finland’s top three performers as the Finns advanced to the tournament semifinals and finished fourth... Played in the 2022 U18 World Championships in 2022, with a goal in six games … Member of his national teams in 2019-20 (U16), 2020-22 (U18) and 2022-23 (U20) … Played in the Youth Olympic Games with the Finnish U16 squad in 2019-20 … Participated in the Youth Olympic Games Festival in 2021 and in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup the same year.
Prior to MSU
Played for Tappara from 2020-23, where he had a 16-13-29 scoring line in his final season and was a +23 for the U20 team. … Over three seasons, had a combined 17-13-28 scoring line in 26 games for the U18 squad and in 87 games for the U20s, had 27 goals and 21 assists for 48 points and 98 PIM … Competed for Jokerit in Helsinki in 2019-20, with a combined 40 games between the U16 and U18 squads and compiled a combined six goals and 14 assists … From 2012-28 was a part of the Keikko-Nikkarit program in Hyri, Riihimäki.
Personal
Son of Susanna Samuelsson and Aki Männistö ... Has two brothers Kimmo and Markus ... Both parents are elite competitive weightlifters- from 1978-2012, his father won a total of 19 medals (one gold) in the Finnish Championships and was a member of the Olympic Training Team from 1984-88 ... Mother, Susanna, has won two silver and one bronze at the European Championships and 20 gold medals (54 total) in the Finnish Championships; She was a member of the Olympic Training Team from 1996-2000 ... Mother also won a gold medal in powerlifting in the Finnish Championships in 1996 ... Father, Aki, served as a coach at the Finnish Weightlifting Federation from 1990-98 ... Enjoys fishing, drawing, and weightlifting ... Advertising Management major.
CSC Academic All-District ... Academic All-Big Ten ... AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar ... Skated in all 37 Spartan games ... Had three goals and 11 points, both career bests ... +13 with 13 blocked shots and a shorthanded goal ... Was a team-best +4 in the Ohio State series with six shots ... Had an assist in a commanding win over Notre Dame (11/15) ... Had a goal and an assist in the Lindenwood series (11/29-12/1) ... Was a +1 with a career-high three blocked shots in the first game at Minnesota (12/13) ... Assisted on Tiernan Shoudy's goal against No. 4 Western Michigan (12/30) ... Tallied a goal and an assist in MSU's home win over Minnesota (1/24) ... Assisted on Tanner Kelly's goal in a win at Ohio State (1/31) ... Was rewarded with a goal and a blocked shot in the final home series vs. Penn State (2/21-22) ...Delivered a pair of assists in the opener at Notre Dame (2/28) ... Had three shots on net (and his line had a team-best 12 combined) in the Big Ten semifinal victory over Notre Dame (3/15).
2023-24 (Freshman)
AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar ... Skated in 32 games, with a 1-9-10 stat line and 11 blocked shots (+5) ... Earned an assist in his first collegiate game, the opener against Lake State (10/7) ... Recorded his first collegiate goal and first career multii-point game at Ohio State (11/3) ... Had an assist at Penn State in his return from World Juniors (1/12) ... Had the primary assist on Karsen Dorwart’s shorthanded marker at home against Minnesota (1/26) ... Tallied three assists and was a +3 in the Michigan sweep (2/9-10) ... Was a combined +3 in the two Big Ten Tournament games.
With Team Finland
Participated in the World Junior Championships in 2024,and was selected as one of Finland’s top three performers as the Finns advanced to the tournament semifinals and finished fourth... Played in the 2022 U18 World Championships in 2022, with a goal in six games … Member of his national teams in 2019-20 (U16), 2020-22 (U18) and 2022-23 (U20) … Played in the Youth Olympic Games with the Finnish U16 squad in 2019-20 … Participated in the Youth Olympic Games Festival in 2021 and in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup the same year.
Prior to MSU
Played for Tappara from 2020-23, where he had a 16-13-29 scoring line in his final season and was a +23 for the U20 team. … Over three seasons, had a combined 17-13-28 scoring line in 26 games for the U18 squad and in 87 games for the U20s, had 27 goals and 21 assists for 48 points and 98 PIM … Competed for Jokerit in Helsinki in 2019-20, with a combined 40 games between the U16 and U18 squads and compiled a combined six goals and 14 assists … From 2012-28 was a part of the Keikko-Nikkarit program in Hyri, Riihimäki.
Personal
Son of Susanna Samuelsson and Aki Männistö ... Has two brothers Kimmo and Markus ... Both parents are elite competitive weightlifters- from 1978-2012, his father won a total of 19 medals (one gold) in the Finnish Championships and was a member of the Olympic Training Team from 1984-88 ... Mother, Susanna, has won two silver and one bronze at the European Championships and 20 gold medals (54 total) in the Finnish Championships; She was a member of the Olympic Training Team from 1996-2000 ... Mother also won a gold medal in powerlifting in the Finnish Championships in 1996 ... Father, Aki, served as a coach at the Finnish Weightlifting Federation from 1990-98 ... Enjoys fishing, drawing, and weightlifting ... Advertising Management major.
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