


Eeli Tolvanen (Finnish pronunciation: ; born 22 April 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tolvanen was selected by the Nashville Predators 30th overall, in the 2017 NHL entry draft. He was born and grew up in Vihti, Finland.
Tolvanen was selected to represent Team Finland at the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships where he helped Finland win gold. The following years he played for Team Finland in the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Tolvanen was also selected to play for Team Finland at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In his Olympic debut, he recorded four points to help Finland beat Germany 5–2. He ended the tournament with 9 points in 5 games.
During 2025 IIHF World Championship, Eeli Tolvanen played against his brother Atte, who has received Austrian citizenship. They were third pair of brothers who faced each other, following Robert and Martin Reichel as well as Larry and Steve Rucchin.
Tolvanen is the youngest of three brothers, Joona and Atte, who all play hockey. Joona plays in the Finnish Mestis league, while the older Atte plays for EC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian ICE Hockey League.
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2017 |
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2018-2020 |
2020 (Loan) |






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