Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - Laaksonen hapụrụ Finland gaa North America na 1993 dị ka onye na-eto eto na-eto eto site na SM-Liiga. O debara aha ya na Mahadum Denver ebe ọ gbara egwu oge anọ maka ndị ọsụ ụzọ. Laaksonen bụ onye Boston Bruins họpụtara 191st n'ozuzu na 1997 NHL Entry Draft
Ọ dị mma. Na 1997/98, Laaksonen mere egwuregwu mbụ ya na North America, na-egwu ma Charlotte Checkers nke ECHL na Bruins mmekọ, Providence Bruins.