Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Laaksonen akabva kuFinland achienda kuNorth America muna 1993 semutambi wechidiki kubva kuSM-Liiga. Akanyoresa paYunivhesiti yeDenver kwaakatamba mwaka mina yePioneers. Laaksonen akasarudzwa wechi191 chose chose neBoston Bruins mu
1997 NHL Entry Draft. Muna 1997/98, Laaksonen akaita nyanzvi yake yekutanga muNorth America, achitamba neese maCharlotte Checkers eECHL uye Bruins mubatanidzwa, iyo Providence Bruins.