Toni Dalhman was born September 3, 1979 in Helsinki, Finland. The 9th round choice, 286th overall selection of the Ottawa Senators in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Dahlman came to North America in 2001-02 after spending the previous four seasons in Finland.
In his four years in Finland, Dahlman spent three seasons with the Jokerit-Helsinki junior team and also spent time with Jokerit-Helsinki of the Finnish Elite League and Kokkola of the Finnish First Division before joining Ilves Tampere for the 2000-01 season.
On the international stage, Dahlman was a member of the 1998 Finnish World Junior Team.
The 2001-02 season marked Toni Dahlman's first season of professional hockey in North America, as he spent the majority of the season with the Sens AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids while playing in ten games with the parent club. Dahlman has since split his time between the Ottawa Senators and the AHLs Binghamton Senators.
