Antti Miettinen
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Antti Miettinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey
forward
who plays for Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL in Russia
as their seventh-round pick, 224th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft
. Prior to playing in the NHL, Miettinen played for five years in the SM-Liiga
with HPK Hämeenlinna picking up the Kultainen kypärä
and the Lasse Oksanen trophy
in his final year in Finland.
Miettinen spent two-years in the AHL
before playing his first full season in the NHL in the 2005–06 season with the Stars.
On July 3, 2008, Miettinen signed a 3-year $7 million contract with the Minnesota Wild
.
He was chosen to play for Finland in the 2006 Winter Olympics
but was unable to participate due to an upper body injury. He was replaced on the team by Niklas Hagman
.
He has a son Noel, who was born in December of 2009
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
who plays for Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL in Russia
Playing career
Miettinen was drafted by the Dallas StarsDallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
as their seventh-round pick, 224th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft
2000 NHL Entry Draft
The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild...
. Prior to playing in the NHL, Miettinen played for five years in the SM-Liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
with HPK Hämeenlinna picking up the Kultainen kypärä
Kultainen kypärä
Kultainen kypärä is an ice hockey award given to the best player in the Finnish SM-liiga. It is the most appreciated of the awards, as it is voted for by the players. It has been awarded since 1987....
and the Lasse Oksanen trophy
Lasse Oksanen trophy
The Lasse Oksanen trophy is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish SM-liiga to the best player of the season during regular season play.Trophy winners:1948-49: Unto Wiitala 1953-54: Unto Wiitala...
in his final year in Finland.
Miettinen spent two-years in the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
before playing his first full season in the NHL in the 2005–06 season with the Stars.
On July 3, 2008, Miettinen signed a 3-year $7 million contract with the Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
.
He was chosen to play for Finland in the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
but was unable to participate due to an upper body injury. He was replaced on the team by Niklas Hagman
Niklas Hagman
Niklas Hagman is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . He was a third round pick of the Florida Panthers, 70th overall, at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut with Florida in 2001...
.
Personal life
Miettinen is currently in a band called Cement, made by a few of his friends and himself. He plays the guitar and has made a few songs with the band. Although not very universal, they did get one gig -- at his wedding.He has a son Noel, who was born in December of 2009
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-l SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | HPK Hameenlinna | SM-l | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | HPK Hameenlinna | SM-l | 55 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HPK Hameenlinna | SM-l | 56 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | HPK Hameenlinna | SM-l | 53 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 29 | ||
| 2003–04 2003–04 AHL season The 2003–04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. The league introduces the Willie Marshall Award in honour the career points leader in the AHL, and awards it to the annual top goal scorer.... |
Utah Grizzlies Utah Grizzlies The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the Maverik Center.- Franchise history :... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
48 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 2004–05 AHL season The 2004–05 AHL season was the 69th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season... |
Hamilton Bulldogs Hamilton Bulldogs The Hamilton Bulldogs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at Copps Coliseum, nicknamed 'The Dog Pound'. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens... |
AHL | 35 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 79 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 74 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 69 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
Minnesota Wild | NHL | 82 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
Minnesota Wild | NHL | 79 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
Minnesota Wild | NHL | 73 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 472 | 89 | 133 | 212 | 232 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||