Antti-Jussi Niemi
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Antti-Jussi Jormanpoika Niemi (born September 22, 1977 in Vantaa
, Finland
) is a Finnish professional ice hockey
defenceman
playing for Jokerit
of the SM-Liiga
.
in the fourth round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft
, 81st overall.
gold medals with Jokerit
, the Elitserien
championship with Frölunda HC
in 2005, and has represented Finland at several World Championships, as well as the 2006 Winter Olympics
. In the NHL
, he registered 29 games with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
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| 1995–96
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| 44
| 2
| 9
| 11
| 38
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
|-
| 1997–98
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| 46
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 71
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| 53
| 3
| 7
| 10
| 107
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|-
| 1999–00
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| 53
| 8
| 8
| 16
| 79
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01
| Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
| AHL
| 36
| 3
| 8
| 11
| 26
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
| 2000–01
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| NHL
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 22
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02
| Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
| AHL
| 39
| 10
| 9
| 19
| 25
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
|-
| 2001–02
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| NHL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2002–03
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| 48
| 6
| 11
| 17
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| 2003–04
| Västra Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 47
| 4
| 14
| 18
| 74
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 20
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2004–05
| Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 45
| 4
| 9
| 13
| 78
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 41
|-
| 2005–06
| Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 49
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 60
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2006–07
| Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 48
| 3
| 11
| 14
| 110
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
| 2007–08
| Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 54
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 79
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 35
|-
| 2008–09
| HC Lada Togliatti
| KHL
| 27
| 0
| 2
| -
| 30
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2008–09
| Leksands IF
| HockeyAllsvenskan
| 8
| 0
| 0
| -
| 22
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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!250
!19
!43
!62
!343
!33
!0
!6
!6
!10
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!colspan="3"| AHL totals
!75
!13
!17
!30
!51
!3
!1
!1
!2
!2
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!colspan="3"| NHL totals
!29
!1
!1
!2
!22
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
!colspan="3"| SEL totals
!243
!13
!42
!55
!401
!48
!5
!3
!8
!106
|}
Vantaa
Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.Vantaa, with its population of , is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
) is a Finnish professional ice hockey
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...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
playing for Jokerit
Jokerit
Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships...
of 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...
.
Draft
He was drafted by the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the fourth round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft
1996 NHL Entry Draft
The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996.- Selections by round :Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.- Round one :- Round two :...
, 81st overall.
Career
Niemi, a defensive-minded rearguard who plays with a mean streak, has won two SM-liigaSM-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...
gold medals with Jokerit
Jokerit
Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships...
, the Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
championship with Frölunda HC
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...
in 2005, and has represented Finland at several World Championships, as well as 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...
. In 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...
, he registered 29 games with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Career statistics
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Season (sports)
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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
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!A
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|-
| 1995–96
| Jokerit
Jokerit
Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships...
| 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...
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| 44
| 2
| 9
| 11
| 38
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
|-
| 1997–98
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| 46
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 71
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| 53
| 3
| 7
| 10
| 107
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|-
| 1999–00
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| 53
| 8
| 8
| 16
| 79
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01
2000–01 AHL season
The 2000–01 AHL season was the 65th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns its divisions again. The Atlantic division is renamed the Canadian division. The Empire State division is replaced by the South division, with many teams shifting from the Mid-Atlantic division.Twenty...
| Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, at the Cincinnati Gardens.-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...
| 36
| 3
| 8
| 11
| 26
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
| 2000–01
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
| 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...
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 22
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02
2001–02 AHL season
The 2001–02 AHL season was the 66th season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams. The demise of the International Hockey League brought six teams transferring from the defunct league, in addition to two expansion...
| Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
| AHL
| 39
| 10
| 9
| 19
| 25
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
|-
| 2001–02
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| NHL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2002–03
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| 48
| 6
| 11
| 17
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| 2003–04
| Västra Frölunda HC
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...
| SEL
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
| 47
| 4
| 14
| 18
| 74
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 20
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2004–05
| Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 45
| 4
| 9
| 13
| 78
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 41
|-
| 2005–06
| Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 49
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 60
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2006–07
| Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 48
| 3
| 11
| 14
| 110
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
| 2007–08
| Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 54
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 79
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 35
|-
| 2008–09
| HC Lada Togliatti
| KHL
| 27
| 0
| 2
| -
| 30
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2008–09
| Leksands IF
| HockeyAllsvenskan
| 8
| 0
| 0
| -
| 22
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
!colspan="3"|FIN totals
!250
!19
!43
!62
!343
!33
!0
!6
!6
!10
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
!colspan="3"| AHL totals
!75
!13
!17
!30
!51
!3
!1
!1
!2
!2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
!colspan="3"| NHL totals
!29
!1
!1
!2
!22
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
!colspan="3"| SEL totals
!243
!13
!42
!55
!401
!48
!5
!3
!8
!106
|}
External links
- Antti-Jussi Niemi on nhlfinns.com