Aki Berg
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Aki Berg | |||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Raisio, Finland | July 28, 1977||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
Played for |
TPS | ||||||||||||||||
National team | Finland | ||||||||||||||||
NHL draft |
3rd overall, 1995 Los Angeles Kings | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1993–2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aki-Petteri Arvid Berg (pronounced
Career
Berg began his professional career in the 1993–1994 season as a 16-year-old, playing 6 games for
Berg gained the attention of NHL scouts due to his large frame, heavy shot, physical play and good mobility. He was drafted 3rd overall by the Los Angeles Kings, behind fellow defencemen
Berg played most of his first NHL season with the Kings, but was sent to the team's IHL-affiliate Phoenix Roadrunners for 20 games. In 51 games for the Kings, Berg had no goals, 7 assists, 29 penalty minutes and a -13 rating. In 20 games for the Roadrunners, Berg had no goals, 3 assists, 18 penalty minutes and a -10 rating. Berg also played two playoff games for the Roadrunners, scoring no points.
In his second NHL season, Berg again had difficulties staying on the Kings' lineup. He nonetheless raised his level of play, scoring his first two goals. He played 41 games for the Kings, scoring two goals and adding 6 assists, while getting 24 penalty minutes and a -9 rating. In 23 games for the Roadrunners, Berg had 1 goal, 3 assists, 21 penalty minutes and a -9 rating. During the season Berg also represented Finland in the World Junior Championships, having 2 assists in 8 games.
In the
Berg returned to his hometown team TPS for the next season, playing 48 games. He scored 8 goals, added 7 assists and had 137 penalty minutes and a +5 rating. The team, along with Berg, won the Finnish championship, but Berg was unable to play in the decisive game due to a dirty hit in another game, which he was suspended for. Berg was a part of the Finnish national team in the world championships, playing 12 games without points.
Berg returned to the NHL for the next season, which turned out to be his best so far. In 70 games he had 3 goals, 13 assists, 45 penalty minutes and a -1 rating. The Kings again made the playoffs, where Berg only played 2 games without points. He was again part of the Finnish world championships-team.
The
In his first full season with Toronto, Berg saw more ice time and was a solid fifth or sixth defenceman. In 81 games, Berg scored 1 goal, had 10 assists, 46 penalty minutes and a career-high +14 rating. The team also had a successful playoff run, making it to the conference finals, where they were beaten in six games by the Carolina Hurricanes. In 20 playoff games, Berg had one assist.
Berg played in Toronto for 3 more seasons, after retiring from the NHL due to family reasons. During the
Personal life
In 2015, Berg is working as the equipment manager for both TPS and Team Finland. He is married to Virve Berg. The couple have two children, Niclas and Nella.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1993–94 | TPS
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FIN U20 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
1993–94 | TPS | SM-l
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Kiekko-67 | FIN-2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | TPS | FIN U20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | TPS | SM-l | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Kiekko-67 | FIN-2 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 51 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 41 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 72 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | TPS | SM-l | 48 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 137 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | ||
1999–00
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Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 70 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2000–01 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
2001–02 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 81 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | ||
2002–03 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 78 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2003–04 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 79 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2004–05 | Timrå IK | SEL | 47 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 75 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | TPS | SM-l | 54 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | TPS | SM-l | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | TPS | SM-l | 43 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||
2009–10 | TPS | SM-l | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | TPS | SM-l | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SM-l totals | 215 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 370 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 76 | ||||
NHL totals | 606 | 15 | 70 | 85 | 374 | 54 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 47 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1994 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
1995 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
1997 | Finland | WJC
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6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
1998 | Finland | OLY
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
1999 | Finland | WC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
2000 | Finland | WC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
2001 | Finland | WC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2002 | Finland | OLY | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2003 | Finland | WC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
2004 | Finland | WCH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2006 | Finland | OLY | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2006 | Finland | WC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
2007 | Finland | WC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | |
Junior totals | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 | |||
Senior totals | 70 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 81 |
References
- ^ "Aki Berg player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database