Ville Nieminen
Ville Nieminen | |||
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Born |
Tampere, Finland | 6 April 1977||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Tappara Colorado Avalanche Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames New York Rangers San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues HC Sibir Novosibirsk Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Dinamo Riga Lukko | ||
National team | Finland | ||
NHL draft |
78th overall, 1997 Colorado Avalanche | ||
Playing career | 1999–2015 |
Ville Juhani Nieminen (born April 6, 1977) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward who played over 400 games in the National Hockey League.
Playing career
Stanley Cup Champion Ville Nieminen started his professional hockey career with
Known for his non-stop motor mouth and aggressive in-your-face style of play, Nieminen was infamous as an annoying opponent on the ice, whose style was heavily reminiscent of Esa Tikkanen. Nieminen was also known for a relaxed personality and his trademark odd sense of humour outside the rink.
Nieminen played for several teams in the
He represented Finland in international play at the
On February 27, 2007, he was traded to the
On June 16, 2010, Nieminen signed a one-year contract with Russian team,
Nieminen returned to Finland the following season, re-joining original club, Tappara on a two-year deal on May 2, 2012.[5] During the 2012–13 season, Nieminen enjoyed a scoring resurgence, leading the team with 22 goals and 50 points in a second place regular season finish. He helped Tappara to a silver medal finish in the playoffs, leading the league with 41 penalty minutes.
Nieminen played a final professional season in 2014–15 with Lukko, scoring 14 points in 50 games, before opting to pursue a coaching career as head coach with Mestis club KeuPa.[6]
Coaching career
- KeuPa HT 2015–2016, Mestis.
- Jukurit 2016–2018, Liiga.
- Lahti Pelicans 2018–2020, Liiga.
- Modo Hockey 2020–, HockeyAllsvenskan.
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 | Tappara | FIN.18 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | Tappara | FIN.18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 22 | ||
1994–95 | Tappara | FIN.2 U20 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 27 | ||
1994–95 | Tappara | SM-l
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16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Tappara | FIN.2 U20 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 34 | ||
1995–96 | Tappara | SM-l | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | KOOVEE
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I.div | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Tappara | SM-l | 49 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 120 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
1997–98 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 127 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1999–00 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 28 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 50 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | ||
2001–02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 53 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 55 | ||
2004–05 | Tappara | SM-l | 26 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
2005–06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | ||
2006–07 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 34 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 124 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
2008–09 | Tappara | SM-l | 55 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Tappara | SM-l | 50 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 142 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
2010–11 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 53 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Örebro HK | Allsv | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Tappara | SM-l | 57 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 132 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 41 | ||
2013–14 | Tappara | Liiga | 55 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 115 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
2014–15 | Lukko | Liiga | 50 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
Liiga totals | 362 | 94 | 114 | 208 | 659 | 65 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 91 | ||||
NHL totals | 385 | 48 | 69 | 117 | 333 | 58 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 99 |
International
Medal record | ||
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Representing Finland | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Men's Winter Olympics
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2006 Turin | ||
World Cup | ||
2004 Toronto |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1997 | Finland | WJC
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5th | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
2002 | Finland | OG | 6th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2004 | Finland | WCH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006 | Finland | OG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||||
Senior totals | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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NHL | ||
Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche) | 2001 | |
Liiga
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Kanada-malja Runner-up | 2014
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References
- ^ https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=30378
- ^ "Nieminen signs with Malmo Redhawkes" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ "In Siberia: Stanley cup champion" (in Russian). HC Sibir Novosibirsk. 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "Ville Nieminen joins KHL's Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk". Sports.ru. 2011-05-06. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ "Tapola and Barkov coaching the team" (in Finnish). Tappara. 2012-05-02. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ^ "Nieminen finishes career" (in Finnish). mtv.fi. 2015-04-17. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
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