Antti Miettinen

Antti Miettinen
Born	(1980-07-03) July 3, 1980 (age 45) Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Liiga team Former teams	HPK Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild Ak Bars Kazan Winnipeg Jets HC Fribourg-Gottéron Eisbären Berlin
National team	Finland
NHL draft	224th overall, 2000 Dallas Stars
Playing career	1999–2016

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing   Finland
Olympic Games
	2010 Vancouver

Antti Markus Miettinen (born July 3, 1980) is a Finnish ice hockey coach and former professional forward, who last played professionally with HPK of the Liiga. He had previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets.

Playing career

Miettinen with the Wild in 2010

Miettinen was drafted by the Dallas Stars as their seventh-round pick, 224th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to playing in the NHL, he 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 American Hockey League (AHL) before playing his first full season in the NHL in the 2005–06 season with the Stars. 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 Stars teammate Niklas Hagman.

On July 3, 2008, Miettinen signed a 3-year $7 million contract with the Minnesota Wild. ^[1] When that contract ended, he moved to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). On December 12, 2011, Miettinen agreed on a two-year deal to return to the NHL with the Tampa Bay Lightning. However, the following day he was claimed off re-entry waivers by the Winnipeg Jets.

A free agent at the conclusion of his two-year contract with the Jets, Miettinen once again left the NHL and signed a one-year contract with Swiss club HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League A on July 22, 2013. ^[2] In the 2013–14 season, Miettinen was hampered again by injury but posted a credible 7 goals and 22 points in 34 games with Fribourg. After one season in Germany, he returned to HPK for one final season before retiring and becoming an assistant coach with the club.

Personal life

Miettinen used to be in a band named Cement, formed by Miettinen and a few friends. He played the guitar and wrote a few songs with the band. Although not very widely known, they did get one gig—at his wedding. ^[3]

He has a son, Noel, who was born in December 2009 and a daughter named Olivia, who was born in 2011.

Awards

• 2002–03 SM-Liiga Kultainen kypärä
• 2002–03 SM-Liiga Lasse Oksanen trophy

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	HPK	FIN U18		36	24	29	53	23		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HPK	FIN U18		34	13	28	41	63		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HPK	FIN U20		8	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HPK	FIN U20		21	5	8	13	20		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HPK	SM-l		13	0	0	0	2		4	0	0	0	0
1998–99	FPS	FIN.2		4	3	1	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HPK	FIN U20		15	11	13	24	16		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HPK	SM-l		39	2	1	3	8		7	1	0	1	0
2000–01	HPK	FIN U20		4	3	10	13	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	HPK	SM-l		55	13	11	24	28		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	HPK	SM-l		56	19	37	56	50		8	2	4	6	8
2002–03	HPK	SM-l		53	25	25	50	54		10	1	7	8	29
2003–04	Dallas Stars	NHL		16	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Utah Grizzlies	AHL		48	7	23	30	20		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Hamilton Bulldogs	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	Minnesota Wild	NHL		82	15	29	44	32		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Minnesota Wild	NHL		79	20	22	42	44		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Minnesota Wild	NHL		73	16	19	35	38		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		20	2	6	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		45	5	8	13	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HPK	SM-l		15	4	4	8	10		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		22	3	2	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Fribourg–Gottéron	NLA		34	7	15	22	8		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		48	11	18	29	22		3	2	0	2	4
2015–16	HPK	Liiga		34	7	11	18	24		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l/Liiga totals				265	70	89	159	176		29	4	11	15	37
NHL totals				539	97	133	230	234		24	2	3	5	10

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Finland	WJC		7	4	1	5	2
2002	Finland	WC		9	2	4	6	4
2003	Finland	WC		6	0	1	1	0
2006	Finland	WC		9	2	2	4	10
2007	Finland	WC		8	1	1	2	6
2009	Finland	WC		7	3	5	8	6
2010	Finland	OG		6	1	0	1	0
2010	Finland	WC		6	0	2	2	4
Senior totals				51	9	15	24	30

References

1. "Wild sign free agent Miettinen". wild.com. July 3, 2008. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
2. "Antti Miettinen signs for a season" (in French). HC Fribourg-Gottéron. July 22, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
3. "Get To Know: Antti Miettinen". wild.com. December 22, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2009.

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

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Janne Ojanen	Winner of the Kultainen kypärä trophy 2002–03	Succeeded by Timo Pärssinen