| Antti Virtanen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born | 3 May 1977 Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | HPK JYP Skellefteå AIK | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2014 | ||
Antti Virtanen (born 3 May 1977) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and Swedish Hockey League (SHL). [1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | TUTO Hockey U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 12 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | TUTO Hockey U20 | U20 I-Divisioona | 17 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | TUTO Hockey U20 | U20 I-Divisioona | 14 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | TUTO Hockey U20 | U20 I-Divisioona | 10 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | TUTO Hockey | I-Divisioona | 39 | 35 | 21 | 56 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kokkolan Hermes | I-Divisioona | 49 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Kokkolan Hermes | I-Divisioona | 32 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK | SM-liiga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | HPK | SM-liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Vaasan Sport | I-Divisioona | 45 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 56 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 54 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 56 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 2003–04 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 56 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 55 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 55 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Skellefteå AIK | Elitserien | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 26 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 53 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 56 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 55 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 52 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | TUTO Hockey | Mestis | 39 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | TUTO Hockey | Mestis | 46 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | TUTO Hockey | Mestis | 54 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 569 | 138 | 206 | 344 | 211 | 52 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 39 | ||||
Raimo Ilmari Helminen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He is often called "Raipe" or "Maestro" by his fans. He is the world record holder for most international games played by a hockey player, as well as for tied for being the hockey player in the most Olympic Games, and his 26 seasons as a professional is one of the longest careers in professional hockey history. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2012.
The SM-liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. 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 Hockey Association, but the league and association have an agreement of cooperation. SM is a common abbreviation for Suomen mestaruus, "Finnish championship".
Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) is a professional ice hockey team in the Liiga, the top men's ice hockey league in Finland. Their home ice is the Ritari-areena in Hämeenlinna. HPK was established in 1929. The parent club of the team is HPK Edustusjääkiekko ry and the team is sometimes promoted as the "Hockey Playing Knights," with a logo representing a knight's helmet. HPK won their first SM-liiga championship in 2006 and the second in 2019.
JYP is an ice hockey team playing in the Finnish top division Liiga. They play in Jyväskylä, Finland, at the LähiTapiola Areena.
Rauman Lukko is a Finnish sports club based in Rauma, Finland, best known for its men’s professional ice hockey team. The club was founded as Rauma Woodin Lukko in 1936. The representative team currently plays in the Finnish Liiga, the premier men’s professional ice hockey league in Finland. They play their home games in the Äijänsuo Arena, which has a capacity of 5,400 spectators. Lukko won the SM-sarja in 1963 and won the Liiga championship in 2021. The club also has a top-tier women’s representative ice hockey team, which plays in the Naisten Liiga, and a top-tier women’s representative pesäpallo team, which plays in the Superpesis.
TUTO Hockey is a Finnish ice hockey team based at the Kupittaan jäähalli. Established in 1929, TUTO plays in Turku, Finland, and is one of two clubs in that city. The Full name of the club is TUTO Hockey. They play in the second highest ice hockey league in Finland, Mestis, having been relegated out of SM-liiga in 1996. TUTO has applied for a SM-liiga license for the 2024–25 season.
Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is a professional ice hockey team which competes in the Finnish Liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Olvi Areena.
Mestis is the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was established by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2000 to replace the I-divisioona.
Marko Kristian Kiprusoff is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an assistant junior coach in Finnish hockey club TPS.
Kim Michael Hirschovits-Gerz is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward and current sports manager of Kiekko-Espoo in the Mestis. During his playing career, he skated in the Finnish Liiga with HIFK, Jokerit, the Espoo Blues, and Oulun Kärpät; in the Swedish Elitserien with Timrå IK and Luleå HF; and in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and Dinamo Minsk. Hirschovits was drafted by the New York Rangers as their sixth-round pick, 194th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Hannu Juhani Kamppuri is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. Kamppuri was an accomplished SM-liiga goaltender, where he played from 1975 to 1990, and was one of the first Finnish goaltenders to compete in the National Hockey League, where he played 13 games for the New Jersey Devils during the 1984–85 season. He also appeared in net for the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association for 2 games during the 1978–79 season.
Manu Juhani Tamminen is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and World Hockey Association. He played for TPS, HJK, HIFK, Cleveland Crusaders, and Phoenix Roadrunners. He represented Finland at the 1976 Canada Cup. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991.
The Kanada-malja, or Poika, is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the winner of the Finnish SM-liiga playoffs. Kanada-malja is Finnish for "Canada Bowl"; the trophy is so named because it was donated by Canada's Finnish community in 1950.
Sami Vatanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He was drafted in the fourth round, 106th overall, by the Anaheim Ducks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and played in NHL for the Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, Carolina Hurricanes and Dallas Stars. He previously played in his native Finland for JYP, where he won the 2012 SM-liiga Championship. in 2023 Vatanen won the Swiss NL championship with Genève-Servette.
The Lahti Pelicans are a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga, Finland. Founded in 1996, they play in the city of Lahti at Isku Arena. The team is co-owned by former National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender Pasi Nurminen and Formula One racecar driver Valtteri Bottas.
The 2013–14 SM-liiga season is the 39th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. The title was won by Kärpät who defeated Tappara in the finals.
The 2015–16 SM-liiga season was the 41st season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
The U20 SM-sarja is the premier junior men’s ice hockey league in Finland. It was previously known as the A-nuorten SM-sarja during 1945 to 1991 and the Nuorten SM-liiga during 1991 to 2020. The league was founded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 1945 and a Finnish Champion in men’s under-20 ice hockey has been named annually since the league’s inaugural season – with the exception of the 2019–20 season, in which the playoffs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighteen to twenty teams compete in the U20 SM-sarja regular season, which is played in a preliminary ranking stage followed by a divisional or group stage.
The 2017–18 SM-liiga season was the 43rd season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. Tappara was the season as a defending champion. This season included a record number of matches played on Fridays and Saturdays. In autumn, there was a national team break from 5 November until 13 November.
Naisten Liiga, also called the Naisten SM-liiga (NSML) and Jääkiekon naisten SM-liiga, is the elite league for women's ice hockey in Finland. Founded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association as the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982, it was so known until being rebranded as the Naisten Liiga in 2017. The league comprises approximately 250 players across ten teams.
 | This biographical article relating to a Finnish ice hockey winger is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |