Antti-Jussi Niemi
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) 189 lb (86 kg/13 st 7 lb) |
| Elitserien Team | Frölunda HC |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | September 22, 1977 , Vantaa, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 81st overall, 1996 Ottawa Senators |
| Pro career | 1995 – present |
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2006 Turin | Ice hockey | |
Antti-Jussi Jormanpojka Niemi (born September 22, 1977 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators as their fourth-round pick, #81 overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
Niemi, a defensive-minded rearguard who plays with a mean streak, has won two SM-liiga gold medals with Jokerit, the Elitserien championship with Frölunda HC in 2005, and has represented Finland at several Ice Hockey World Championships, as well as the 2006 Winter Olympics. He has played 29 NHL games with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 36 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2000–01 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| FIN totals | 250 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 343 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| AHL totals | 75 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| SEL totals | 243 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 401 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 106 | ||||
[edit] External links
- Antti-Jussi Niemi's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Antti-Jussi Niemi on nhlfinns.com
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