Antti Miettinen

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Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Mittens
Height
Weight		 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg/13 st 8 lb)
NHL Team Dallas Stars
Nationality Flag of Finland Finland
Born July 3, 1980 (1980-07-03) (age 27),
Hämeenlinna, FIN
NHL Draft 224th overall, 2000
Dallas Stars
Pro career 1999 – present

Antti Miettinen (born July 3, 1980 in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who plays for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the Stars as their seventh-round pick, #224 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He has two brothers and one sister, owns a cat, and returns to his hometown in the summer.

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 by fellow Dallas Star Niklas Hagman.

He was awarded a one-year contract worth $885,000 in salary arbitration for the 2007-2008 season.

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[edit] Awards

[edit] Quotes

  • "The first hockey team that I ever played for was HPK Hameenlinna in Finland. One of the greatest hockey memories I have was in my first-ever game as a kid. I hit a post and I was happy!" --Antti Miettinen on his first hockey experiences.
  • "My parents were a big influence on me and my career. I admire them a lot. I also had a lot of really good coaches that helped along the way. I idolized Mario Lemieux when I was younger, as well as Teemu Selanne." --Antti Miettinen
  • "The first time I played for Team Finland was a great thrill. I am very excited about playing in the Olympics. The World Cup game between Finland and Canada in 2004 was probably the most memorable game I've watched in a long time." --Antti Miettinen
  • "Play a lot of different sports and have fun. Dedicate yourself to be the very best you can in every sport you play and everything else will take care of itself." --Antti Miettinen's advice for kids who are interested in playing pro hockey.
  • "I missed the Olympics, so it was the worst timing. It was hard right from the beginning. Now I'm just happy for them, so that will help me forget this thing. But you know, considering that I don't have to miss any games for the Stars, that's good." --Antti Miettinen on being injured right before the Olympics.
  • "I'm expecting a really big year out of Antti Miettinen. For some reason I think that he's going to command some more ice. He's going to be put in opportunities where he can be a really good player for us. So...that's one player that I'm really looking forward to seeing how he responds." --Dallas Stars formal General Manager Doug Armstrong.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998-99 HPK Hämeenlinna SM-l 13 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0
1999-2000 HPK Hameenlinna SM-l 39 2 1 3 8 7 1 0 1 2
2000-01 HPK Hameenlinna SM-l 55 13 11 24 20 - - - - -
2001-02 HPK Hameenlinna SM-l 56 19 37 56 50 8 2 4 6 8
2002-03 HPK Hameenlinna SM-l 53 25 25 50 54 10 1 7 8 29
2003-04 Utah AHL 48 7 23 30 20 - - - - -
2003-04 Dallas Stars NHL 16 1 0 1 0 - - - - -
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
SM-l Totals 216 59 74 133 134 29 4 11 15 37
AHL Totals 83 15 43 58 41 4 1 1 2 6
NHL Totals 169 23 34 57 84 9 1 2 3 10

Stats through 2006-2007 season.

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Preceded by
Janne Ojanen		 Winner of the Kultainen kypärä trophy
2002-03		 Succeeded by
Timo Pärssinen