Petteri Nokelainen

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg/13 st 9 lb)
NHL Team	Boston Bruins
Nationality	Finland
Born	January 16, 1986 (1986-01-16) (age 22), Imatra, Finland
NHL Draft	16th overall, 2004 New York Islanders
Pro career	2005 – present

Petteri Nokelainen (born January 16, 1986 in Imatra, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the New York Islanders as their first-round pick, #16 overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He used to play for SaiPa in his native Finland.

Nokelainen came to North America in 2005 to play for Islanders. After 12 games with the club (he scored a goal and an assist), Petteri suffered a severe knee injury. Many thought that this injury would sideline him for the rest of the year, but the knee healed without surgery and Nokelainen had returned to finish the rest of the season with the Islanders, but his knee still needed healing and he got the surgery done. Thus ending his play for this season. On September 11, 2007, Nokelainen was traded to Boston for Ben Walter and a conditional 2nd round draft pick.