Who is Antero Niittymäki?

Antero Niittymäki is a retired goaltender from Finland.

What was the last team Antero Niittymäki played for?

The last team Antero played for was TPS in the SM-liiga.

How tall is Antero Niittymäki?

Antero Niittymäki is 185 cm (6'1") tall.

How much does Antero Niittymäki weigh?

Antero Niittymäki weighs 86 kg (190 lbs).

When was Antero Niittymäki born?

Antero Niittymäki was born on 1980-06-18 in Turku, FIN.

How old is Antero Niittymäki?

Antero Niittymäki is 46 years old.

What is Antero Niittymäki's nationality?

Antero Niittymäki is from Finland.

Does Antero Niittymäki catch left or right?

Antero Niittymäki catches left.

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Antero Niittymäki Facts

Date of Birth: Jun 18, 1980
Age: 46
Place of Birth: Turku, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: TPS
Position: G
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Drafted: 1998 round 6 #168 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
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Son: Aatu Niittymäki

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S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	POST	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
95-96	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	7	2.40	-	-	-
96-97	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland U17	WHC-17	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	5	2.00	-	-	-
97-98	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	1	1.00	-	-	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	19	1.80	.927	-	-	Playoffs	4	1.91	.929	-	-
	Finland U18	EJC-18	1	4.00	.867	0	-
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	8	3.50	.890	-	-
98-99	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	1.72	.924	-	-	Playoffs	6	2.32	.905	-	-
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	2	1.50	.942	-	-
	TPS	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-
99-00	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	1.00	.962	-	-	Playoffs	1	5.00	.886	-	-
	TPS	SM-liiga	32	2.15	.930	3	23-6-3	Playoffs	8	1.72	.944	0	6-1-0
	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	2.45	.895	0	-
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	9	2.45	-	-	-
00-01	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	2	2.00	.939	-	-
	TPS	SM-liiga	21	2.48	.907	2	10-6-1	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
	Finland (all)	International	1	2.00	.928	-	-
01-02	TPS	SM-liiga	27	1.84	.937	3	17-8-1	Playoffs	4	2.23	.926	0	2-2-0
	Finland (all)	International	2	3.84	.849	-	-
02-03	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	40	2.58	.903	0	14-21-2
03-04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	3	1.00	.961	0	3-0-0
	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	49	2.02	.924	7	24-13-6	Playoffs	12	1.81	.926	0	6-6-0
04-05	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	58	2.07	.924	6	33-21-4	Playoffs	21	1.75	.943	3	15-5-0
05-06	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	46	2.97	.895	2	23-15-6	Playoffs	2	4.13	.828	0	-
	Finland Olympics	OG	6	1.34	.951	3	5-1-0
	Finland	WC	4	1.70	.927	2	2-1-1
06-07	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	52	3.38	.894	0	9-29-9
07-08	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	28	2.91	.907	1	12-9-2
08-09	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	32	2.76	.912	1	15-8-6
09-10	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	49	2.87	.909	1	21-18-5
	Finland Olympics	OG	0	-	-	-	-
10-11	San Jose Sharks	NHL	24	2.71	.896	0	12-7-3	Playoffs	2	0.66	.967	0	1-0-0
11-12	Worcester Sharks	AHL	5	3.01	.890	0	2-3-0
	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	8	4.05	.867	0	2-5-0
12-13	TPS	SM-liiga	14	2.83	.902	0	1-7-3

Antero Niittymäki Tournament Statistics

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S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	POST	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
97-98	Finland U18	Viking Cup	-	-	-	-	-
99-00	TPS	Euro HL	4	2.46	.903	-	-	Playoffs	1	4.93	.902	-	-
01-02	TPS	Spengler Cup	2	4.55	-	0	0-2-0
12-13	TPS	ET	4	2.54	.917	-	-

Antero Niittymäki Career Totals

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League	Years	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Years	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	4	160	2.30	.915	13	75-63-12	2	33	1.77	.937	3	21-11-0
EJC-18	1	1	4.00	.867	0	-	0
ET	1	4	2.54	.917	-	-	0
Euro HL	1	4	2.46	.903	-	-	1	1	4.93	.902	-	-
International	2	3	-	-	-	-	0
International-Jr	4	24	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	7	234	2.95	.902	5	95-86-31	2	4	2.20	.898	0	1-0-0
OG	2	6	1.34	.951	3	5-1-0	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	5	94	2.23	.924	8	51-27-8	3	12	1.92	.944	0	8-3-0
Spengler Cup	1	2	4.55	-	0	0-2-0	0
U16 SM-sarja	0						1	7	2.40	-	-	-
U18 SM-sarja	0						2	1*	1.00	-	-	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	4	55	-	-	-	-	4	13	-	-	-	-
Viking Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	1	4	1.70	.927	2	2-1-1	0
WHC-17	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
WJC-20	1	5	2.45	.895	0	-	0

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Antero Niittymäki Career Totals

League

GAA

SV%

AHL

160

2.30

EJC-18

4.00

2.54

Euro HL

2.46

International

International-Jr

NHL

234

2.95

1.34

SM-liiga

2.23

Spengler Cup

4.55

U16 SM-sarja

U18 SM-sarja

U20 SM-liiga

Viking Cup

1.70

WHC-17

WJC-20

2.45

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Antero Niittymäki Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1995-1996	U16 SM-sarja Silver Medal
1996-1997	U18 SM-sarja Champion
1997-1998	U18 EJC Silver Medal U20 SM-liiga Champion
1998-1999	U20 SM-liiga Bronze Medal
1999-2000	SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Rookie of the Year U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2000-2001	SM-liiga Champion
2003-2004	AHL Player of the Week (Nov. 16) AHL Scored a Goal as Goaltender
2004-2005	AHL All-Star Game AHL Calder Cup Champion AHL Playoffs MVP (Jack A Butterfield Trophy)
2005-2006	Olympic All-Star Team Olympic Best GAA (1.34) Olympic Best Goaltender Olympic Best SVS% (.951) Olympic Most Valuable Player Olympic Silver Medal World Championship Bronze Medal
2009-2010	Olympic Bronze Medal
2018-2019	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#249)