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Finland Teemu Virtala
#41 Kaltern/Caldaro / Italy2 - 23/24
1-time Italy2 Champion 1
Date of Birth
Aug 17, 1983
Position
C
Age
42
Height
5'9" / 174 cm
Place of Birth
Uusikaupunki, FIN
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
UJK
Status
Retired

Virtala is a creative playmaking center. Has soft hands, good passing skills and offensive instinct. A valuable asset on powerplay. Lacks in size and strength required to compete against bigger opponents on a regular basis. Not as fast and tenacious as his younger brother. (EP 2014)

Brother: Marko Virtala

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Teemu Virtala Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Kotkanpoja II-divisioona 8* 7* 7* 14* 4* -* |
2000-01 Lukko U18 U18 SM-sarja 35* 12* 16* 28* 14* -* |
2001-02 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 26* 5* 7* 12* 12* -* |
UJK Mestis 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
Kotkanpoja II-divisioona 6* 6* 10* 16* 12* -* |
2002-03 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 36* 15* 23* 38* 16* -15* |
2003-04 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 41* 15* 37* 52* 44* -4* |
2004-05 KooKoo Mestis 44* 7* 14* 21* 38* -12* |
2005-06 Hokki Mestis 39* 9* 22* 31* 100* 6* | Playoffs 10 3 1 4 4 2
2006-07 Hokki Mestis 45* 7* 58* 65* 76* 2* | Playoffs 12 2 10 12 18 1
2007-08 KalPa SM-liiga 46* 0* 7* 7* 30* -14* |
Hokki Mestis 5* 2* 4* 6* 12* 5* |
2008-09 KalPa SM-liiga 12* 0* 0* 0* 6* 1* |
Hokki “A” Mestis 35* 15* 23* 38* 26* 0* | Playoffs 11 3 4 7 4 -2
2009-10 HC Innsbruck Austria2 36* 20* 43* 63* 24* -* | Playoffs 7 3 4 7 6 -
2010-11 Stavanger Oilers Norway 34* 15* 18* 33* 24* -* | Playoffs 12 2 2 4 8 -
2011-12 Hokki Mestis 19* 8* 11* 19* 10* 4* |
2012-13 Hokki “C” Mestis 32* 10* 17* 27* 12* 4* | Playoffs 4 0 5 5 2 -3
2013-14 Hokki “C” Mestis 49* 23* 44* 67* 42* 9* | Playoffs 12 3 3 6 10 -2
2014-15 Kazzinc-Torpedo VHL 38* 9* 14* 23* 20* -1* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -4
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 Kazakhstan 3* 4* 2* 6* 2* 2* |
2015-16 Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan 54* 11* 35* 46* 22* 30* | Playoffs 17 3 6 9 10 -2
2016-17 Gentofte Stars “C” Denmark 35* 6* 24* 30* 36* 5* | Playoffs 17 3 12 15 18 5
2017-18 Gentofte Stars “C” Denmark 15* 5* 12* 17* 10* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 5 5 8 -3
2018-19 Pustertal/Val Pusteria “A” AlpsHL 26* 8* 22* 30* 10* 22* | Playoffs 16 4 9 13 12 5
Pustertal/Val Pusteria Italy 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2019-20 Rødovre Mighty Bulls “C” Denmark 35* 5* 17* 22* 20* -* |
2020-21 Kaltern/Caldaro Italy2 13* 7* 16* 23* 12* -* | Playoffs 14 4 13 17 10 -
2021-22 Kaltern/Caldaro Italy2 23* 11* 23* 34* 8* -* | Playoffs 7 3 1 4 2 -
2022-23 Kaltern/Caldaro Italy2 12* 10* 19* 29* 14* -* | Playoffs 15 4 16 20 16 -
2023-24 Kaltern/Caldaro Italy2 20* 13* 23* 36* 12* -* | Playoffs 6 4 12 16 4 -

Teemu Virtala Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 Kazakhstan Cup 4* 0* 2* 2* 0* -4* |
2015-16 Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan Cup 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* 6* |
2016-17 Gentofte Stars Danish Cup 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2021-22 Kaltern/Caldaro Italian Cup 1* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2022-23 Kaltern/Caldaro Italian Cup 6* 2* 8* 10* 4* -* |

Teemu Virtala Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AlpsHL 1 26* 8* 22* 30* 1.15* 10* 22* | 1 16 4 * 9 * 13 * 0.81 * 12 * 5 *
Austria2 1 36* 20* 43* 63* 1.75* 24* -* | 1 7 3 * 4 * 7 * 1.00 * 6 * - *
Danish Cup 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Denmark 3 85* 16* 53* 69* 0.81* 66* 5* | 2 20 3 * 17 * 20 * 1.00 * 26 * 2 *
II-divisioona 2 14* 13* 17* 30* 2.14* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italian Cup 2 7* 2* 10* 12* 1.71* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy2 4 68* 41* 81* 122* 1.79* 46* -* | 4 42 15 * 42 * 57 * 1.36 * 32 * - *
Kazakhstan 2 57* 15* 37* 52* 0.91* 24* 32* | 1 17 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.53 * 10 * -2 *
Kazakhstan Cup 2 9* 1* 4* 5* 0.56* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 2 58* 0* 7* 7* 0.12* 36* -13* | 0 * * * * * *
Mestis 9 272* 82* 193* 275* 1.01* 318* 19* | 5 49 11 * 23 * 34 * 0.69 * 38 * -4 *
Norway 1 34* 15* 18* 33* 0.97* 24* -* | 1 12 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.33 * 8 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 1 35* 12* 16* 28* 0.80* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 103* 35* 67* 102* 0.99* 72* -19* | 0 * * * * * *
VHL 1 38* 9* 14* 23* 0.61* 20* -1* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -4 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Teemu Virtala Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/20/2024
07/20/2024 Confirmed Kaltern/Caldaro Retired
09/05/2023
09/05/2023 Extension Kaltern/Caldaro Kaltern/Caldaro
08/09/2022
08/09/2022 Extension Kaltern/Caldaro Kaltern/Caldaro
08/08/2021
08/08/2021 Extension Kaltern/Caldaro Kaltern/Caldaro
09/26/2020
09/26/2020 Confirmed Rødovre Mighty Bulls Kaltern/Caldaro
07/03/2019
07/03/2019 Confirmed Pustertal/Val Pusteria Rødovre Mighty Bulls
05/12/2018
05/12/2018 Confirmed Gentofte Stars Pustertal/Val Pusteria
05/20/2016
05/20/2016 Confirmed Arlan Kokshetau Gentofte Stars
06/17/2015
06/17/2015 Confirmed Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Arlan Kokshetau
07/30/2014
07/30/2014 Confirmed Hokki Kazzinc-Torpedo
04/04/2013
04/04/2013 Extension Hokki Hokki
03/10/2012
03/10/2012 Extension Hokki Hokki
06/07/2011
06/07/2011 Confirmed Stavanger Oilers Hokki
05/14/2010
05/14/2010 Confirmed HC Innsbruck Stavanger Oilers
05/19/2009
05/19/2009 Confirmed Hokki HC Innsbruck