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Finland Mika Nieminen

#40 Ilves / SM-liiga - 01/02
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Date of Birth
Jan 01, 1966
Position
C
Age
56
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Koovee
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
1-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 1
2-time Olympic Bronze Medal 2
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1
1-time SHL Most Points 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1983-84 Ilves U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 27 22 15 37 16 - |
Finland U18 EJC-18 5 1 0 1 0 - |
1984-85 Ilves U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 27 23 17 40 28 - |
1985-86 Kiekkoreipas I-divisioona 43 35 27 62 67 - |
1986-87 Kiekkoreipas I-divisioona 44 31 32 63 34 - |
1987-88 Ilves SM-liiga 41 21 20 41 2 27 | Playoffs 4 2 3 5 0 -4
1988-89 Ilves SM-liiga 23 10 21 31 14 12 | Playoffs 5 3 6 9 4 5
1989-90 Ilves SM-liiga 25 12 34 46 12 44 | Playoffs 9 2 6 8 4 -10
1990-91 Ilves SM-liiga 44 20 42 62 20 3 |
Finland Goodwill Games 5 3 3 6 2 - |
Finland WC 10 5 6 11 2 - |
1991-92 Lukko SM-liiga 44 17 38 55 16 14 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -4
Finland OG 8 4 6 10 6 3 |
Finland WC 8 3 5 8 2 5 |
1992-93 Luleå HF Elitserien 40 17 23 40 28 - | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 6 -
Finland “A” WC 6 0 0 0 2 -3 |
Finland (all) International 14 3 2 5 4 - |
1993-94 Luleå HF Elitserien 40 14 38 52 24 - |
Finland OG 8 3 5 8 0 7 |
Finland “A” WC 8 2 3 5 2 10 |
Finland (all) International 35 11 19 30 4 - |
1994-95 Luleå HF Elitserien 38 18 31 49 26 - | Playoffs 9 5 8 13 16 -
Finland WC 8 4 3 7 6 2 |
1995-96 Grasshopper Club Zürich NLB 36 28 46 74 16 - | Playoffs 10 4 9 13 4 -
Finland “A” WC 6 4 2 6 2 4 |
1996-97 Grasshopper Club Zürich NLB 38 41 33 74 60 - | Playoffs 10 7 10 17 31 -
Finland WCup 4 2 0 2 2 0 |
Finland (all) International - - - - - - |
Finland WC 8 4 3 7 2 4 |
1997-98 Jokerit SM-liiga 48 16 25 41 37 6 |
Finland OG 5 1 2 3 2 -1 |
Finland (all) International 9 2 4 6 2 - |
1998-99 HIFK SM-liiga 53 20 28 48 12 18 | Playoffs 11 4 7 11 0 2
1999-00 HIFK SM-liiga 36 15 19 34 42 5 | Playoffs 9 2 6 8 18 -1
2000-01 HIFK SM-liiga 50 9 28 37 22 0 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -2
2001-02 Ilves SM-liiga 55 9 12 21 20 -26 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 0
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Finland Sauna Cup 3 0 0 0 2 -2 |
1993-94 Finland Deutschland Cup 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
Finland Izvestia Trophy 4 2 4 6 0 4 |
Finland Nissan Cup 3 1 2 3 0 - |
1998-99 HIFK Euro HL 5 3 5 8 2 7 | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 6 4
1999-00 HIFK Euro HL 1 0 2 2 0 1 | Playoffs 2 1 2 3 4 1
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2007-08 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2008-09 KOOVEE U18 U18 I-divisioona Head Coach
2009-10 KOOVEE U18 U18 I-divisioona Head Coach
2010-11 KOOVEE U18 U18 I-divisioona Head Coach
2011-12 KOOVEE U20 U20 I-divisioona Head Coach
2012-13 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja Head Coach
2013-21 Not active as staff
2021-22 VaPS III-divisioona Head Coach
2022-23 VaPS III-divisioona Head Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Deutschland Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
EJC-18 1 5 1 0 1 0.20 0 - | 0
Euro HL 2 6 3 7 10 1.67 2 8 | 2 6 2 6 8 1.33 10 5
Goodwill Games 1 5 3 3 6 1.20 2 - | 0
I-divisioona 2 87 66 59 125 1.44 101 - | 0
International 4 58 16 25 41 0.71 10 - | 0
Izvestia Trophy 1 4 2 4 6 1.50 0 4 | 0
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 54 45 32 77 1.43 44 - | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 10 419 149 267 416 0.99 197 103 | 8 47 14 29 43 0.91 28 -14
Nissan Cup 1 3 1 2 3 1.00 0 - | 0
OG 3 21 8 13 21 1.00 8 9 | 0
Sauna Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 -2 | 0
Elitserien (SHL) 3 118 49 92 141 1.19 78 - | 2 20 7 10 17 0.85 22 -
NLB (SL) 2 74 69 79 148 2.00 76 - | 2 20 11 19 30 1.50 35 -
WC 7 54 22 22 44 0.81 18 22 | 0
WCup 1 4 2 0 2 0.50 2 0 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jukka Tammi (G) 1987-1998 8 Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Ilves
Jarmo Myllys (G) 1983-1998 8 Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Ilves U20, Luleå HF
Raimo Helminen (F) 1987-2002 8 Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Ilves
Kai Syrjänen (F) 1983-1991 7 Ilves, Ilves U20, Pelicans
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