Sinuhe Wallinheimo

Date of Birth: Mar 09, 1972
Age: 54
Place of Birth: Jyväskylä, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: JYP
Position: G
Height: 189 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 90 kg / 198 lbs
Catches: R
Status: Retired

Sinuhe Wallinheimo Facts

During his playing career Wallinheimo was known for his showmanship and became a fan favorite where he played. His antics inspired his teammates and he was hard to score during a hot streak. On the downside this also led to taking unnecessary risks. His weaknesses were in his style and puck control. Donned ancient Egypt themed masks, complementing his name given to him in inspiration of Mika Waltari's novel The Egyptian.

Son: Lukas Wallinheimo

Sinuhe Wallinheimo Statistics

								Post
1987-1988	JyP HT U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
1988-1989	JYP U20	Jr. A I-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
1989-1990	JyP HT U20	Jr. A I-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	Qualification	-	-	-	-	-
1989-1990	JyP HT	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	JyP HT U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	28	3.43	.879	-	-	Playoffs	4	3.28	.888	-	-
1990-1991	JyP HT	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
1991-1992	JyP HT U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	25	2.77	.911	-	-
1991-1992	JyP HT	SM-liiga	1	3.00	.857	0	0-0-0	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
1992-1993	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	3.23	.913	0	-
1992-1993	HIFK	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-
1992-1993	Karhu-Kissat	I-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	23	3.93	.878	-	10-12-1
1994-1995	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	30	2.84	.904	-	16-10-1
1995-1996	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	25	3.48	.882	-	14-9-1
1996-1997	Hershey Bears	AHL	13	3.30	.901	-	-	Playoffs	2	16.14	.500	-	-
1996-1997	Mobile Mysticks	ECHL	26	3.26	.891	0	14-9-1
1997-1998	Springfield Falcons	AHL	10	3.49	.888	-	-
1997-1998	Mississippi Sea Wolves	ECHL	37	2.81	.913	1	19-12-3
1998-1999	Lukko	SM-liiga	33	3.57	.888	0	9-19-2
1999-2000	Revier Löwen Oberhausen	DEL	21	3.24	.898	-	-	Relegation	7	2.00	.929	-	-
2000-2001	Revier Löwen Oberhausen	DEL	60	2.32	.915	-	-	Playoffs	3	3.77	.845	-	-
2001-2002	Revier Löwen Oberhausen	DEL	48	2.92	.905	-	-
2002-2003	Färjestad BK	Elitserien	39	2.44	.904	3	-	Playoffs	14	2.06	.916	0	-
2003-2004	Färjestad BK	Elitserien	41	2.37	.902	4	27-11-0	Playoffs	17	2.04	.907	1	11-6-0
2004-2005	JYP	SM-liiga	37	2.17	.922	6	15-15-7	Playoffs	3	2.71	.915	0	1-2-0
2005-2006	JYP	SM-liiga	45	1.89	.940	6	19-13-13	Playoffs	3	2.49	.937	0	1-2-0
2006-2007	JYP	SM-liiga	40	2.95	.921	2	12-18-9
2006-2007	Finland	WC	0	-	-	-	-
2007-2008	JYP	SM-liiga	27	2.08	.928	2	14-7-6
2007-2008	Dynamo Moskva	Russia	11	2.58	.926	1	5-6-0	Playoffs	1	2.52	.941	0	-
2008-2009	JYP	SM-liiga	35	1.68	.940	7	19-9-6	Playoffs	6	1.50	.937	0	5-1-0
2009-2010	JYP	SM-liiga	23	2.27	.914	5	11-8-3	Playoffs	4	2.01	.932	1	2-1-0
2010-2011	KeuPa HT	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	Qualification	1	5.00	.852	-	-

Sinuhe Wallinheimo Tournament Statistics


2005-2006	Finland	EHT	0	-	-	-	-
2006-2007	Finland	EHT	6	2.12	.927	-	-
2007-2008	Finland	EHT	2	2.52	.912	-	-

Sinuhe Wallinheimo Career Totals by League


AHL	2	23	-	-	-	-	1	2	16.14	.500	-	-
DEL	3	129	-	-	-	-	2	10	-	-	-	-
ECHL	2	63	3.00	.904	1	33-21-4	0
EHT	3	8	-	-	-	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	2	80	2.40	.903	7	27-11-0	2	31	2.05	.912	1	11-6-0
I-divisioona	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
II-divisioona	0						1	1	5.00	.852	-	-
Jr. A I-divisioona	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Jr. A SM-sarja	3	53*	-	-	-	-	1	4	3.28	.888	-	-
NCAA	3	78	3.36	.889	-	40-31-3	0
Russia	1	11	2.58	.926	1	5-6-0	1	1	2.52	.941	0	-
SM-liiga (Liiga)	11	241	2.36	.923	28	99-89-46	6	16	2.04	.931	1	9-6-0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	1	2	3.23	.913	0	-	0
WC	1	0	-	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Sinuhe Wallinheimo Career Totals by Team


Dynamo Moskva	1	11	2.58	.926	1	5-6-0	1	1	2.52	.941	0	-
Färjestad BK	2	80	2.40	.903	7	27-11-0	2	31	2.05	.912	1	11-6-0
Finland	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
Finland (EHT)	3	8	-	-	-	-	0
Hershey Bears	1	13	3.30	.901	-	-	1	2	16.14	.500	-	-
HIFK	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
HIFK U20	1	2	3.23	.913	0	-	0
JYP	9	208	2.17	.929	28	90-70-44	6	16	2.04	.931	1	9-6-0
JYP U20	4	53*	-	-	-	-	2	4*	3.28	.888	-	-
Karhu-Kissat	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
KeuPa HT	0						1	1	5.00	.852	-	-
Lukko	1	33	3.57	.888	0	9-19-2	0
Mississippi Sea Wolves	1	37	2.81	.913	1	19-12-3	0
Mobile Mysticks (ECHL)	1	26	3.26	.891	0	14-9-1	0
Revier Löwen Oberhausen	3	129	-	-	-	-	2	10	-	-	-	-
Springfield Falcons	1	10	3.49	.888	-	-	0
Univ. of Denver	3	78	3.36	.889	-	40-31-3	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Sinuhe Wallinheimo Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1991-1992	SM-liiga Silver Medal
1994-1995	NCAA (WCHA) Second All-Star Team
1996-1997	AHL Calder Cup Champion
2000-2001	DEL Best SVS%
2002-2003	Elitserien SM Silver Medal
2003-2004	Elitserien SM Silver Medal
2005-2006	SM-liiga Best SVS% (.940)
2006-2007	World Championship Silver Medal
2008-2009	SM-liiga Best GAA (1.68) SM-liiga Best Player in Playoffs (Jari Kurri Award) SM-liiga Champion
2009-2010	SM-liiga Bronze Medal

Sinuhe Wallinheimo Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for JYP
Cult/Star player for Revier Löwen Oberhausen
Cult/Star player for Univ. of Denver

Trivia
- Full name: Mika Sinuhe Wallinheimo
- Uses his second name Sinuhe, a name given him in inspiration of Mika Waltari's novel The Egyptian, which features a character called Sinuhe
- Went to politics after retiring from hockey, was elected to Finnish parliament in 2011 and re-elected in 2015