Tony Virta

Date of Birth: Jun 28, 1972
Age: 54
Place of Birth: Hämeenlinna, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: HPK
Position: RW/C
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 87 kg / 192 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Tony Virta Facts

Player Type: Physical ForwardTwo-Way Forward
Drafted: 2001 round 4 #103 overall by Minnesota Wild

An all-around forward with a lot of experience. Can play any offensive position. Works hard and plays physically. Has a good defensive game and can play on both powerplay and penalty kill. (Matias Strozyk)

Family relations:
Son: Patrik Virta

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Tony Virta Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1988-1989	HPK U20	Jr. A I-divisioona	10	6	2	8	0	-
1989-1990	HPK U20	Jr. A I-divisioona	17	1	16	17	40	-
1990-1991	HPK U20	Jr. A I-divisioona	14	10	21	31	28	-	Qualification	14	7	13	20	20	-
1991-1992	HPK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	22	14	19	33	66	-	Relegation	13	10	12	22	48	-
1991-1992	HPK	SM-liiga	23	1	2	3	0	-1
1991-1992	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	0	1	1	10	-
1992-1993	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	2	2	0	-	Relegation	1	1	0	1	2	-
1992-1993	HPK	SM-liiga	48	9	8	17	35	4	Playoffs	12	1	0	1	0	-3
1993-1994	HPK	SM-liiga	47	17	16	33	50	-2
1993-1994	KLH Jindrichuv Hradec	Czechia Q	-	-	-	-	-	-	Qualification	5	0	1	1	8	-6
1993-1994	Finland II (all)	International	4	0	0	0	0	-
1994-1995	HPK	SM-liiga	43	9	24	33	75	2
1995-1996	HPK "A"	SM-liiga	48	15	19	34	12	1	Playoffs	9	3	1	4	31	-8
1996-1997	Frankfurt Lions	DEL	48	13	13	26	40	-	Playoffs	8	1	2	3	56	-
1997-1998	TPS	SM-liiga	48	17	15	32	26	17	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0
1998-1999	TPS	SM-liiga	54	16	27	43	32	15	Playoffs	10	6	6	12	8	3
1999-2000	TPS	SM-liiga	53	14	37	51	57	21	Playoffs	11	2	7	9	6	2
1999-2000	Finland	WC	9	1	1	2	0	0
2000-2001	TPS	SM-liiga	56	27	33	60	24	19	Playoffs	10	2	5	7	6	2
2000-2001	Finland	WC	9	2	6	8	2	3
2001-2002	Minnesota Wild	NHL	8	2	3	5	0	0
2001-2002	Houston Aeros	AHL	67	25	33	58	29	3	Playoffs	14	1	9	10	10	0
2002-2003	Houston Aeros	AHL	39	6	12	18	14	1
2002-2003	Södertälje SK	Elitserien	5	2	1	3	31	-4
2002-2003	Finland	WC	2	0	0	0	2	-1
2003-2004	HPK "A"	SM-liiga	55	18	20	38	81	-1	Playoffs	8	0	3	3	6	0
2003-2004	Finland	WC	7	0	1	1	0	2
2004-2005	ZSC Lions	NLA	40	9	14	23	12	-	Playoffs	14	7	6	13	14	-
2004-2005	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	1	0	0	0	0	-
2005-2006	Jokerit	SM-liiga	36	7	12	19	48	-1
2006-2007	Jokerit	SM-liiga	26	5	10	15	18	6	Playoffs	10	0	10	10	4	8
2007-2008	Jokerit "A"	SM-liiga	56	10	23	33	67	13	Playoffs	14	1	6	7	10	-4
2008-2009	HPK "C"	SM-liiga	50	8	14	22	65	-5	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	6	1
2009-2010	HPK	SM-liiga	34	4	14	18	28	8
2009-2010	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	17	6	6	12	8	0	Kvalserien SHL	10	3	3	6	12	-1
2010-2011	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2011-2012	PaKa	II-divisioona	1	2	4	6	2	-
2012-2013	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2013-2014	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2014-2015	HauSi	III-divisioona	3	2	10	12	0	-

Tony Virta Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1997-1998	TPS	Euro HL	6	1	0	1	0	-
1999-2000	TPS	Euro HL	5	1	5	6	2	2	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	0	-3
2003-2004	Finland	EHT	8	1	1	2	0	-
2005-2006	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	4	-

Tony Virta Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	106	31	45	76	0.72	43	4	1	14	1	9	10	0.71	10	0
Czechia Q	0								1	5	0	1	1	0.20	8	-6
DEL	1	48	13	13	26	0.54	40	-	1	8	1	2	3	0.38	56	-
EHT	2	11	1	1	2	0.18	4	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	1	5	2	1	3	0.60	31	-4	0
Euro HL	2	11	2	5	7	0.64	2	2*	1	4	1	2	3	0.75	0	-3
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	17	6	6	12	0.71	8	0	1	10	3	3	6	0.60	12	-1
II-divisioona	1	1	2	4	6	6.00	2	-	0
III-divisioona	1	3	2	10	12	4.00	0	-	0
International	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Jr. A I-divisioona	3	41	17	39	56	1.37	68	-	1	14	7	13	20	1.43	20	-
Jr. A SM-sarja	1	22	14	19	33	1.50	66	-	1	13	10	12	22	1.69	48	-
NHL	1	8	2	3	5	0.63	0	0	0
NLA (NL)	1	40	9	14	23	0.58	12	-	1	14	7	6	13	0.93	14	-
NLB (SL)	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	15	677	177	274	451	0.67	618	96	10	93	16	40	56	0.60	77	1
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	0	-	1	1	1	0	1	1.00	2	-
WC	4	27	3	8	11	0.41	4	4	0
WJC-20	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	10	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tony Virta Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Finland	4	27	3	8	11	0.41	4	4	0
Finland (EHT)	2	11	1	1	2	0.18	4	-	0
Finland II (all)	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Finland U20	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	10	-	0
Frankfurt Lions	1	48	13	13	26	0.54	40	-	1	8	1	2	3	0.38	56	-
GC Küsnacht Lions	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
HauSi	1	3	2	10	12	4.00	0	-	0
Houston Aeros	2	106	31	45	76	0.72	43	4	1	14	1	9	10	0.71	10	0
HPK	8	348	81	117	198	0.57	346	6	4	35	5	6	11	0.31	43	-10
HPK U20	5	64	31	60	91	1.42	134	-	3	28	18	25	43	1.54	70	-
Jokerit	3	118	22	45	67	0.57	133	18	2	24	1	16	17	0.71	14	4
KLH Jindrichuv Hradec	0								1	5	0	1	1	0.20	8	-6
Leksands IF	1	17	6	6	12	0.71	8	0	1	10	3	3	6	0.60	12	-1
Minnesota Wild	1	8	2	3	5	0.63	0	0	0
PaKa	1	1	2	4	6	6.00	2	-	0
Södertälje SK	1	5	2	1	3	0.60	31	-4	0
TPS	4	222	76	117	193	0.87	141	74*	4	38	11	20	31	0.82	20	4
ZSC Lions	1	40	9	14	23	0.58	12	-	1	14	7	6	13	0.93	14	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tony Virta Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1990-1991	SM-liiga Bronze Medal
1992-1993	SM-liiga Silver Medal
1997-1998	European Super Cup Champion
1998-1999	SM-liiga Champion
1999-2000	SM-liiga Champion World Championship Bronze Medal
2000-2001	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) SM-liiga Champion Liiga Most Game-Winning Goals (9) World Championship Silver Medal
2006-2007	SM-liiga Playoffs Most Assists (10) SM-liiga Silver Medal
2009-2010	SM-liiga Silver Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
10/17/2014	Confirmed	No team	HauSi
01/25/2012	Confirmed	No team	PaKa

Tony Virta Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for HPK
Cult/Star player for Sisu Hockey
Cult/Star player for TPS