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Finland Petteri Nokelainen

#29 SaiPa / Liiga - 15/16
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jan 16, 1986
Position
C
Age
36
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Imatra, FIN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Ketterä
Status
Retired
Drafted
2004 round 1 #16 overall by New York Islanders
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Most Points 1

Nokelainen is a smart center with a sound two-way game. Is very good defensively and on the penalty kill. Has decent offensive instincts, but isn't a natural goal scorer.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 SaiPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 13 5 4 9 10 - | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 8 -
2001-02 SaiPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 14 18 8 26 18 - | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -
SaiPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 6 2 1 3 14 - |
Finland U16 (all) “C” International-Jr 6 3 0 3 12 - |
2002-03 SaiPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 10 3 8 11 18 - |
SaiPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 28 7 4 11 28 1 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4 -6
SaiPa SM-liiga 2 1 0 1 2 1 |
Finland U17 (all) “C” International-Jr 10 3 6 9 14 - |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6 1 0 1 6 1 |
2003-04 SaiPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 10 5 3 8 4 6 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 0
SaiPa SM-liiga 40 4 4 8 16 -4 |
Suomi U20 Mestis 3 0 1 1 0 1 |
Finland U18 “A” WJC-18 6 5 6 11 16 5 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 1 0 1 0 2 |
2004-05 SaiPa SM-liiga 52 15 5 20 34 -12 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 1 4 5 2 -6 |
2005-06 New York Islanders NHL 15 1 1 2 4 -1 |
2006-07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 60 6 10 16 51 -11 |
2007-08 Boston Bruins NHL 57 7 3 10 19 0 | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 4 1
Providence Bruins AHL 8 3 5 8 4 -1 | Playoffs 6 4 1 5 0 2
2008-09 Boston Bruins NHL 33 0 3 3 10 -1 |
Anaheim Ducks NHL 17 4 2 6 6 3 | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 2 -1
2009-10 Anaheim Ducks NHL 50 4 7 11 21 -7 |
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 17 1 1 2 6 -2 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -1
2010-11 Jokerit SM-liiga 46 11 16 27 116 1 | Playoffs 7 2 0 2 12 -1
Finland WC 9 1 1 2 8 1 |
2011-12 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 5 0 1 1 0 -1 |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 51 3 3 6 37 -5 |
2012-13 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 17 2 2 4 21 -10 |
2013-14 Brynäs IF SHL 19 4 3 7 12 7 | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 2 -1
2014-15 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 26 7 3 10 32 1 |
2015-16 SaiPa Liiga 10 4 4 8 6 10 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Jokerit ET 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Finland EHT 3 1 0 1 2 1 |
2011-12 Finland EHT 3 0 0 0 2 1 |
2013-14 Brynäs IF ET 4 0 3 3 6 - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 85 11 17 28 0.33 76 -22 | 1 6 4 1 5 0.83 0 2
EHT 2 6 1 0 1 0.17 4 2 | 0
ET 2 4 0 3 3 0.75 6 - | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 -
International-Jr 2 16 6 6 12 0.75 26 - | 0
KHL 1 26 7 3 10 0.38 32 1 | 0
Liiga (SM-liiga) 5 150 35 29 64 0.43 174 -4 | 1 7 2 0 2 0.29 12 -1
Mestis 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 1 | 0
NHL 5 245 20 21 41 0.17 103 -14 | 3 21 0 2 2 0.10 8 -1
SHL 1 19 4 3 7 0.37 12 7 | 1 5 0 3 3 0.60 2 -1
U16 SM-sarja 2 27 23 12 35 1.30 28 - | 2 5 1 1 2 0.40 8 -
U18 SM-sarja 2 16 5 9 14 0.88 32 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 38 12 7 19 0.50 32 7 | 2 7 1 1 2 0.29 4 -6
WC 1 9 1 1 2 0.22 8 1 | 0
WJC-18 2 12 6 6 12 1.00 22 6 | 0
WJC-20 2 13 2 4 6 0.46 2 -4 | 0
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Player Period Teams
Masi Marjamäki (F) 2003-2012 6 Bridgeport Islanders, Finland, Finland U20, New York Islanders
Lauri Korpikoski (F) 2002-2012 5 Arizona Coyotes, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U20
Janne Kolehmainen (F) 2000-2005 5 Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U20, SaiPa, SaiPa U16, SaiPa U18, SaiPa U20
Ville Koho (F) 2001-2016 5 Finland U16 (all), SaiPa, SaiPa U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/28/2015
07/28/2015 Confirmed No team SaiPa
11/24/2014
11/24/2014 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Unknown
05/22/2014
05/22/2014 Confirmed Brynäs IF Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
08/16/2013
08/16/2013 Confirmed Hamilton Bulldogs Brynäs IF
06/29/2012
06/29/2012 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
10/23/2011
10/23/2011 Confirmed Phoenix Coyotes Montréal Canadiens
05/20/2011
05/20/2011 Confirmed Jokerit Phoenix Coyotes
08/27/2010
08/27/2010 Confirmed Phoenix Coyotes Jokerit
03/03/2010
03/03/2010 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Phoenix Coyotes
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Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Ketterä

Cult/Star player for SaiPa

- 2009-07-25 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by the Anaheim Ducks
- 2009-03-04 • Traded to the Anaheim Ducks for S. Montador
- 2008-07-08 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Boston Bruins
- 2007-09-11 • Traded to the Boston Bruins for B. Walter, 2009 2nd rounder (later traded to Columbus - K. Lynch)
- 2005-04-23 • Signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the New York Islanders

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