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Finland Petteri Nokelainen
#29 SaiPa / Liiga - 15/16
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Jan 16, 1986
Position
C
Age
38
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

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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Petteri Nokelainen 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* |

Petteri Nokelainen 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* -* |

Petteri Nokelainen 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 * * * * * *

Petteri Nokelainen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
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
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