Finland Mika Nieminen
#40 Ilves / SM-liiga - 01/02
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 Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1
1-time SHL Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
58
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Team Staff profile of Mika Nieminen also available

Mika Nieminen 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

Mika Nieminen 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

Mika Nieminen 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mika Nieminen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Finland

Cult/Star player for GC/Küsnacht

Cult/Star player for HIFK

Cult/Star player for Ilves

Cult/Star player for Lukko

Cult/Star player for Luleå HF

Cult/Star player for Pelicans