Mika Nieminen

Mika Nieminen
Born (1966-01-01) January 1, 1966 (age 59)
Tampere, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for SM-liiga
Ilves
Lukko
Jokerit
HIFK
1. Divisioona
Reipas
Elitserien
Luleå HF
Nationalliga B
Grasshopper
National team  Finland
Playing career 1985–2002
Medal record
Representing Finland Finland
Men's ice hockey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Czechoslovakia Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1994 Italy Ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 1995 Sweden Ice hockey

Mika Sakari Nieminen (born 1 January 1966, in Tampere, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves, Jokerit and HIFK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.

During the 1994-1995 season, when playing for Luleå HF, he became the top scorer during both the regular Elitserien season and the Swedish national championship play-offs.[1] He never won championships at club level, but he did win the 1995 World Championship with Finland.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Ilves FIN U20 27 22 15 37 16 — — — — —
1984–85 Ilves FIN U20 27 23 17 40 28 — — — — —
1985–86 Kiekkoreipas FIN.2 43 25 37 62 67 — — — — —
1986–87 Kiekkoreipas FIN.2 44 31 32 63 34 — — — — —
1987–88 Ilves SM-l 41 21 20 41 2 4 2 3 5 0
1988–89 Ilves SM-l 23 10 21 31 14 5 3 6 9 4
1989–90 Ilves SM-l 25 12 34 46 12 9 2 6 8 4
1990–91 Ilves SM-l 44 20 42 62 20 — — — — —
1991–92 Lukko SM-l 44 17 38 55 16 2 0 0 0 2
1992–93 Luleå HF SEL 40 17 23 40 28 11 2 2 4 6
1993–94 Luleå HF SEL 40 14 38 52 24 — — — — —
1994–95 Luleå HF SEL 38 18 31 49 26 9 5 8 13 16
1995–96 Grasshopper Club Zürich SUI.2 36 28 46 74 16 10 4 9 13 4
1996–97 Grasshopper Club Zürich SUI.2 38 41 33 74 60 10 7 10 17 31
1997–98 Jokerit SM-l 48 16 25 41 37 — — — — —
1998–99 HIFK SM-l 53 20 28 48 12 11 4 7 11 0
1999–2000 HIFK SM-l 36 15 19 34 42 9 2 6 8 18
2000–01 HIFK SM-l 50 9 28 37 22 4 1 0 1 0
2001–02 HIFK SM-l 55 9 12 21 20 3 0 1 1 0
SM-l totals 419 149 267 416 197 47 14 29 43 28
SEL totals 118 49 92 141 78 20 7 10 17 22

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1984 Finland EJC 5 1 0 1 0
1991 Finland WC 10 5 6 11 2
1992 Finland OG 8 4 6 10 6
1992 Finland WC 8 3 5 8 2
1993 Finland WC 6 0 0 0 2
1994 Finland OG 8 3 5 8 0
1994 Finland WC 8 2 3 5 2
1995 Finland WC 8 4 3 7 6
1996 Finland WCH 4 2 0 2 2
1996 Finland WC 6 4 2 6 2
1997 Finland WC 8 4 3 7 2
1998 Finland OG 5 1 2 3 2
Senior totals 79 32 35 67 28

References

  1. ^ "De är Luleås bästa forwards på 90-talet". Norrbottenskuriren (in Swedish). 23 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.