Petteri Wirtanen
| Petteri Wirtanen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
May 28, 1986 Hyvinkää, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
TPS HPK Anaheim Ducks HIFK HC Donbass HC Fribourg-Gottéron Jokerit Djurgårdens IF | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
172nd overall, 2006 Anaheim Ducks | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2022 | ||
Petteri Wirtanen (born May 28, 1986) is a Finnish professional ice hockey Forward currently playing with HC TPS in the Liiga. Wirtanen was selected 172nd overall in the 6th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks.
Playing career[edit]
Wirtanen played as a youth within HPK. He made his professional debut with the club at the SM-liiga level during the 2004–05 season. In the following season he became a Finnish champion with HPK in 2006. He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks on July 27, 2006.[1]
Wirtanen spent his first full North American season with the Ducks' American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates for the 2006–07 campaign. He recorded 7 goals and 18 points in 67 games. In the following season he made his NHL debut for the Ducks on October 17, 2007. Appearing in just 3 games for 1 goal.
At the conclusion of his rookie contract, Wirtanen opted to return to Finland in signing a multi-year contract with HIFK on July 28, 2009.[2] He helped HIFK capture the Finnish Liiga title, his second, in 2011.
After stints with HC Donbass and HC Fribourg-Gottéron, Wirtanen returned to the KHL in signing an initial two-year contract with Finnish club, Jokerit, on November 14, 2014.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | HPK | FIN U18 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | HPK | FIN U18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | HPK | FIN U20 | 40 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HPK | FIN U20 | 37 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HPK | SM-l | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HPK | FIN U20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HPK | SM-l | 50 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 67 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 78 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 58 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Iowa Chops | AHL | 78 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HIFK | SM-l | 56 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | HIFK | SM-l | 57 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | HIFK | SM-l | 55 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Donbass | KHL | 52 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Donbass | KHL | 50 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NLA | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Jokerit | KHL | 32 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Jokerit | KHL | 53 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Jokerit | KHL | 42 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Jokerit | KHL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | TPS | Liiga | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | TPS | Liiga | 59 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | TPS | Liiga | 54 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | HIFK | Liiga | 46 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 402 | 59 | 96 | 155 | 276 | 55 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 63 | ||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 257 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 142 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 42 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2014 Minsk | |
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Finland | WJC18 | 7th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Finland | WJC | 
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WC | 
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Ducks sign Huskins and Wirtanen to contracts". Anaheim Ducks. 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "Wirtanen returns to Liiga" (in Finnish). HIFK. 2009-07-28. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ "Wirtanen 2-year agreement with Jokerit". Jokerit. 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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