Mika Nieminen

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.

Mika Nieminen
Born	(1966-01-01) January 1, 1966 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 Men's ice hockey Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer Ice hockey 1998 Nagano Ice hockey World Championships 1992 Czechoslovakia Ice hockey 1994 Italy Ice hockey 1995 Sweden Ice hockey

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. 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

External links

• Mika Nieminen at Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame page (in Finnish)