Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: January 22, 1974 in Jokela, Finland
Draft: Calgary, 5th round (102nd overall), 1992 NHL Entry
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1996-97 | 23 | CGY | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 1998-99 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 109 | 13:35 |
| 1998-99 | 25 | CGY | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 41 | 10:16 |
| 1998-99 | 25 | TBL | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 68 | 16:53 |
| 1999-00 | 26 | COL | NHL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 233 | 7:04 |
| 2000-01 | 27 | DAL | NHL | 57 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | 607 | 10:39 |
| 2001-02 | 28 | DAL | NHL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | 378 | 9:41 |
| 2002-03 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 162 | 10:47 |
| 2002-03 | 29 | DAL | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 49 | 9:49 |
| 2002-03 | 29 | CHI | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 113 | 11:16 |
| Career | NHL | 155 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -8 | 260 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3.7 | 1488 | 9:47 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1996-97 | 23 | CGY | NHL | 3 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 1998-99 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 8 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 2.88 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | -5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1998-99 | 25 | CGY | NHL | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| 1998-99 | 25 | TBL | NHL | 4 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.14 | 3.75 | 0.75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1999-00 | 26 | COL | NHL | 33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.39 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | -5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 2000-01 | 27 | DAL | NHL | 57 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 1.74 | 0.32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 2001-02 | 28 | DAL | NHL | 39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.49 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 2 | -4 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2002-03 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 15 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 2.27 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 2002-03 | 29 | DAL | NHL | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2002-03 | 29 | CHI | NHL | 10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 2.80 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Career | NHL | 155 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 1.68 | 0.35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 65 | 6 | -8 | -0.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1990-91 | 17 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 18 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 27 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 18 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 18 | Finland | EJC-A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 19 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 19 | Vantaa HT | Finland-2 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 50 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 19 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 19 | 2 Teams | Fin-Jr. | 29 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 19 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 19 | KalPa Kuopio Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 20 | Kiekko-Reipas Lahti Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 20 | Reipas Lahti | Finland | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 46 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 20 | Reipas Lahti | Finland-Q | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 21 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 69 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 217 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 22 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 68 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 231 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 23 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 72 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 218 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 24 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 63 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2.2 | |||
| 1997-98 | 24 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | |||
| 1998-99 | 25 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |||
| 1998-99 | 25 | 2 Teams | IHL | 46 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 204 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3.4 | |||
| 1998-99 | 25 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 193 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3.6 | |||
| 1998-99 | 25 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |||
| 1999-00 | 26 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |||
| 2002-03 | 29 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2002-03 | 29 | Finland | WC-A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2003-04 | 30 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 103 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 31 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 32 | Pelicans Lahti | Finland | 53 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 151 | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 33 | Pelicans Lahti | Finland | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 126 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 34 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 49 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 198 | ||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 35 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 36 | 2 Teams | Finland | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 190 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 36 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 36 | Pelicans Lahti | Finland | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 172 | ||||||||||
| Career | 7 Seasons | AHL | 296 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 2 | 925 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1.7 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | EJC-A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Fin-Jr. | 70 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 144 | |||||||||||
| Career | 10 Seasons | Finland | 407 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 1076 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Finland-2 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 50 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Finland-Q | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | IHL | 56 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -12 | 223 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2.8 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | WC-A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1995-96 | 22 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 23 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 24 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1998-99 | 25 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1999-00 | 26 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004-05 | 31 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 33 | Pelicans Lahti | Finland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 34 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 35 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | AHL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Finland | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | IHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Thru 6 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Sami Helenius | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Bruno St. Jacques | 79.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
| Jason Doig | 75.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| John Namestnikov | 75.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Todd Charlesworth | 74.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Bloemberg | 70.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Denis Tsygurov | 69.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |||
| Frank Mathers | 68.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |||
| Sergey Gusev | 68.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Brent Meeke | 66.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Tyler Sloan | 66.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Sami Helenius | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Bruno St. Jacques | 79.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
| John Namestnikov | 75.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Todd Charlesworth | 74.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Bloemberg | 70.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Denis Tsygurov | 69.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |||
| Frank Mathers | 68.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |||
| Sergey Gusev | 68.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Brent Meeke | 66.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Tyler Sloan | 66.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |||
| Noah Welch | 65.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
January 29, 1999: Traded to Tampa Bay by Calgary for future considerations, January 29, 1999.
March 23, 1999: Traded to Colorado by Tampa Bay for future considerations, March 23, 1999.
July 12, 2000: Signed as a free agent by Dallas, July 12, 2000.
May 15, 2002: Signed as a free agent by Jokerit Helsinki (Finland) with Dallas retaining NHL rights, May 15, 2002.
January 11, 2003: Missed majority of 2002-03 due to knee injury vs. Chicago (AHL), January 11, 2003.
March 10, 2003: Traded to Chicago by Dallas with Dallas's 7th round choice (Troy Brouwer) in 2004 Entry Draft for Lyle Odelein, March 10, 2003.
August 1, 2003: Signed as a free agent by Jokerit Helsinki (Finland), August 1, 2003.
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