Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: April 4, 1974 in Haukipudas, Finland
Drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 5th round (133rd overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 28 | CBJ | NHL | 51 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 9 | -4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 13.8 | 585 | 11:28 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 70 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | -3 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 7.2 | 800 | 11:26 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | CBJ | NHL | 57 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | -6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2.6 | 614 | 10:46 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | PIT | NHL | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 18.2 | 187 | 14:22 |
| 2005-06 | 31 | PIT | NHL | 25 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13.3 | 231 | 9:15 |
| Career | NHL | 146 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 20 | -3 | 50 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 221 | 10.4 | 1617 | 11:04 |
| 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 |
| 2002-03 | 28 | CBJ | NHL | 51 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.41 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 1.57 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 30 | 1 | -4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 70 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 1.59 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 11 | 27 | 4 | -3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | CBJ | NHL | 57 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.35 | 1.37 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | -6 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | PIT | NHL | 13 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.92 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 2.54 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 2005-06 | 31 | PIT | NHL | 25 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.12 | 0.72 | 1.20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Career | NHL | 146 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 1.51 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 22 | 71 | 15 | 64 | 5 | -3 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 5.2 | ||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | 15 | Karpat Oulu Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 16 | Karpat Oulu Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 17 | Tacoma Rockets | WHL | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 17 | Karpat Oulu Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 17 | Karpat Oulu | Finland-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 17 | Finland | EJC-A | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 18 | Karpat Oulu Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 24 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 18 | Karpat Oulu | Finland-2 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 19 | TPS Turku Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 19 | Kiekko-67 Turku | Finland-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 19 | TPS Turku | Finland | 43 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 19 | Finland | Con-Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | TPS Turku Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | TPS Turku | Finland | 49 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | TPS Turku | Con-Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 21 | TPS Turku | Finland | 45 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 22 | Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg | Sweden | 50 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 22 | Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg | EuroHL | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 23 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 48 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 24 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 54 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 25 | HIFK Helsinki | Finland | 54 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 25 | HIFK Helsinki | EuroHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 26 | HIFK Helsinki | Finland | 56 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 27 | Karpat Oulu | Finland | 55 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 27 | Finland | WC-A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 28 | Finland | WC-A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 29 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2003-04 | 29 | Finland | WC-A | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 30 | HIFK Helsinki | Finland | 45 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 31 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 31 | Kloten Flyers | Swiss | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 32 | IF Malmo Redhawks | Sweden | 54 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 44 | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 32 | IF Malmo Redhawks | Sweden-Q | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 33 | IF Malmo Redhawks | Sweden-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 34 | Pelicans Lahti | Finland | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Con-Cup | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | EJC-A | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | EuroHL | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 6 Seasons | Fin-Jr. | 68 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 56 | |||||||||||
| Career | 10 Seasons | Finland | 456 | 139 | 167 | 306 | 262 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Finland-2 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Sweden | 104 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 80 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Sweden-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Sweden-Q | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swiss | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WC-A | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WHL | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | 19 | TPS Turku Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 19 | TPS Turku | Finland | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | TPS Turku | Finland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 21 | TPS Turku | Finland | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 22 | Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 23 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 25 | HIFK Helsinki | Finland | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 25 | HIFK Helsinki | EuroHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 27 | Karpat Oulu | Finland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 30 | HIFK Helsinki | Finland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 31 | Kloten Flyers | Swiss | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | EuroHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Fin-Jr. | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 7 Seasons | Finland | 52 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 51 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swiss | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Thru 3 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Lasse Pirjeta | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | |
| Pat Boutette | 97.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| Phil Hergesheimer | 94.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| Branko Radivojevic | 93.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| Mike Keane | 93.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| Niko Dimitrakos | 90.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Mike McPhee | 88.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| Patrik Stefan | 88.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| Doug Jarvis | 88.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Randy Pierce | 85.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Rostislav Olesz | 85.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Lasse Pirjeta | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | |||||||
| Phil Hergesheimer | 94.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | |||||
| Al Karlander | 86.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |||||
| Paul Andrea | 86.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |||||
| Niko Dimitrakos | 86.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | -0.2 | |||||
| Tomas Surovy | 85.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Mattias Weinhandl | 83.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |||||
| Rob Schremp | 81.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||||
| Ryan Jones | 80.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||||||
| Brad Dalgarno | 79.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Bengt Lundholm | 79.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ||||
March 9, 2004: Traded to Pittsburgh by Columbus for Brian Holzinger, March 9, 2004.
September 30, 2004: Signed as a free agent by HIFK Helsinki (Finland), September 30, 2004.
January 20, 2006: Assigned to Kloten (Swiss) by Pittsburgh, January 20, 2006.
June 17, 2006: Signed as a free agent by Malmo (Sweden), June 17, 2006.
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