Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: July 25, 1981 in Helsinki, Finland
Draft: Edmonton, 1st round (13th overall), 1999 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 |
| 2001-02 | 20 | EDM | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6:09 | |
| 2002-03 | 21 | EDM | NHL | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 | 114 | 9:32 |
| 2003-04 | 22 | EDM | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 4:34 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 51 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | -6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12.2 | 445 | 8:43 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | EDM | NHL | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 | 142 | 6:46 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | PIT | NHL | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | -6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8.3 | 303 | 10:06 |
| Career | NHL | 66 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | -4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13.2 | 575 | 8:42 | ||
| 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 |
| 2001-02 | 20 | EDM | NHL | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002-03 | 21 | EDM | NHL | 12 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 2003-04 | 22 | EDM | NHL | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 51 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.96 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 0 | -6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | EDM | NHL | 21 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.62 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | PIT | NHL | 30 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 1.20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 0 | -6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Career | NHL | 66 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 1.03 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 24 | 0 | -4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ||
| 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 | 14 | Jokerit Helsinki U18 | Fin-U18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 15 | Jokerit Helsinki U18 | Fin-U18 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 15 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | Jokerit Helsinki U18 | Fin-U18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 36 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | Finland | EJC-A | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 20 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 39 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Jokerit Helsinki | EuroHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Finland | WJC-A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 18 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 18 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 49 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 18 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 50 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 20 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 76 | 25 | 17 | 42 | -10 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 21 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 64 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 13.6 | |||
| 2003-04 | 22 | Toronto Roadrunners | AHL | 64 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 23 | HPK Hameenlinna | Finland | 56 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 23 | Finland | WC-A | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 24 | Finland | WC-A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 25 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 56 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 28 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 26 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 37 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 27 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 58 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 28 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 58 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 2010-11 | 29 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 30 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 60 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 204 | 63 | 68 | 131 | 9 | 68 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 154 | 13.6 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | EJC-A | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | EuroHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | Fin-Jr. | 63 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Fin-U18 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 10 Seasons | Finland | 473 | 123 | 108 | 231 | 183 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WC-A | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WJC-A | 20 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 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 |
| 1997-98 | 16 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 18 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 20 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2002-03 | 21 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 6.7 | |||
| 2003-04 | 22 | Toronto Roadrunners | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 23 | HPK Hameenlinna | Finland | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 25 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 26 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 27 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 28 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 2010-11 | 29 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 30 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 39 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 6.7 | ||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Fin-Jr. | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Career | 10 Seasons | Finland | 76 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 41 | |||||||||||
| Thru 4 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jani Rita | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Victor Oreskovich | 95.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Stefan Ruzicka | 88.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| David Van Der Gulik | 88.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Fred Knipscheer | 87.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Robert Dome | 84.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| John Lilley | 83.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | |
| Tomas Plihal | 80.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| Bobby Leiter | 79.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Colin Stuart | 79.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Craig Cameron | 79.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jani Rita | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Victor Oreskovich | 95.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Stefan Ruzicka | 88.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| David Van Der Gulik | 88.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Fred Knipscheer | 87.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Robert Dome | 84.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| John Lilley | 83.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | |
| Tomas Plihal | 80.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| Colin Stuart | 79.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Mike Bloom | 76.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | |
| Juha Lind | 75.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | |
August 17, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Hameenlinna (Finland), August 17, 2004.
January 26, 2006: Traded to Pittsburgh by Edmonton with Cory Cross for Dick Tarnstrom, January 26, 2006.
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