Miika Wiikman

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| image = Wiikman Miika Ilves 2011 1.jpg

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| team = Free agent

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| former_teams = HPK
Hartford Wolf Pack
San Antonio Rampage
Lukko
Ilves Tampere
Kärpät
SaiPa
Jokerit
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Nottingham Panthers
Milton Keynes Lightning
Coventry Blaze
Anglet Hormadi Élite

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| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 176

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|17|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Mariestad, Sweden

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2004

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Miika Wiikman (born October 17, 1984) is a Swedish-born Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently a free agent having last played for Anglet Hormadi Élite of the Ligue Magnus.

Playing career

Wiikman started his junior career in Sweden with HV71 before moving to HPK in Finland, with whom he won the SM-liiga championship in 2006 and was a recipient of the Jari Kurri trophy as the Playoff MVP. He signed an AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack on June 4, 2007.

Miika started the 2007–08 season splitting playing time with Al Montoya. After the latter's trade to the Phoenix Coyotes organization, Wiikman became Hartford's primary goaltender, finishing the season with a 21-8-3 record, during which he was awarded Player of the Week on January 27, 2008. On April 24, 2008, he signed an NHL entry-level contract with the Rangers.{{cite web |url=https://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=493569|title=Rangers agree to terms with Wiikman | website=New York Rangers | date = 2008-04-28 | accessdate = 2010-03-28}}

He opened the 2009–10 season again with Hartford before he was reassigned to the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL. On March 3, 2010, Wiikman was traded by the Rangers to the Phoenix Coyotes for Anders Eriksson.{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=519977|title=Rangers acquire Eriksson | website=NHL | date = 2010-03-03 | accessdate = 2010-03-28}} He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage for the remainder of the season.

On April 26, 2010, Wiikman returned to the Finland's SM-liiga, signing a one-year contract with Lukko for the 2010-11 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.raumanlukko.fi/index_2.php?s=uutiset&u=1200&b=u|title=Lukko complemented with a further two players|website=Lukko|date=2010-04-26|accessdate=2010-05-11|language=Finnish|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719200017/http://www.raumanlukko.fi/index_2.php?s=uutiset&u=1200&b=u|archivedate=2011-07-19}}

On the June 21, 2015, Wiikman continued his journeyman career in moving to England, to play for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite ice hockey league.{{cite news | url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/Scandinavian-netminder-Miika-Wiikman-signs/story-26547645-detail/story.html | title = Scandinavian netminder signs for the Panthers | newspaper = Nottingham Post | date = 2015-06-21 | accessdate = 2015-06-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150708144219/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Scandinavian-netminder-Miika-Wiikman-signs/story-26547645-detail/story.html | archive-date = 2015-07-08 | url-status = dead }} Wiikman departed Nottingham in April 2017, following two years with the team.https://eliteleague.co.uk/panthers-wiikman-part-company/{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In September 2017, Wiikman signed with EIHL new-boys Milton Keynes Lightning as short-term injury cover following an injury to their number one netminder in pre-season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/view/eliteicehockey/latest-news/news_492462 |title=Lightning Sign Goaltender Miika Wiikman|access-date=2017-09-02 |archive-date=2017-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902185747/http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/view/eliteicehockey/latest-news/news_492462 |url-status=dead }}

In August 2018, Wiikman signed for fellow EIHL side Coventry Blaze after it was confirmed that incumbent netminder Kevin Nastiuk was not returning to the club.{{Cite web|url=http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news/stewart-secures-wiikman-20180815.amp|title=Stewart secures Wiikman}}

Wiikman, a dual citizen, has played on the Finnish national team and the Swedish national junior team.{{cite news |title= Behind the Mask #4 {{!}} Miika Wiikman: Nottingham Panthers |url=https://chasingthepuck.com/behind-the-mask-4-miika-wiikman-nottingham-panthers/|publisher=chasingthepuck.com|date=21 February 2017|access-date=23 March 2022}}

Career statistics

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! align="center" colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season

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! align="center" colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! W

! L

! T/OT

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

! GP

! W

! L

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

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| 2004–05

| HPK Hämeenlinna

| SM-l

| 23

| 9

| 5

| 9

| 1361

| 54

| 2

| 2.38

| .923

| 2

| 1

| 118

| 4

| 0

| 2.03

| .913

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| 2005–06

| HPK Hämeenlinna

| SM-l

| 34

| 21

| 7

| 5

| 1949

| 68

| 3

| 2.09

| .929

| 11

| 8

| 2

| 607

| 20

| 3

| 1.98

| .929

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| 2006–07

| HPK Hämeenlinna

| SM-l

| 18

| 8

| 6

| 4

| 1066

| 46

| 0

| 2.59

| .908

| —

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| 2007–08

| Hartford Wolfpack

| AHL

| 34

| 21

| 8

| 3

| 1907

| 73

| 2

| 2.30

| .919

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 59

| 3

| 0

| 3.07

| .842

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| 2007–08

| Charlotte Checkers

| ECHL

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 254

| 10

| 0

| 2.36

| .922

| —

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| 2008–09

| Hartford Wolf Pack

| AHL

| 43

| 21

| 18

| 4

| 2463

| 111

| 2

| 2.70

| .904

| —

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| 2009–10

| Hartford Wolf Pack

| AHL

| 7

| 2

| 4

| 0

| 343

| 24

| 0

| 4.20

| .869

| —

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| 2009–10

| Charlotte Checkers

| ECHL

| 17

| 9

| 3

| 971

| 46

| 1

| 2.84

| .906

| —

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| 2009–10

| San Antonio Rampage

| AHL

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 198

| 8

| 0

| 2.42

| .919

| —

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! colspan="3" align="center" | AHL totals

! 89

! 44

! 31

! 8

! 4,911

! 216

! 4

! 2.64

! .908

! 1

! 0

! 1

! 59

! 3

! 0

! 3.07

! .842

Awards

2002-03 J20 SuperElit SM-silver Medal
2003-04 Finland2 (Mestis) Rookie of the Year
2005-06 Jari Kurri trophy - awarded to the best player in the Finnish SM-liiga playoffs.
2005-06 SM-liiga Champion