Mika Nieminen

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image=

| played_for = SM-liiga
Ilves
Lukko
Jokerit
HIFK
1. Divisioona
Reipas
Elitserien
Luleå HF
Nationalliga B
Grasshopper

| league = SM-liiga

| position = Center

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 202

| ntl_team = FIN

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|01|01}}

| birth_place = Tampere, Finland

| draft =

| draft_year =

| draft_team =

| career_start = 1985

| career_end = 2002

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|Finland}} Finland }}

}}

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.

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.kuriren.nu/sport/de-ar-luleas-basta-forwards-pa-90-talet-9100191.aspx|title=De är Luleås bästa forwards på 90-talet|work=Norrbottenskuriren|language=Swedish|date=23 January 2017|accessdate=26 March 2017}} He never won championships at club level, but he did win the 1995 World Championship with Finland.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1983–84

| Ilves

| FIN U20

| 27

| 22

| 15

| 37

| 16

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1984–85

| Ilves

| FIN U20

| 27

| 23

| 17

| 40

| 28

| —

1985–86

| Kiekkoreipas

| FIN.2

| 43

| 25

| 37

| 62

| 67

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1990–91

| Ilves

| SM-l

| 44

| 20

| 42

| 62

| 20

| —

1991–92

| Lukko

| SM-l

| 44

| 17

| 38

| 55

| 16

| 2

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1992–93

| Luleå HF

| SEL

| 40

| 17

| 23

| 40

| 28

| 11

| 2

| 4

| 6

1993–94

| Luleå HF

| SEL

| 40

| 14

| 38

| 52

| 24

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

| 0

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! colspan="3" | SM-l totals

! 419

! 149

! 267

! 416

! 197

! 47

! 14

! 29

! 43

! 28

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! colspan="3" | SEL totals

! 118

! 49

! 92

! 141

! 78

! 20

! 7

! 10

! 17

! 22

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1984

| Finland

| EJC

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1991

| Finland

| WC

| 10

| 5

| 6

| 11

| 2

1992

| Finland

| OG

| 8

| 4

| 6

| 10

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1992

| Finland

| WC

| 8

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 2

1993

| Finland

| WC

| 6

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1994

| Finland

| OG

| 8

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 0

1994

| Finland

| WC

| 8

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1995

| Finland

| WC

| 8

| 4

| 3

| 7

| 6

1996

| Finland

| WCH

| 4

| 2

| 0

| 2

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| 1996

| Finland

| WC

| 6

| 4

| 2

| 6

| 2

1997

| Finland

| WC

| 8

| 4

| 3

| 7

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998

| Finland

| OG

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 2

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan=3 | Senior totals

! 79

! 32

! 35

! 67

! 28

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20170326231117/http://jaakiekkomuseo.vapriikki.fi/leijonat/nieminen_m.htm Mika Nieminen at Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame page] {{in lang|fi}}

Category:1966 births

Category:Living people

Category:Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden

Category:Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland

Category:Finnish ice hockey centres

Category:HIFK (ice hockey) players

Category:Ice hockey people from Tampere

Category:Ilves players

Category:Jokerit players

Category:Luleå HF players

Category:Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Category:Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Category:Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Category:Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Finland

Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Finland

Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey

Category:Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics