Petteri Nokelainen
| Petteri Nokelainen | |
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| Born | January 16, 1986 Imatra, Finland |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders Boston Bruins Anaheim Ducks Phoenix Coyotes |
| National team |  Finland |
| NHL Draft | 16th overall, 2004 New York Islanders |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
Petteri Nokelainen (born January 16, 1986 in Imatra, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Nokelainen was drafted by the New York Islanders as their first-round pick, 16th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He played in the SM-Liiga for SaiPa in his native Finland before Nokelainen came to North America in 2005 to play for Islanders. And before Saipa he played in Imatran Ketterä
After 12 games with the club (he scored a goal and an assist) in the 2005–06 NHL season, Petteri suffered a severe knee injury. Many thought that this injury would sideline him for the rest of the year, but the knee healed without surgery and Nokelainen had returned to finish the rest of the season with the Islanders, but his knee still needed healing and he got the surgery done.
On September 11, 2007, Nokelainen was traded to Boston for Ben Walter and a conditional 2nd round draft pick.[1] On March 4, 2009, Nokelainen was traded by the Bruins to the Anaheim Ducks for Steve Montador.[2]
On March 3, 2010, Nokelainen was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for a 6th round pick in the 2010 Entry Draft.[3] Helping the Coyotes qualify for the playoffs for the first time in 7 seasons, Petteri went scoreless in five postseason games against the Detroit Red Wings. On July 1, 2010, Nokelainen was bought-out from the remaining year of his contract by the Coyotes, releasing him as a free agent.[4] Later that summer, Nokelainen signed a two-year contract with Jokerit of the SM-liiga.[5] Nokelainen's season ended with a trophy, as Finland won the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia with Nokelainen scoring the game-winning goal in the final against Sweden.
After one season with Jokerit, Nokelainen returned to the Phoenix Coyotes, signing a one-year contract on May 20, 2011.[6]
On October 23, 2011, the Montreal Canadiens acquired Nokelainen and defenceman Garrett Stafford from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for forward Brock Trotter and a seventh-round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.[7][8]
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | SaiPa | SM-l | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | SaiPa | SM-l | 40 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SaiPa | SM-l | 52 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 60 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 57 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Jokerit | SM-l | 46 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 116 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||
| NHL totals | 189 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 66 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||
[edit] International
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Finland |
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| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2011 Slovakia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2004 Finland | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2003 | Finland | WJC18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | Finland | WJC18 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| 2004 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2011 | Finland | WC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Junior int'l totals | 25 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 24 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "Boston Bruins acquire Petteri Nokelainen". bruins.nhl.com. 2007-09-11. http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=337025. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Bruins add Montador from Ducks for Nokelainen". NHL. 2009-03-04. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=412215. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Coyotes strike again, nab Nokelainen". NHL. 2010-03-03. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=520001. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "Coyotes buyout Nokelainen". Phoenix Coyotes. 2010-07-01. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533527. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Jokerit kaappasi Petteri Nokelaisen". www.jatkoaika.com. http://www.jatkoaika.com/smliiga.php?sivu=uutiset&id=11162. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "Coyotes sign Nokelainen to one-year deal". Phoenix Coyotes. 2011-05-20. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=563333. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/canadiens-acquire-nokelainen-stafford-from-phoenix/article2210666/
- ^ http://www.thefourthperiod.com/news/phx111023.html
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| Preceded by Robert Nilsson |
New York Islanders first round pick 2004 |
Succeeded by Ryan O'Marra |
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