Petteri Wirtanen

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Petteri Wirtanen
Petteri Wirtanen
Born	May 28, 1986 (age 38); Hyvinkää, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Liiga team; Former teams	TPS; HPK; Anaheim Ducks; HIFK; HC Donbass; HC Fribourg-Gottéron; Jokerit; Djurgårdens IF
National team	Finland
NHL draft	172nd overall, 2006; Anaheim Ducks
Playing career	2004–present

Petteri Wirtanen (born May 28, 1986) is a Finnish professional ice hockey Forward currently playing with HC TPS in the Liiga. Wirtanen was selected 172nd overall in the 6th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks.

Playing career

Wirtanen played as a youth within HPK. He made his professional debut with the club at the SM-liiga level during the 2004–05 season. In the following season he became a Finnish champion with HPK in 2006. He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks on July 27, 2006.^[1]

Wirtanen spent his first full North American season with the Ducks' American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates for the 2006–07 campaign. He recorded 7 goals and 18 points in 67 games. In the following season he made his NHL debut for the Ducks on October 17, 2007. Appearing in just 3 games for 1 goal.

At the conclusion of his rookie contract, Wirtanen opted to return to Finland in signing a multi-year contract with HIFK on July 28, 2009.^[2] He helped HIFK capture the Finnish Liiga title, his second, in 2011.

After stints with HC Donbass and HC Fribourg-Gottéron, Wirtanen returned to the KHL in signing an initial two-year contract with Finnish club, Jokerit, on November 14, 2014.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	HPK	Jr. A	40	7	11	18	26	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HPK	Jr. A	37	12	22	34	38	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HPK	SM-l	8	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HPK	Jr. A	3	4	2	6	4	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HPK	SM-l	50	8	3	11	24	13	1	0	1	12
2006–07	Portland Pirates	AHL	67	7	11	18	40	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Portland Pirates	AHL	78	10	27	37	58	18	0	0	0	14
2007–08	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	3	1	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Iowa Chops	AHL	78	15	26	41	50	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HIFK	SM-l	56	10	17	27	32	6	4	1	5	4
2010–11	HIFK	SM-l	57	12	25	37	40	16	1	5	6	10
2011–12	HIFK	SM-l	55	14	20	34	67	4	0	0	0	33
2012–13	HC Donbass	KHL	52	5	11	16	28	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Donbass	KHL	50	6	9	15	28	13	1	2	3	22
2014–15	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA	14	1	5	6	4	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Jokerit	KHL	32	7	5	12	20	10	0	1	1	4
2015–16	Jokerit	KHL	53	3	10	13	28	6	0	0	0	6
2016–17	Jokerit	KHL	42	3	6	9	18	4	0	1	1	2
2017–18	Jokerit	KHL	28	1	4	5	20	11	0	1	1	8
2018–19	TPS	Liiga	17	3	8	11	12	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	33	4	5	9	18	19	1	4	5	8
Liiga totals			243	47	73	120	175	39	6	6	12	59
NHL totals			3	1	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals			257	25	45	70	142	44	1	5	6	42

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Finland	WJC18	7th	6	2	2	6
2006	Finland	WJC		7	1	1	2
2014	Finland	WC		3	0	0	2
Junior totals				13	3	3	8
Senior totals				3	0	0	2

References

^ "Ducks sign Huskins and Wirtanen to contracts". Anaheim Ducks. 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
^ "Wirtanen returns to Liiga" (in Finnish). HIFK. 2009-07-28. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
^ "Wirtanen 2-year agreement with Jokerit". Jokerit. 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2014-11-14.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Ducks sign Huskins and Wirtanen to contracts". Anaheim Ducks. 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-07-27.

[2] "Wirtanen returns to Liiga" (in Finnish). HIFK. 2009-07-28. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-07-28.

[3] "Wirtanen 2-year agreement with Jokerit". Jokerit. 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2014-11-14.

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