Marko Anttila

Marko Anttila
Marko Anttila
Born	May 27, 1985 (age 39); Lempäälä, Finland
Height	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight	229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
KHL team; Former teams	Jokerit; Ilves Tampere; HC TPS; Metallurg Novokuznetsk; Örebro HK
National team	Finland
NHL draft	260th overall, 2004; Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career	2003–present

Marko Anttila (born May 25, 1985) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Anttila was selected by Chicago Blackhawks in the 9th round (260th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Marko Anttila played his first adult ice hockey games during the 2003–04 season. Anttila's first team was his hometown team Lempäälän Kisa of Lempäälä.

Anttila scored 38 points in 22 Suomi-sarja regular season games during his debut season. Though playing in the 3rd highest level in Finland, Anttila was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft while he was playing for LeKi. It is believed^{[by whom?]} that Anttila's connections with Chicago's scout for Finland, Sakari Pietila, was the reason why he was drafted. His large size (over 6'8 ft tall) combined to his hard slap shot were the most convincing factors that influenced Sakari Pietila suggested him to the Blackhawks.^{[citation needed]}

After being drafted while playing for small town's team, Anttila soon was reckoned as a player to invest on. Marko Anttila was contracted by Ilves in 2004. Anttila struggled during his first season in SM-liiga but soon got the hand of playing in bigger levels.

In 2007–08, Anttila scored his SM-liiga career-high when he racked 23 points in 56 games and he was selected to play for Finnish National team during the European Hockey Tour.

On 26 April 2011, Anttila made a one-year contract with TPS. In June 2013 it was announced that Anttila would join Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the KHL.

After parts of three seasons with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League, Anttila returned to the KHL, linking up on a one-year deal with Finnish based club, Jokerit on April 20, 2016.^[1]

In the midst of the 2016–17 season, having added a physical presence to the checking lines, Anttila agreed to a two-year contract extension to remain with Jokerit on January 8, 2017.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Ilves	Jr. A	27	14	6	20	44	9	5	7	12	14
2004–05	Ilves	SM-l	28	2	1	3	10	3	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Ilves	Jr. A	10	4	2	6	6	2	1	1	2	4
2005–06	Ilves	SM-l	50	4	3	7	46	4	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Ilves	SM-l	53	2	2	4	34	7	1	0	1	8
2007–08	Ilves	SM-l	56	14	9	23	90	9	2	2	4	4
2008–09	Ilves	SM-l	58	8	14	22	69	3	0	0	0	2
2009–10	Ilves	SM-l	57	8	18	26	52	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Ilves	SM-l	33	5	8	13	26	6	2	1	3	4
2011–12	TPS	SM-l	59	14	22	36	36	2	0	1	1	4
2012–13	TPS	SM-l	60	17	24	41	68	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	KHL	16	2	4	6	10	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Ariada Volzhsk	VHL	6	2	3	5	6	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Örebro HK	SHL	22	13	7	20	30	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Örebro HK	SHL	52	14	6	20	16	6	0	1	1	8
2015–16	Örebro HK	SHL	49	8	6	14	28	2	1	1	2	35
2016–17	Jokerit	KHL	56	7	9	16	41	4	0	1	1	2
2017–18	Jokerit	KHL	52	8	8	16	26	10	1	1	2	10
Liiga totals			454	74	101	175	431	39	5	6	11	24
KHL totals			124	17	21	38	77	14	1	2	3	12

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	A	Pts	PIM
2013	Finland	WC	4th	7	1	1	2
2018	Finland	OG	6th	3	1	1	2
Senior totals				10	2	2	4

References

^ "Anttila and Marjamaki added to attack" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Jokerit extend Anttila for two years" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[1] "Anttila and Marjamaki added to attack" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Jokerit extend Anttila for two years" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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