Antti Miettinen

Miettinen was drafted by the Dallas Stars as their seventh-round pick, 224th overall, in the 2000 NHL entry draft.^[2] Prior to playing in the NHL, he played for five years in the SM-Liiga with HPK Hämeenlinna, picking up the Kultainen kypärä and the Lasse Oksanen trophy in his final year in Finland.^[4]

Miettinen spent two-years in the American Hockey League (AHL) before playing his first full season in the NHL in the 2005–06 season with the Stars. He was chosen to play for Finland in the 2006 Winter Olympics but was unable to participate due to an upper body injury. He was replaced on the team by Stars teammate Niklas Hagman.^[5]

On July 3, 2008, Miettinen signed a 3-year $7 million contract with the Minnesota Wild.^[6] When the contract ended, he moved to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).^[7] Four months later on December 12, 2011, Miettinen agreed on a two-year deal to return to the NHL with the Tampa Bay Lightning. However, the following day he was claimed off re-entry waivers by the Winnipeg Jets.^[8]

A free agent at the conclusion of his two-year contract with the Jets, Miettinen once again left the NHL and signed a one-year contract with Swiss club HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League A on July 22, 2013.^[9] In the 2013–14 season, Miettinen was hampered again by injury but posted a credible 7 goals and 22 points in 34 games with Fribourg. After one season in Germany, he returned to HPK for one final season before retiring and becoming an assistant coach with the club.^[10][1]

Around 2006, Miettinen started a band called Cement with his friends. He played the guitar and wrote songs for the band. Although not very widely known, they did get one gig—at his wedding.^[11]

He and his wife, Johanna, have two children. The older, Noel, was born in 2009.^[12][13]

• 2002–03 SM-Liiga Kultainen kypärä
• 2002–03 SM-Liiga Lasse Oksanen trophy

Regular season and playoffs

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				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	HPK	FIN U18		36	24	29	53	23		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HPK	FIN U18		34	13	28	41	63		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HPK	FIN U20		8	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HPK	FIN U20		21	5	8	13	20		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HPK	SM-l		13	0	0	0	2		4	0	0	0	0
1998–99	FPS	FIN.2		4	3	1	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HPK	FIN U20		15	11	13	24	16		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HPK	SM-l		39	2	1	3	8		7	1	0	1	0
2000–01	HPK	FIN U20		4	3	10	13	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	HPK	SM-l		55	13	11	24	28		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	HPK	SM-l		56	19	37	56	50		8	2	4	6	8
2002–03	HPK	SM-l		53	25	25	50	54		10	1	7	8	29
2003–04	Dallas Stars	NHL		16	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Utah Grizzlies	AHL		48	7	23	30	20		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		35	8	20	28	21		4	1	1	2	6
2005–06	Dallas Stars	NHL		79	11	20	31	46		5	0	1	1	8
2006–07	Dallas Stars	NHL		74	11	14	25	38		4	1	1	2	2
2007–08	Dallas Stars	NHL		69	15	19	34	34		15	1	1	2	0
2008–09	Minnesota Wild	NHL		82	15	29	44	32		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Minnesota Wild	NHL		79	20	22	42	44		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Minnesota Wild	NHL		73	16	19	35	38		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		20	2	6	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		45	5	8	13	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HPK	SM-l		15	4	4	8	10		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		22	3	2	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Fribourg–Gottéron	NLA		34	7	15	22	8		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		48	11	18	29	22		3	2	0	2	4
2015–16	HPK	Liiga		34	7	11	18	24		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l/Liiga totals				265	70	89	159	176		29	4	11	15	37
NHL totals				539	97	133	230	234		24	2	3	5	10

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International

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Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Finland	WJC		7	4	1	5	2
2002	Finland	WC		9	2	4	6	4
2003	Finland	WC		6	0	1	1	0
2006	Finland	WC		9	2	2	4	10
2007	Finland	WC		8	1	1	2	6
2009	Finland	WC		7	3	5	8	6
2010	Finland	OG		6	1	0	1	0
2010	Finland	WC		6	0	2	2	4
Senior totals				51	9	15	24	30

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