Mika Nieminen
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| Mika Nieminen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
January 1, 1966 Tampere, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
SM-liiga Ilves Lukko Jokerit HIFK 1. Divisioona Reipas Elitserien Luleå HF Nationalliga B Grasshopper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1985–2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] He never won championships at club level, but he did win the 1995 World Championship with Finland.