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Ville Nieminen

Вилле Ниеминен

Position: left wing
Player status: coach
Gender: male
Nationality: Finland
Birth date: 06.04.1977 (48 years)
Birth place: Tampere, Finland

Height: 183 cm / 6' 0"
Weight: 94 kg / 207 lbs
Shoots: left
Draft 1: Colorado Avalanche (from STL), year: 1997, round: 3, position: 78
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Trivia:
Inline Hockey Player of the Year 1998-99

Stanley Cup Champion 2000-01

Most penalty minutes SM-Liiga playoffs 2012-13

Season	Team	League	Pos	LPos
2024-25	Tappara	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20)	Head Coach
2023-24	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	Assistant Coach
	Left: 19.12.2023 \| Reason of leaving: fired
2022-23	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	Assistant Coach
2020-21	MODO	HockeyAllsvenskan	Head Coach
	Left: 03.11.2020
2019-20	Pelicans Lahti	Champions Hockey League	Head Coach
	Left: 30.11.2019 \| Reason of leaving: fired
2019-20	Pelicans Lahti	Liiga	Head Coach
2018-19	Pelicans Lahti	Liiga (Play-off)	Head Coach
2018-19	Pelicans Lahti	Liiga	Head Coach
2017-18	Jukurit Mikkeli	Liiga	Assistant Coach
2016-17	Jukurit Mikkeli	Liiga	Assistant Coach
2015-16	KeuPa HT	Mestis (Play-off)	Head Coach
2015-16	KeuPa HT	Mestis	Head Coach	5.

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
2005-06	Finland	Olympics	8	0	1	1	4	1
2003-04	Finland	World Cup of Hockey	2	0	0	0	0	1
2001-02	Finland	Olympics	4	0	1	1	2	1
1996-97	Finland	U20 National team games (U20)	5	1	2	3	20
1996-97	Finland	WJC (U20)	6	2	5	7	2
1994-95	Finland	U18 National team games (U18)	3	1	1	2	0
1993-94	Finland	U17 National team games (U17)	3	1	0	1	6

Season	Team	League	#	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
2014-15	Lukko Rauma	Liiga (Play-off)		13	0	3	3	26	-3
2014-15	Lukko Rauma	CHL		7	0	0	0	4	-1
2014-15	Lukko Rauma	Liiga		50	4	10	14	28	-3
2013-14	Tappara	Liiga (Play-off)	(C)	17	2	3	5	12	-1
2013-14	Tappara	European Trophy	(C)	8	0	1	1	18
2013-14	Tappara	Liiga	(C)	46	7	15	22	43	0
2012-13	Tappara	SM-liiga (Play-off)		15	3	3	6	41	0
2012-13	Tappara	European Trophy (Play-off)		2	0	1	1	4	0
2012-13	Tappara	European Trophy		6	0	1	1	60
2012-13	Tappara	SM-liiga		57	22	28	50	132	17
2011-12	Örebro HK	Elitserien (Play-out)		6	0	0	0	2	0
2011-12	Örebro HK	Allsvenskan		15	4	5	9	16	-1
2011-12	Dinamo Riga	KHL		16	0	1	1	14	-7
2011-12	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		6	1	0	1	4	1
2010-11	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL (Play-off)		4	1	1	2	0	-3
2010-11	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL		52	12	20	32	60	1
2009-10	Tappara	SM-liiga (Play-off)		9	3	3	6	16	2
2009-10	Tappara	SM-liiga		50	15	14	29	142	7
2008-09	Tappara	SM-liiga (Play-out)		3	3	2	5	2	3
2008-09	Tappara	SM-liiga		55	21	20	41	82	-7
2007-08	Malmö Redhawks	Allsvenskan (Play-off)		10	2	4	6	10	4
2007-08	Malmö Redhawks	Allsvenskan		34	9	15	24	124	4
2006-07	St. Louis Blues	NHL		14	0	0	0	29	-1
2006-07	San Jose Sharks	NHL		30	1	1	2	14	-7
2005-06	San Jose Sharks	NHL (Play-off)		11	0	2	2	24	-1
2005-06	San Jose Sharks	NHL		22	3	4	7	10	-3
2005-06	New York Rangers	NHL		48	5	12	17	53	10
2004-05	Tappara	SM-liiga (Play-off)		8	2	4	6	12	0
2004-05	Tappara	SM-liiga		26	14	13	27	32	3
2003-04	Calgary Flames	NHL (Play-off)		24	4	4	8	55	0
2003-04	Calgary Flames	NHL		19	3	5	8	18	6
2003-04	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		60	2	11	13	40	-15
2002-03	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		75	9	12	21	93	-25
2001-02	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		13	1	2	3	8	-2
2001-02	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		53	10	14	24	30	1
2000-01	Colorado Avalanche	NHL (Play-off)		23	4	6	10	20	-1
2000-01	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		50	14	8	22	38	8
2000-01	Hershey Bears	AHL		28	10	11	21	48	-2
1999-00	Hershey Bears	AHL		74	21	30	51	52	-11
1999-00	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		1	0	0	0	0	0
1998-99	Hershey Bears	AHL (Play-off)		3	0	1	1	0	3
1998-99	Hershey Bears	AHL		66	24	19	43	115	1
1997-98	Hershey Bears	AHL		74	14	22	36	85	6
1996-97	Tappara	Jr. A I divisioona (U20, Play-off)		2	2	7	9	2
1996-97	Tappara	SM-liiga (Play-off)		3	1	0	1	8	0
1996-97	Tappara	SM-liiga		49	10	13	23	120	-14
1995-96	Koovee	Fazer-liiga		7	2	1	3	4	-2
1995-96	Tappara	Jr. A I divisioona (U20, Play-off)		14	11	13	24	34	5
1995-96	Tappara	Jr. A I divisioona (U20)		6	9	10	19	29
1995-96	Tappara	SM-liiga		4	0	1	1	8	0
1994-95	Tappara	Jr. B SM-sarja (U18, Play-off)		7	2	16	18	22
1994-95	Tappara	Jr. A I divisioona (U20, Play-off)		4	1	4	5	27	2
1994-95	Tappara	Jr. B SM-sarja (U18)		15	14	18	32	58
1994-95	Tappara	Jr. A I divisioona (U20)		12	10	17	27	20
1994-95	Tappara	SM-liiga		16	0	0	0	0	-7
1993-94	Tappara	Jr. B SM-sarja (U18, Play-off)		5	1	2	3	0
1993-94	Tappara	Jr. B SM-sarja (U18)		29	13	20	33	66
1992-93	Tappara	Jr. C SM-sarja (U16)		37	32	29	61	72

Note: All games might not be included

Date	League	Teams	Score		G		A		PIM		+/-
Apr. 08 2015 18:30	Liiga \| SF	Lukko Rauma Tappara Tampere	5-4 OT	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Mar. 30 2015 18:30	Liiga \| QF	KalPa Kuopio Lukko Rauma	1-2	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Mar. 21 2015 17:00	Liiga \| QF	KalPa Kuopio Lukko Rauma	0-3	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Jan. 20 2015 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma TPS Turku	2-1	\|		\|		\|		\|
Jan. 15 2015 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma Kärpät Oulu	1-2 OT	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Jan. 13 2015 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma SaiPa Lappeenranta	2-3	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	1
Jan. 11 2015 18:30	Liiga	Espoo Blues Lukko Rauma	3-4 OT	\|		\|	1	\|	2	\|
Jan. 07 2015 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma Porin Ässät	2-3 OT	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Jan. 05 2015 18:30	Liiga	IFK Helsinki Lukko Rauma	3-1	\|		\|		\|		\|
Jan. 02 2015 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma Ilves Tampere	3-1	\|		\|		\|		\|
Dec. 30 2014 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma JYP Jyväskylä	1-2 OT	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Dec. 27 2014 17:00	Liiga	TPS Turku Lukko Rauma	1-4	\|		\|		\|		\|
Dec. 13 2014 17:00	Liiga	HPK Hämeenlinna Lukko Rauma	2-1 OT	\|		\|		\|		\|
Dec. 09 2014 18:30	Champions Hockey League \| Quarter Final	Luleå Hockey Lukko Rauma	2-1	\|		\|		\|		\|
Dec. 06 2014 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma Ilves Tampere	2-1	\|		\|	1	\|	4	\|	1
Dec. 05 2014 18:30	Liiga	Sport Vaasa Lukko Rauma	2-3 SO	\|		\|		\|		\|
Dec. 02 2014 18:30	Champions Hockey League \| Quarter Final	Lukko Rauma Luleå Hockey	2-5	\|		\|		\|		\|	-2
Nov. 30 2014 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma Espoo Blues	3-4 SO	\|		\|		\|		\|
Nov. 25 2014 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma Sport Vaasa	3-4 SO	\|		\|	2	\|		\|	2
Nov. 22 2014 17:00	Liiga	Lukko Rauma TPS Turku	0-3	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Nov. 21 2014 18:30	Liiga	Pelicans Lahti Lukko Rauma	3-0	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Nov. 18 2014 18:30	Liiga	Espoo Blues Lukko Rauma	2-0	\|		\|		\|		\|
Nov. 14 2014 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma HPK Hämeenlinna	4-2	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Nov. 11 2014 18:30	Champions Hockey League \| 1/8 Final	Lukko Rauma TPS Turku	3-4	\|		\|		\|		\|
Nov. 04 2014 18:30	Champions Hockey League \| 1/8 Final	TPS Turku Lukko Rauma	1-5	\|		\|		\|		\|
Oct. 31 2014 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma Porin Ässät	3-2 SO	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Oct. 29 2014 18:30	Liiga	TPS Turku Lukko Rauma	4-1	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Oct. 25 2014 17:00	Liiga	Lukko Rauma IFK Helsinki	6-2	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Oct. 24 2014 18:30	Liiga	Tappara Tampere Lukko Rauma	1-0 SO	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Oct. 21 2014 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma Pelicans Lahti	3-4 OT	\|		\|		\|		\|
Oct. 18 2014 17:00	Liiga	Lukko Rauma SaiPa Lappeenranta	4-2	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Oct. 15 2014 18:30	Liiga	Kärpät Oulu Lukko Rauma	5-6 SO	\|	1	\|	1	\|		\|
Oct. 14 2014 18:30	Liiga	Espoo Blues Lukko Rauma	6-5 SO	\|		\|		\|		\|
Oct. 11 2014 17:00	Liiga	Lukko Rauma JYP Jyväskylä	3-1	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Oct. 10 2014 18:30	Liiga	Porin Ässät Lukko Rauma	3-4	\|		\|		\|	2	\|	-1
Oct. 03 2014 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma Kärpät Oulu	5-1	\|	1	\|		\|		\|
Oct. 02 2014 18:30	Liiga	Ilves Tampere Lukko Rauma	0-3	\|		\|	1	\|	2	\|
Sep. 30 2014 18:30	Liiga	Sport Vaasa Lukko Rauma	0-3	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Sep. 27 2014 17:00	Liiga	IFK Helsinki Lukko Rauma	5-4 OT	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	-2
Sep. 26 2014 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma Tappara Tampere	2-1	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Sep. 20 2014 17:00	Liiga	Lukko Rauma TPS Turku	3-2	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Sep. 16 2014 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma KalPa Kuopio	2-3 SO	\|		\|		\|		\|
Sep. 13 2014 17:00	Liiga	SaiPa Lappeenranta Lukko Rauma	4-1	\|		\|		\|		\|
Sep. 11 2014 18:30	Liiga	Lukko Rauma Porin Ässät	2-3 SO	\|		\|		\|		\|
Sep. 05 2014 18:30	Champions Hockey League \| Group K	Lukko Rauma Nottingham Panthers	6-2	\|		\|		\|		\|
Aug. 24 2014 17:45	Champions Hockey League \| Group K	Hamburg Freezers Lukko Rauma	0-3	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Aug. 22 2014 19:00	Champions Hockey League \| Group K	Nottingham Panthers Lukko Rauma	2-4	\|		\|		\|	2	\|	1

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03 Jul 2020

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Note: retires and becomes head coach
02 Jan 2012

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01 Nov 2011

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