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Finland Tony Virta

#14 HauSi / III-divisioona - 14/15

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Tony Virta Facts

Date of Birth
Jun 28, 1972
Position
RW/C
Age
51
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Hämeenlinna, FIN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HPK
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 4 #103 overall by Minnesota Wild
Highlights
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) 1
3-time Liiga Champion 3

An all-around forward with a lot of experience. Can play any offensive position. Works hard and plays physically. Has a good defensive game and can play on both powerplay and penalty kill. (Matias Strozyk)

Family relations:
Son: Patrik Virta

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Tony Virta Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 HPK U20 Jr. A I-divisioona 10* 6* 2* 8* 0* -* |
1989-90 HPK U20 Jr. A I-divisioona 17* 1* 16* 17* 40* -* |
1990-91 HPK U20 Jr. A I-divisioona 14* 10* 21* 31* 28* -* | Qualification 14 7 13 20 20 -
1991-92 HPK U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 22* 14* 19* 33* 66* -* | Relegation 13 10 12 22 48 -
HPK SM-liiga 23* 1* 2* 3* 0* -1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 10* -* |
1992-93 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* | Relegation 1 1 0 1 2 -
HPK SM-liiga 48* 9* 8* 17* 35* 4* | Playoffs 12 1 0 1 0 -3
1993-94 HPK SM-liiga 47* 17* 16* 33* 50* -2* |
KLH Jindrichuv Hradec Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 5 0 1 1 8 -6
Finland II (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1994-95 HPK SM-liiga 43* 9* 24* 33* 75* 2* |
1995-96 HPK “A” SM-liiga 48* 15* 19* 34* 12* 1* | Playoffs 9 3 1 4 31 -8
1996-97 Frankfurt Lions DEL 48* 13* 13* 26* 40* -* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 56 -
1997-98 TPS SM-liiga 48* 17* 15* 32* 26* 17* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
1998-99 TPS SM-liiga 54* 16* 27* 43* 32* 15* | Playoffs 10 6 6 12 8 3
1999-00 TPS SM-liiga 53* 14* 37* 51* 57* 21* | Playoffs 11 2 7 9 6 2
Finland WC 9* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2000-01 TPS SM-liiga 56* 27* 33* 60* 24* 19* | Playoffs 10 2 5 7 6 2
Finland WC 9* 2* 6* 8* 2* 3* |
2001-02 Minnesota Wild NHL 8* 2* 3* 5* 0* 0* |
Houston Aeros AHL 67* 25* 33* 58* 29* 3* | Playoffs 14 1 9 10 10 0
2002-03 Houston Aeros AHL 39* 6* 12* 18* 14* 1* |
Södertälje SK Elitserien 5* 2* 1* 3* 31* -4* |
Finland WC 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2003-04 HPK “A” SM-liiga 55* 18* 20* 38* 81* -1* | Playoffs 8 0 3 3 6 0
Finland WC 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
2004-05 ZSC Lions NLA 40* 9* 14* 23* 12* -* | Playoffs 14 7 6 13 14 -
GC Küsnacht Lions NLB 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2005-06 Jokerit SM-liiga 36* 7* 12* 19* 48* -1* |
2006-07 Jokerit SM-liiga 26* 5* 10* 15* 18* 6* | Playoffs 10 0 10 10 4 8
2007-08 Jokerit “A” SM-liiga 56* 10* 23* 33* 67* 13* | Playoffs 14 1 6 7 10 -4
2008-09 HPK “C” SM-liiga 50* 8* 14* 22* 65* -5* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 6 1
2009-10 HPK SM-liiga 34* 4* 14* 18* 28* 8* |
Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan 17* 6* 6* 12* 8* 0* | Kvalserien SHL 10 3 3 6 12 -1
2010-11 Did not play * * * * * * |
2011-12 PaKa II-divisioona 1* 2* 4* 6* 2* -* |
2014-15 HauSi III-divisioona 3* 2* 10* 12* 0* -* |

Tony Virta Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 TPS Euro HL 6* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
1999-00 TPS Euro HL 5* 1* 5* 6* 2* 2* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 0 -3
2003-04 Finland EHT 8* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2005-06 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2010-11 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2012-13 HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2015-16 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2016-17 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2017-18 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis Asst. Coach
2018-19 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis Asst. Coach
2019-20 Jokerit KHL Asst. Coach
2020-21 Jokerit KHL Asst. Coach
2021-22 Jokerit KHL Asst. Coach
HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Asst. Coach
2023-24 HPK Liiga Asst. Coach
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Tony Virta Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 106* 31* 45* 76* 0.72* 43* 4* | 1 14 1 * 9 * 10 * 0.71 * 10 * 0 *
Czechia Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 8 * -6 *
DEL 1 48* 13* 13* 26* 0.54* 40* -* | 1 8 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.38 * 56 * - *
EHT 2 11* 1* 1* 2* 0.18* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 2 11* 2* 5* 7* 0.64* 2* 2* | 1 4 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.75 * 0 * -3 *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 17* 6* 6* 12* 0.71* 8* 0* | 1 10 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.60 * 12 * -1 *
II-divisioona 1 1* 2* 4* 6* 6.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
III-divisioona 1 3* 2* 10* 12* 4.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A I-divisioona 3 41* 17* 39* 56* 1.37* 68* -* | 1 14 7 * 13 * 20 * 1.43 * 20 * - *
Jr. A SM-sarja 1 22* 14* 19* 33* 1.50* 66* -* | 1 13 10 * 12 * 22 * 1.69 * 48 * - *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 15 677* 177* 274* 451* 0.67* 618* 96* | 10 93 16 * 40 * 56 * 0.60 * 77 * 1 *
NHL 1 8* 2* 3* 5* 0.63* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 1 40* 9* 14* 23* 0.58* 12* -* | 1 14 7 * 6 * 13 * 0.93 * 14 * - *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 31* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 1* 0* 2* 2* 2.00* 0* -* | 1 1 1 * 0 * 1 * 1.00 * 2 * - *
WC 4 27* 3* 8* 11* 0.41* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Tony Virta Connections

Player Period Teams
Marko Tuulola (D) 1988-2010 10 Finland (EHT), HPK, HPK U20, Jokerit
Marko Kiprusoff (D) 1991-2012 8 Finland (EHT), Finland, Finland U20, HPK, HPK U20, PaKa, TPS
Tommi Varjonen (F) 1988-1995 7 HPK, HPK U20
Tomi Kallio (F) 1997-2006 7 Finland (EHT), Finland, TPS
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/17/2014
10/17/2014 Confirmed No team HauSi
01/25/2012
01/25/2012 Confirmed No team PaKa

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