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Finland Ville Nieminen

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# Player GP G A TP
1. Brandon Hawkins 70 40 53 93
2. Patrick Curry 72 39 48 87
3. Erik Bradford 72 30 57 87
4. Alex Kile 67 37 46 83
5. Jack Dugan 70 20 60 80
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Staff Facts
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Age
47
Nation

Father: Esa Nieminen
Mother-in-law: Anne Nurmi
Son: Viljami Nieminen
Niece: Linnea Melotindos

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Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2015-16 KeuPa HT Mestis Head Coach
2016-17 Jukurit Liiga Asst. Coach
2017-18 Jukurit Liiga Asst. Coach
2018-19 Pelicans Liiga Head Coach
2019-20 Pelicans Liiga Head Coach Replaced by Jesse Welling on November 30th, 2019
2020-21 MODO Hockey HockeyAllsvenskan Head Coach Resigned November 3rd, 2020
2022-23 JYP Liiga Asst. Coach
2023-24 JYP Liiga Asst. Coach Released December 20th, 2023
2024-25 Tappara U20 U20 SM-sarja Head Coach

Ville Nieminen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 37* 32* 29* 61* 72* -* |
1993-94 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 29* 13* 20* 33* 66* -* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 0 -
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 0* 1* 6* -* |
1994-95 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 15* 14* 18* 32* 58* -* | Playoffs 7 2 16 18 22 -
Tappara U20 U20 I-divisioona 12* 10* 17* 27* 30* -* | Qualification 4 1 4 5 27 2
Tappara SM-liiga 16* 0* 0* 0* 0* -7* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
1995-96 Tappara U20 U20 I-divisioona 6* 9* 10* 19* 29* -* | Qualification 14 11 13 24 34 -
Tappara SM-liiga 4* 0* 1* 1* 8* 0* |
KOOVEE I-divisioona 7* 2* 1* 3* 4* -* |
1996-97 Tappara SM-liiga 49* 10* 13* 23* 120* -14* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 8 0
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 5* 7* 2* -* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 3* 7* 10* 22* -* |
1997-98 Hershey Bears AHL 74* 14* 22* 36* 85* 6* |
1998-99 Hershey Bears AHL 67* 24* 19* 43* 127* 1* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 3
1999-00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Hershey Bears AHL 74* 21* 30* 51* 54* -11* |
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 50* 14* 8* 22* 38* 8* | Playoffs 23 4 6 10 20 -1
Hershey Bears AHL 28* 10* 11* 21* 48* -2* |
2001-02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 53* 10* 14* 24* 30* 1* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 13* 1* 2* 3* 8* -2* |
Finland OG 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 75* 9* 12* 21* 93* -25* |
2003-04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 60* 2* 11* 13* 40* -15* |
Calgary Flames NHL 19* 3* 5* 8* 18* 6* | Playoffs 24 4 4 8 55 0
2004-05 Tappara SM-liiga 26* 14* 13* 27* 32* 3* | Playoffs 8 2 4 6 12 0
Finland WCup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2005-06 New York Rangers NHL 48* 5* 12* 17* 53* 10* |
San Jose Sharks NHL 22* 3* 4* 7* 10* -3* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 24 -1
Finland OG 8* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
2006-07 San Jose Sharks NHL 30* 1* 1* 2* 14* -7* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 14* 0* 0* 0* 29* -1* |
2007-08 Malmö Redhawks HockeyAllsvenskan 34* 9* 15* 24* 124* 4* | Kvalserien SHL 10 2 4 6 10 4
2008-09 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 55* 22* 20* 42* 82* -7* | Relegation 3 3 2 5 2 3
2009-10 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 50* 15* 14* 29* 142* 7* | Playoffs 9 3 3 6 16 2
2010-11 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 53* 12* 23* 35* 62* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 -3
2011-12 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 6* 1* 0* 1* 4* 1* |
Dinamo Riga KHL 16* 0* 1* 1* 14* -7* |
Örebro HK HockeyAllsvenskan 15* 4* 5* 9* 16* -1* | Kvalserien SHL 6 0 0 0 2 0
2012-13 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 57* 22* 28* 50* 132* 17* | Playoffs 15 3 3 6 41 0
2013-14 Tappara “C” Liiga 55* 7* 15* 22* 115* 13* | Playoffs 17 3 3 6 12 0
2014-15 Lukko “A” Liiga 50* 4* 10* 14* 28* -3* | Playoffs 13 0 3 3 2 3

Ville Nieminen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Tappara “A” ET 5* 0* 1* 1* 60* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 4 -
2013-14 Tappara ET 8* 0* 1* 1* 18* -* |
2014-15 Lukko Champions HL 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
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