Petteri Wirtanen

Petteri Wirtanen (born May 28, 1986) is a Finnish professional ice hockey Forward currently playing with HC TPS in the Liiga. Wirtanen was selected 172nd overall in the 6th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks.

Petteri Wirtanen
Born (1986-05-28) May 28, 1986
Hyvinkää, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 TPS
HPK
Anaheim Ducks
HIFK
HC Donbass
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Jokerit
Djurgårdens IF
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 172nd overall, 2006
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2004–present

Playing career

Wirtanen played as a youth within HPK. He made his professional debut with the club at the SM-liiga level during the 2004–05 season. In the following season he became a Finnish champion with HPK in 2006. He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks on July 27, 2006.[1]

Wirtanen spent his first full North American season with the Ducks' American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates for the 2006–07 campaign. He recorded 7 goals and 18 points in 67 games. In the following season he made his NHL debut for the Ducks on October 17, 2007. Appearing in just 3 games for 1 goal.

At the conclusion of his rookie contract, Wirtanen opted to return to Finland in signing a multi-year contract with HIFK on July 28, 2009.[2] He helped HIFK capture the Finnish Liiga title, his second, in 2011.

After stints with HC Donbass and HC Fribourg-Gottéron, Wirtanen returned to the KHL in signing an initial two-year contract with Finnish club, Jokerit, on November 14, 2014.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 HPK Jr. A 40 7 11 18 26 — — — — —
2004–05 HPK Jr. A 37 12 22 34 38 — — — — —
2004–05 HPK SM-l 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2005–06 HPK Jr. A 3 4 2 6 4 — — — — —
2005–06 HPK SM-l 50 8 3 11 24 13 1 0 1 12
2006–07 Portland Pirates AHL 67 7 11 18 40 — — — — —
2007–08 Portland Pirates AHL 78 10 27 37 58 18 0 0 0 14
2007–08 Anaheim Ducks NHL 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Iowa Chops AHL 78 15 26 41 50 — — — — —
2009–10 HIFK SM-l 56 10 17 27 32 6 4 1 5 4
2010–11 HIFK SM-l 57 12 25 37 40 16 1 5 6 10
2011–12 HIFK SM-l 55 14 20 34 67 4 0 0 0 33
2012–13 HC Donbass KHL 52 5 11 16 28 — — — — —
2013–14 HC Donbass KHL 50 6 9 15 28 13 1 2 3 22
2014–15 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 14 1 5 6 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Jokerit KHL 32 7 5 12 20 10 0 1 1 4
2015–16 Jokerit KHL 53 3 10 13 28 6 0 0 0 6
2016–17 Jokerit KHL 42 3 6 9 18 4 0 1 1 2
2017–18 Jokerit KHL 28 1 4 5 20 11 0 1 1 8
2018–19 TPS Liiga 17 3 8 11 12 — — — — —
2018–19 Djurgårdens IF SHL 33 4 5 9 18 19 1 4 5 8
Liiga totals 243 47 73 120 175 39 6 6 12 59
NHL totals 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
KHL totals 257 25 45 70 142 44 1 5 6 42
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
2014 Minsk

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Finland WJC18 7th 6 0 2 2 6
2006 Finland WJC 7 0 1 1 2
2014 Finland WC 3 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 13 0 3 3 8
Senior totals 3 0 0 0 2

References
  1. "Ducks sign Huskins and Wirtanen to contracts". Anaheim Ducks. 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  2. "Wirtanen returns to Liiga" (in Finnish). HIFK. 2009-07-28. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  3. "Wirtanen 2-year agreement with Jokerit". Jokerit. 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2014-11-14.


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