VILLE NIEMINEN
Position:
Left Wing
Height:
6-1
Weight:
220
Shoots:
Left
Birthday:
April 6th, 1977 – 49 years
Birthplace:
Tampere
Drafted:
Colorado Avalanche –
1997 3rd round (78th overall)
Rangers Debut:
Numbers Worn:
10
Statistics
| Season |
Age |
Team |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
P |
PIM |
+/- |
PPG |
PPP |
SHG |
SHP |
OTG |
GWG |
S |
S% |
FO% |
TOI |
| 1993-94 |
16 |
Tappara U18 |
Fin-U18 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 1994-95 |
17 |
Tappara U18 |
Fin-U18 |
7 |
2 |
16 |
18 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 1995-96 |
18 |
Tappara U20 |
U20 I-divisioona |
14 |
11 |
13 |
24 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 1996-97 |
19 |
Tappara |
Finland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 1998-99 |
21 |
Hershey |
AHL |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 1999-00 |
22 |
Hershey |
AHL |
9 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 2000-01 |
23 |
Colorado Avalanche |
NHL |
23 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
20 |
-1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
39 |
10.3% |
0.0% |
14:10 |
| 2003-04 |
26 |
Calgary Flames |
NHL |
24 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
55 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
9.8% |
25.0% |
16:17 |
| 2004-05 |
27 |
Tappara |
Finland |
8 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 2005-06 |
28 |
San Jose Sharks |
NHL |
11 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
15:39 |
| 2007-08 |
30 |
Malmo |
Sweden-2 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 2008-09 |
31 |
Tappara |
Finland |
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 2009-10 |
32 |
Tappara |
Finland |
9 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 2010-11 |
33 |
Novosibirsk |
Rus-KHL |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 2011-12 |
34 |
Örebro HK |
Allsvenskan |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 2012-13 |
35 |
Tappara |
Finland |
15 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 2013-14 |
36 |
Tappara |
Finland |
17 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
| 2014-15 |
37 |
Lukko |
Finland |
13 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
00:00 |
|
| NHL Career Totals |
NHL |
58 |
8 |
12 |
20 |
99 |
-2 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
98 |
|
|
|
| NHL Career Averages |
NHL |
19 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
33 |
-1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
|
|
15:22 |
| NHL Career Highs |
NHL |
|
4 |
6 |
10 |
55 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
|
|
16:17 |
Transactions
| Date |
Season |
Transaction |
Partner |
Included |
Notes |
| March 8, 2006 |
2005-06 |
Traded |
San Jose Sharks |
– |
2006 3rd Round Pick |
| October 9, 2005 |
2005-06 |
Activated |
– |
– |
– |
| October 2, 2005 |
2005-06 |
Placed on Injured Reserve |
– |
– |
– |
| August 4, 2005 |
2005-06 |
Signed |
– |
– |
2 years 1.4 million |
