VILLE NIEMINEN

Position:
Left Wing
Height:
6-1
Weight:
220
Shoots:
Left
Birthday:
April 6th, 1977 – 49
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 15 | Tappara U16 | Jr. C SM-sarja | 37 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1993-94 | 16 | Tappara U18 | Fin-U18 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1994-95 | 17 | Tappara U18 | Fin-U18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1994-95 | 17 | Tappara Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 16 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1994-95 | 17 | Tappara | Finland | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1995-96 | 18 | Tappara Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 20 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1995-96 | 18 | Tappara | Finland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1995-96 | 18 | KooVee | Finland-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1996-97 | 19 | Tappara Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1996-97 | 19 | Tappara | Finland | 49 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1996-97 | 19 | Finland | WJC-A | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1997-98 | 20 | Hershey | AHL | 74 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 85 | +6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 150 | 933.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1998-99 | 21 | Hershey | AHL | 67 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 127 | +1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 1,538.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1999-00 | 22 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10:12 |
| 1999-00 | 22 | Hershey | AHL | 74 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 54 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 194 | 1,082.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2000-01 | 23 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 50 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 38 | +8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 20.6% | 33.3% | 12:26 |
| 2000-01 | 23 | Hershey | AHL | 28 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 48 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 1,250.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2001-02 | 24 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 53 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 30 | +1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 72 | 13.9% | 62.5% | 12:41 |
| 2001-02 | 24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 16:10 |
| 2001-02 | 24 | Finland | Olympics | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2002-03 | 25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 93 | -25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 10.5% | 52.2% | 14:08 |
| 2003-04 | 26 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 40 | -15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3.6% | 25.0% | 11:46 |
| 2003-04 | 26 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | +6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 14:36 |
| 2003-04 | 26 | Finland | WCup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2004-05 | 27 | Tappara | Finland | 26 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2005-06 | 28 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 53 | +10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 6.9% | 33.3% | 11:38 |
| 2005-06 | 28 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7.3% | 33.3% | 15:23 |
| 2005-06 | 28 | Finland | Olympics | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2006-07 | 29 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 8:38 |
| 2006-07 | 29 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9:09 |
| 2007-08 | 30 | Malmo | Sweden-2 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2008-09 | 31 | Tappara | Finland | 55 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2009-10 | 32 | Tappara | Finland | 50 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2010-11 | 33 | Novosibirsk | Rus-KHL | 53 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2011-12 | 34 | Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2011-12 | 34 | Dynamo Riga | KHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2012-13 | 35 | Tappara | Finland | 57 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2013-14 | 36 | Tappara | Finland | 55 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2014-15 | 37 | Lukko | Finland | 50 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| NHL Career Totals | NHL | 385 | 48 | 69 | 117 | 333 | -28 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 479 | |||||
| NYR Career Totals | NHL | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 53 | +10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | |||||
| NHL Career Averages | NHL | 35 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 12:26 | ||||
| NHL Career Highs | NHL | 14 | 14 | 24 | 93 | +10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 86 | 16:10 | |||||
