Career profile Last roster: 2011-12 COL
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Antero Niittymaki

G · FIN
+ 2 other teams
Status
Retired 14 yrs ago
Career
2004–2012 (8 yrs)
Age
46 (34 in 2012)
Vitals
6'1" · 195 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Trophy Case

Stanley Cup Stanley Cup
as League Champion
2008-09 STL

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP W L T OTL GAA Sv% SO GA SA MP GS
2005-06 STL 19 1 5 1 - 3.03 .901 0 29 293 575 -
2006-07 STL 17 0 0 2 - 2.41 .913 0 11 126 274 -
2007-08 STL 27 6 8 1 - 3.65 .871 1 57 443 936 -
2008-09 STL 30 19 5 - 0 1.86 .924 4 38 497 1227 -
2009-10 STL 48 19 15 - 3 3.14 .886 3 117 1022 2234 -
2010-11 STL 20 9 3 - 2 2.39 .894 1 38 359 954 -
2011-12 STL / NYI / COL 43 19 16 - 5 2.84 .902 0 114 1159 2407 41
Career 7 yrs 204 73 52 4 10 2.82 .896 9 404 3899 8607 41
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP W L T OTL GAA Sv% SO GA SA MP GS
2007-08 STL 3 0 0 0 - 2.22 .919 0 3 37 81 -
2008-09 STL 6 3 0 - 0 1.41 .943 0 5 87 213 -
Career 2 app. 9 3 0 0 0 1.63 .935 0 8 124 294 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP GS W L OT GAA Sv% SO GA SA A PiM MP
2003-04 PHL 3 3 3 0 - 1.00 .961 0 3 77 0 - 179
2005-06 PHL 46 42 23 15 6 2.97 .895 2 133 1266 1 - 2690
2006-07 PHL 52 46 9 29 9 3.38 .894 0 166 1567 0 2 2942
2007-08 PHL 28 23 12 9 2 2.91 .907 1 69 739 0 - 1424
2008-09 PHL 32 29 15 8 6 2.76 .912 1 83 947 1 2 1804
2009-10 TBL 49 46 21 18 5 2.87 .909 1 127 1388 1 - 2657
2010-11 SJS 24 22 12 7 3 2.71 .896 0 64 615 0 2 1414
Career NHL 234 211 95 86 31 2.95 .902 5 645 6599 3 6 13113

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Goalies, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team SK DU EN SZ AG RB SC HS RT PH PS EX LD OV
2004-05 24 G PHL 72 81 73 - - - - - - - - 40 45 65
2005-06 25 G STL 78 86 81 - - - - - - - - 40 45 75
2006-07 26 G STL 83 86 81 - - - - - - - - 45 50 77
2007-08 27 G STL 70 90 95 - - - - - - - - 51 49 70
2008-09 28 G STL 87 69 - 80 85 87 86 85 85 - - 74 69 -
2009-10 29 G STL 83 73 - 80 83 83 83 87 83 - - 76 71 68
2010-11 30 G STL 86 79 - 80 87 86 86 89 86 - - 78 73 71
2011-12 31 G COL 86 79 72 80 87 86 86 89 86 83 88 73 73 81
Season Age Pos Team SK DU EN SZ AG RB SC HS RT PH PS EX LD OV
2004-05 24 G PHL 72 81 73 - - - - - - - - 40 45 65
2005-06 25 G STL +6 +5 +8 - - - - - - - - · · +10
2006-07 26 G STL +5 · · - - - - - - - - +5 +5 +2
2007-08 27 G STL −13 +4 +14 - - - - - - - - +6 −1 −7
2008-09 28 G STL +17 −21 - 80 85 87 86 85 85 - - +23 +20 -
2009-10 29 G STL −4 +4 - · −2 −4 −3 +2 −2 - - +2 +2 68
2010-11 30 G STL +3 +6 - · +4 +3 +3 +2 +3 - - +2 +2 +3
2011-12 31 G COL · · 72 · · · · · · 83 88 −5 · +10
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2004-05 PHL $725,000 3 yr 1.5% 24 ELC Rookie
2005-06 STL $601,750 2 yr 1.2% 25 ELC Rookie
2006-07 STL $700,000 3 yr 1.8% 26 RFA
2009-10 STL $2,200,000 3 yr 3.9% 29 UFA
2011-12
Dec 4 2011
2011-12
to ISLANDERS
to BLUES
Dec 14 2011
2011-12
to AVALANCHE
  • Antero Niittymaki 81
to ISLANDERS

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