Ville Nieminen

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Ville Nieminen was a left wing. Born April 6, 1977 in Tampere, Finland, he stood 6'1", weighed 220 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1997 (round 3, 78th overall) by the Colorado Avalanche. In 385 NHL regular-season games he had 48 goals and 69 assists for 117 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

385

Goals

48

Assists

69

Points

117

NHL playoff career

Games

58

Goals

8

Assists

12

Points

20

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.12

Assists / game

0.18

Points / game

0.30

Shots / game

1.24

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

14

2000–01 · Colorado Avalanche

Assists

14

2001–02 · Colorado Avalanche

Points

24

2001–02 · Colorado Avalanche

Shots

86

2002–03 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2014–15

   • LukkoFinland

2. 2013–14

   • TapparaFinland

3. 2012–13

   • TapparaFinland

4. 2011–12

   • Örebro HKAllsvenskan
   • Dynamo RigaKHL
   • NizhnekamskKHL

5. 2010–11

   • NovosibirskRus-KHL

6. 2009–10

   • TapparaFinland

7. 2008–09

   • TapparaFinland

8. 2007–08

   • MalmoSweden-2

9. 2006–07

   • San Jose SharksNHL
   • St. Louis BluesNHL

10. 2005–06

    • New York RangersNHL
    • San Jose SharksNHL
    • FinlandOlympics

11. 2004–05

    • TapparaFinland

12. 2003–04

    • Calgary FlamesNHL
    • Chicago BlackhawksNHL
    • FinlandWCup

13. 2002–03

    • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

14. 2001–02

    • Colorado AvalancheNHL
    • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
    • FinlandOlympics

15. 2000–01

    • HersheyAHL
    • Colorado AvalancheNHL

16. 1999–00

    • HersheyAHL
    • Colorado AvalancheNHL

17. 1998–99

    • HersheyAHL

18. 1997–98

    • HersheyAHL

19. 1996–97

    • Tappara Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • TapparaFinland
    • FinlandWJC-A

20. 1995–96

    • Tappara Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • TapparaFinland
    • KooVeeFinland-2
    • Tappara U20U20 I-divisioona

21. 1994–95

    • Tappara Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • Tappara U18Fin-U18
    • TapparaFinland

22. 1993–94

    • Tappara U18Fin-U18

23. 1992–93

    • Tappara U16Jr. C SM-sarja

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Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2014–15	Finland	Lukko	Regular	50	4	10	14	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 50 Goals 4 Pim 28 Points 14
2014–15	Finland	Lukko	Playoffs	13	0	3	3	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 13 Goals 0 Pim 26 Points 3
2013–14	Finland	Tappara	Regular	55	7	15	22	115	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 55 Goals 7 Pim 115 Points 22
2013–14	Finland	Tappara	Playoffs	17	3	3	6	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 17 Goals 3 Pim 12 Points 6
2012–13	Finland	Tappara	Regular	57	22	28	50	132	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 28 Games Played 57 Goals 22 Pim 132 Points 50
2012–13	Finland	Tappara	Playoffs	15	3	3	6	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 15 Goals 3 Pim 41 Points 6
2011–12	KHL	Dynamo Riga	Regular	16	0	1	1	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 16 Goals 0 Pim 14 Points 1
2011–12	KHL	Nizhnekamsk	Regular	6	1	0	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 1
2011–12	Allsvenskan	Örebro HK	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 0
2010–11	Rus-KHL	Novosibirsk	Regular	53	12	23	35	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 23 Games Played 53 Goals 12 Pim 62 Points 35
2010–11	Rus-KHL	Novosibirsk	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 2
2009–10	Finland	Tappara	Regular	50	15	14	29	142	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 50 Goals 15 Pim 142 Points 29
2009–10	Finland	Tappara	Playoffs	9	3	3	6	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 9 Goals 3 Pim 16 Points 6
2008–09	Finland	Tappara	Regular	55	21	20	41	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 20 Games Played 55 Goals 21 Pim 82 Points 41
2008–09	Finland	Tappara	Playoffs	3	3	2	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 3 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 5
2007–08	Sweden-2	Malmo	Regular	34	9	15	24	124	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 34 Goals 9 Pim 124 Points 24
2007–08	Sweden-2	Malmo	Playoffs	10	2	4	6	10	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 10 Goals 2 Pim 10 Plus Minus 0 Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
2006–07	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	30	1	1	2	14	-7	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 8:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 30 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -7 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0333 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 30
2006–07	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	14	0	0	0	29	-1	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 9:09 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 14 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 29 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
2005–06	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	48	5	12	17	53	10	73	0	1	0	1	2	0	All stats Assists 12 Avg Toi 11:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3333 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 48 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 53 Plus Minus 10 Points 17 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0685 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 73
2005–06	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	22	3	4	7	10	-3	41	0	0	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 15:23 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3333 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 22 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -3 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0732 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 41
2005–06	Olympics	Finland	Regular	8	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 1
2005–06	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Playoffs	11	0	2	2	24	-1	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 15:39 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus -1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 18
2004–05	Finland	Tappara	Regular	26	14	13	27	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 26 Goals 14 Pim 32 Points 27
2004–05	Finland	Tappara	Playoffs	8	2	4	6	12	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Pim 12 Plus Minus 0 Points 6
2003–04	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	19	3	5	8	18	6	27	0	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 14:36 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 19 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 6 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 27
2003–04	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	60	2	11	13	40	-15	56	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Avg Toi 11:46 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.25 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 60 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 40 Plus Minus -15 Points 13 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0357 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 56
2003–04	WCup	Finland	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
2003–04	NHL	Calgary Flames	Playoffs	24	4	4	8	55	0	41	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 16:17 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.25 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 24 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 55 Plus Minus 0 Points 8 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0976 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 41
2002–03	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	75	9	12	21	93	-25	86	0	3	2	2	1	0	All stats Assists 12 Avg Toi 14:08 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5217 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 75 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 93 Plus Minus -25 Points 21 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1047 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 86
2001–02	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Regular	53	10	14	24	30	1	72	1	6	0	0	5	1	All stats Assists 14 Avg Toi 12:41 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.625 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 53 Goals 10 Ot Goals 1 Pim 30 Plus Minus 1 Points 24 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.1389 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 72
2001–02	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	13	1	2	3	8	-2	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 16:10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -2 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0909 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
2001–02	Olympics	Finland	Regular	4	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1
2000–01	AHL	Hershey	Regular	28	10	11	21	48	-2	80	4	—	1	—	1	—	All stats Assists 11 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 28 Goals 10 Pim 48 Plus Minus -2 Points 21 Power Play Goals 4 Shooting Pctg 12.5 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shots 80
2000–01	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Regular	50	14	8	22	38	8	68	2	5	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 12:26 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3333 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 50 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 38 Plus Minus 8 Points 22 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.2059 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 68
2000–01	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Playoffs	23	4	6	10	20	-1	39	3	4	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 14:10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 23 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus -1 Points 10 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.1026 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 39
1999–00	AHL	Hershey	Regular	74	21	30	51	54	-11	194	4	—	0	—	4	—	All stats Assists 30 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 74 Goals 21 Pim 54 Plus Minus -11 Points 51 Power Play Goals 4 Shooting Pctg 10.82 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 194
1999–00	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 10:12 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1999–00	AHL	Hershey	Playoffs	9	2	4	6	6	—	—	1	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Pim 6 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0
1998–99	AHL	Hershey	Regular	67	24	19	43	127	1	156	7	—	0	—	4	—	All stats Assists 19 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 67 Goals 24 Pim 127 Plus Minus 1 Points 43 Power Play Goals 7 Shooting Pctg 15.38 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 156
1998–99	AHL	Hershey	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	—	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
1997–98	AHL	Hershey	Regular	74	14	22	36	85	6	150	2	—	0	—	4	—	All stats Assists 22 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 74 Goals 14 Pim 85 Plus Minus 6 Points 36 Power Play Goals 2 Shooting Pctg 9.33 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 150
1996–97	Fin-Jr.	Tappara Jr.	Regular	2	2	7	9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 2 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 9
1996–97	Finland	Tappara	Regular	49	10	13	23	120	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 49 Goals 10 Pim 120 Points 23
1996–97	WJC-A	Finland	Regular	6	2	5	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 7
1996–97	Finland	Tappara	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 8 Plus Minus 0 Points 1
1995–96	Fin-Jr.	Tappara Jr.	Regular	20	20	23	43	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 23 Games Played 20 Goals 20 Pim 63 Points 43
1995–96	Finland	Tappara	Regular	4	0	1	1	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 8 Points 1
1995–96	Finland-2	KooVee	Regular	7	2	1	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 3
1995–96	U20 I-divisioona	Tappara U20	Playoffs	14	11	13	24	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 14 Goals 11 Pim 34 Points 24
1994–95	Fin-Jr.	Tappara Jr.	Regular	16	11	21	32	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Games Played 16 Goals 11 Pim 47 Points 32
1994–95	Fin-U18	Tappara U18	Regular	15	14	18	32	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 15 Goals 14 Pim 68 Points 32
1994–95	Finland	Tappara	Regular	16	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 16 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1994–95	Fin-U18	Tappara U18	Playoffs	7	2	16	18	22	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 16 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Pim 22 Plus Minus 0 Points 18
1993–94	Fin-U18	Tappara U18	Regular	29	13	20	33	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 20 Games Played 29 Goals 13 Pim 66 Points 33
1993–94	Fin-U18	Tappara U18	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 3
1992–93	Jr. C SM-sarja	Tappara U16	Regular	37	32	29	61	72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 29 Games Played 37 Goals 32 Pim 72 Points 61

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