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 (age 38) Hyvinkää, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	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	2004–2022

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
2002–03	HPK	FIN U18		27	17	12	29	36		2	0	0	0	2
2003–04	HPK	FIN U18		7	2	3	5	10		2	0	0	0	0
2003–04	HPK	FIN U20		40	7	11	18	26		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HPK	FIN U20		37	12	22	34	38		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HPK	SM-l		8	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HPK	FIN U20		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
2019–20	TPS	Liiga		59	7	8	15	34		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	TPS	Liiga		54	4	8	12	55		9	2	0	2	2
2021–22	HIFK	Liiga		46	1	7	8	12		7	0	1	1	2
Liiga totals				402	59	96	155	276		55	8	7	15	63
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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database