Petteri Nummelin Petteri Nummelin ( born November 25 , 1972 in Turku , Finland ) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman , and a former NHL defenceman for the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets . He currently plays for HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A . He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets as their fifth - round pick , # 133 overall , in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft . Nummelin has represented Finland numerous times in international play , including the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships where Finland won their first gold medal . Nummelin is the son of Timo Nummelin , a Finnish ice hockey hall of famer . Playing career . Career in Finland . Petteri Nummelin started playing ice hockey in his hometown Turku and played for a - junior team of TPS for 3 seasons after which he played for Kiekko - 67 in the 1 . Division . Nummelin debuted in the SM - Liiga during the 1992 – 93 Season which he spent playing partly for TPS and Reipas . Nummelin also played in Kiekko - 67 and TPS A - Junior team during the season . After the 1992 – 93 season Nummelin stayed in TPS for 2 more seasons ( 93 – 95 ) and moved to play in Sweden after winning the world championship for Finland . Career in Sweden . After successful World Championship tournament in 1995 Nummelin attracted some international publicity and was contracted by Frölunda HC , a Swedish team playing in the Elitserien . Nummelin spent total of 2 seasons in Sweden . Career in Switzerland . In 1997 Nummelin joined HC Davos , one of the most successful Swiss teams to date . Nummelin played in HC Davos for 3 seasons ( 1997 – 2000 ) during the time Nummelin established himself as a star in Switzerland and at the end of 1999 – 2000 Season Nummelin received an offer from the NHL . Nummelin Played in NHL for Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2000 – 2001 season and returned to Switzerland and joined HC Lugano for 2001 – 2002 season . Nummelin played in Lugano for 5 seasons ( 2001 – 06 ) and won several honors during that time , such as the overall points ranking in 2004 and the Swiss championship in 2003 and 2006 . Since the season of 2008 – 2009 , he comes back to Switzerland for HC Lugano . NHL career . Nummelin has played for one season in the NHL during the 2000 – 2001 NHL Season for the Columbus Blue Jackets In 2006 , after spending 5 seasons in Switzerland , Nummelin returned to the NHL and signed with the Minnesota Wild , partially due to strong encouragement by Minnesota Wild teammate , fellow countryman and friend Mikko Koivu . Known as Nummy by fans and Petu on the ice , Nummelin has enjoyed a resurgence in his NHL career in the early stages of the 2006 – 07 NHL season . Although Nummelin has displayed both strong offensive and defensive contribution during regulation play , many consider his strongest asset his ability to score in the overtime shootout . As of 7 December 2006 , Nummelin has converted six shootout goals in all six of his attempts , beating some of the NHL ' s best goalies including Nikolai Khabibulin , Roberto Luongo and Vezina winner Miikka Kiprusoff . Nummelin ' s success is credited to what Wild fans have dubbed " The Shoulder Shake , " a deke in which Nummelin shifts his shoulders back and forth without actually moving the puck , forcing the goaltender to move first , Nummelin then reacts to the goalie ' s movement putting the puck in the net with the backhand or forehand . Nummelin ' s opportunity in the shootout initially came as a shock to fans and teammates when Minnesota Wild head coach Jacques Lemaire listed him third in the shootout lineup against the Vancouver Canucks on 10 October 2006 , in the place normally given to Marian Gaborik ( the first three shooters are often reserved for the team ' s best goal scorers ) . Nummelin ' s conversion was the deciding goal to end the shootout and win the game for the Wild . Nummelin is currently the all - time NHL shoot - out conversion leader for players with more than two attempts , with a rate of 89 % ( 8 for 9 ) . After the 2007 – 08 NHL season , Nummelin ' s contract with the Wild expired , and at 35 years of age he signed a 3 - year contract with his former Swiss team HC Lugano .