Antti Miettinen

Antti Miettinen (born July 3, 1980 in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who plays for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. 
==Playing career==
Miettinen was drafted by the Dallas Stars as their seventh-round pick, 224th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to playing in the NHL, Miettinen played for five years in the SM-Liiga with HPK Hämeenlinna picking up the Kultainen kypärä and the Lasse Oksanen trophy in his final year in Finland.
Miettinen spent two-years in the AHL before playing his first full season in the NHL in the 2005–06 season with the Stars.
On July 3, 2008, Miettinen signed a 3-year $7 Million contract with the Minnesota Wild.
He was chosen to play for Finland in the 2006 Olympics but was unable to participate due to an upper body injury. He was replaced on the team by Niklas Hagman.
==Awards==
*2002–03 SM-Liiga Kultainen kypärä 
*2002–03 SM-Liiga Lasse Oksanen trophy 
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1998–99 	HPK Hämeenlinna 	SM-l 		13 	0 	0 	0 	2 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1999–00 	HPK Hameenlinna 	SM-l 		39 	2 	1 	3 	8 		7 	1 	0 	1 	2
2000–01 	HPK Hameenlinna 	SM-l 		55 	13 	11 	24 	20 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2001–02 	HPK Hameenlinna 	SM-l 		56 	19 	37 	56 	50 		8 	2 	4 	6 	8
2002–03 	HPK Hameenlinna 	SM-l 		53 	25 	25 	50 	54 		10 	1 	7 	8 	29
2003–04 	Utah Grizzlies 	AHL 		48 	7 	23 	30 	20 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2003–04 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		16 	1 	0 	1 	0 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2004–05 	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL 		35 	8 	20 	28 	21 		4 	1 	1 	2 	6
2005–06 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		79 	11 	20 	31 	46 		5 	0 	1 	1 	8
2006–07 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		74 	11 	14 	25 	38 		4 	1 	1 	2 	2
2007–08 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		69 	15 	19 	34 	34 		15 	1 	1 	2 	0
2008–09 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		82 	15 	29 	44 	32 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		320 	53 	82 	135 	150 		24 	2 	3 	5 	10
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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* Getting to Know...Antti Miettinen
* Non-Olympian Stars back and recharged for stretch run
Category:Born in 1980
Category:Dallas Stars draft picks
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Category:Finnish hockey players
Category:Hamilton Bulldogs player
Category:Minnesota Wild players
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