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antti niemi -lrb- ice hockey -rrb-

antti niemi -lrb- ; born august 29 , 1983 -rrb- is a finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the dallas stars of the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- .
during the 2009 -- 10 season as a member of the chicago blackhawks , he became the first finnish goaltender to win the stanley cup .
niemi signed a contract to play for pelicans in the sm-liiga in finland during the 2012 -- 13 nhl lockout .
niemi left the blackhawks and played with the san jose sharks from 2011 to 2014 .
the sharks traded his negotiation rights to the dallas stars on june 27 , 2015 , who signed him to three-year deal on june 29 .
