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{{short description|Finnish ice hockey player and politician}}
{{Update|date=April 2024}}<!--political career-->
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Sinuhe Wallinheimo fra Samlingspartiet (Saml) i Finland.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| team=[[JYP Jyväskylä|JYP]]
| former_teams =  '''[[KHL]]''' <br /> [[HC Dynamo Moscow]] <br /> '''[[Swedish Hockey League|Elitserien]]'''  <br /> [[Färjestads BK]] <br /> '''[[Deutsche Eishockey Liga|DEL]]''' <br /> Revier Lions <br /> '''[[SM-liiga]]''' <br /> [[Lukko]] <br /> '''[[American Hockey League|AHL]]''' <br /> [[Springfield Falcons]] <br /> [[Hershey Bears]] <br /> '''[[ECHL]]''' <br /> [[Mississippi Sea Wolves]] <br /> [[Mobile Mysticks]] <br /> '''[[NCAA]]''' <br /> [[University of Denver]]
| league = [[SM-liiga]]
| position = [[Goaltender]]
| catches = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1.7
| weight_lb = 200
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|3|09|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jyväskylä]], [[Central Finland]], [[Finland]]
| career_start = 1989
}}
'''Mika Sinuhe Wallinheimo''' (born March 9, 1972, in [[Jyväskylä]], [[Finland]]) is a Finnish [[politician]] and former professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]]. As the last team he represented [[JYP Jyväskylä|JYP]] in the [[SM-liiga]]. After his sporting career he entered politics and was elected to the [[Parliament of Finland]] as an MP for the [[National Coalition Party]] in the [[2011 Finnish parliamentary election|2011 election]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.iltasanomat.fi/vaalit2011/Sinuhe%20Wallinheimo%20t%C3%A4p%C3%A4r%C3%A4sti%20eduskuntaan/art-1288383507467.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421024900/http://www.iltasanomat.fi/vaalit2011/Sinuhe%20Wallinheimo%20t%C3%A4p%C3%A4r%C3%A4sti%20eduskuntaan/art-1288383507467.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 21, 2011 |title = Sinuhe Wallinheimo täpärästi eduskuntaan|date = 2011-04-18}}</ref> and reelected in 2015 and 2019. His parents derived his name Sinuhe from the protagonist of the novel ''[[The Egyptian]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Laitinen |first=Jaana |date=2010-06-16 |title=Kuoropojasta kasvoi maalivahti |language=fi |work=[[Helsingin Sanomat]] |url=https://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/art-2000004737852.html |access-date=2022-03-24}}</ref> Wallinheimo was the first person in Finland to be named Sinuhe.<ref>Väliaho, Tuomo: ''Sinuhe suomalainen''. ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' ''Teema'' issue #6/2024, p. 13.</ref>

==International play==
Wallinheimo was selected to the [[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]] as the third goaltender. Wallinheimo was dropped from the roster when [[Antero Niittymäki]] joined the team, but he made his international debut in a practice game against [[Danish national ice hockey team|Denmark]]. In the 2006–07 season, Wallinheimo represented Finland on the [[Euro Hockey Tour]], being chosen best goaltender in both the [[Ceska Pojistovna Cup]] and [[Karjala Tournament]].

==Amateur career==

Wallinheimo played for the [[University of Denver]], becoming a league-wide fan favorite for his unusual fan interactions during stoppages of play.

==Musician==

Wallinheimo was the lead singer of S.W. Heimon kädet, a band formed on 1992 when the members were playing hockey in the JYP (Jyväskylä). The "S.W." in the band's name is Wallinheimo's initials.

==Awards and honors==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
|-
| All-[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] [[List of All-WCHA Hockey Teams#Second Team|Second Team]]
| [[1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1994–95]]
|-
|}

==Career statistics==
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" width="75%"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Tournament
! GP
! W
! L
! T
! MIN
! SA
! GA
! [[Shutout (ice hockey)|SO]]
! [[Goals against average|GAA]]
! [[Save percentage|SV%]]
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2006–07
| [[Euro Hockey Tour|EHT]]
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 244.36
| 120
| 6
| 0
| 1.47
| .950
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070221070646/http://www.jatkoaika.com/smliiga.php?pelaaja=4463 Jatkoaika.com player profile]
* {{Ice hockey stats}}

{{Eduskunta members 2023–2027}}

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[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Jyväskylä]]
[[Category:National Coalition Party politicians]]
[[Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–2015)]]
[[Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–2019)]]
[[Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–2023)]]
[[Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (2023–2027)]]
[[Category:Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players]]
[[Category:Färjestad BK players]]
[[Category:Finnish ice hockey goaltenders]]
[[Category:Hershey Bears players]]
[[Category:JYP Jyväskylä players]]
[[Category:Lukko players]]
[[Category:Mississippi Sea Wolves players]]
[[Category:Mobile Mysticks players]]
[[Category:Springfield Falcons players]]


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