Miika Wiikman
Template:Short description Template:Infobox ice hockey player
Miika Wiikman (born October 17, 1984) is a Swedish-born Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently a free agent having last played for Anglet Hormadi Élite of the Ligue Magnus.
Playing career
Wiikman started his junior career in Sweden with HV71 before moving to HPK in Finland, with whom he won the SM-liiga championship in 2006 and was a recipient of the Jari Kurri trophy as the Playoff MVP. He signed an AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack on June 4, 2007.
Miika started the 2007–08 season splitting playing time with Al Montoya. After the latter's trade to the Phoenix Coyotes organization, Wiikman became Hartford's primary goaltender, finishing the season with a 21-8-3 record, during which he was awarded Player of the Week on January 27, 2008. On April 24, 2008, he signed an NHL entry-level contract with the Rangers.[1]
He opened the 2009–10 season again with Hartford before he was reassigned to the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL. On March 3, 2010, Wiikman was traded by the Rangers to the Phoenix Coyotes for Anders Eriksson.[2] He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage for the remainder of the season.
On April 26, 2010, Wiikman returned to the Finland's SM-liiga, signing a one-year contract with Lukko for the 2010-11 season.[3]
On the June 21, 2015, Wiikman continued his journeyman career in moving to England, to play for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite ice hockey league.[4] Wiikman departed Nottingham in April 2017, following two years with the team.[5]
In September 2017, Wiikman signed with EIHL new-boys Milton Keynes Lightning as short-term injury cover following an injury to their number one netminder in pre-season.[6]
In August 2018, Wiikman signed for fellow EIHL side Coventry Blaze after it was confirmed that incumbent netminder Kevin Nastiuk was not returning to the club.[7]
Wiikman, a dual citizen, has played on the Finnish national team and the Swedish national junior team.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2004–05 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-l | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1361 | 54 | 2 | 2.38 | .923 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 4 | 0 | 2.03 | .913 | ||
| 2005–06 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-l | 34 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1949 | 68 | 3 | 2.09 | .929 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 607 | 20 | 3 | 1.98 | .929 | ||
| 2006–07 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-l | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1066 | 46 | 0 | 2.59 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hartford Wolfpack | AHL | 34 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1907 | 73 | 2 | 2.30 | .919 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3.07 | .842 | ||
| 2007–08 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 254 | 10 | 0 | 2.36 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 43 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2463 | 111 | 2 | 2.70 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 343 | 24 | 0 | 4.20 | .869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 971 | 46 | 1 | 2.84 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 198 | 8 | 0 | 2.42 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 89 | 44 | 31 | 8 | 4,911 | 216 | 4 | 2.64 | .908 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3.07 | .842 | ||||
Awards
- 2002-03 J20 SuperElit SM-silver Medal
- 2003-04 Finland2 (Mestis) Rookie of the Year
- 2005-06 Jari Kurri trophy - awarded to the best player in the Finnish SM-liiga playoffs.
- 2005-06 SM-liiga Champion
References
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External links
- Pages with script errors
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Anglet Hormadi Élite players
- HC '05 Banská Bystrica players
- Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players
- Coventry Blaze players
- Finnish ice hockey goaltenders
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players
- HPK players
- Ilves players
- Jokerit players
- Kiekko-Vantaa players
- Kokkolan Hermes players
- Lukko players
- Milton Keynes Lightning players
- Nottingham Panthers players
- Oulun Kärpät players
- Sportspeople from Mariestad
- SaiPa players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Swedish ice hockey goaltenders
- TuTo players
- Ice hockey people from Västra Götaland County
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in France
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in England
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen