Tony Virta (born June 18, 1972) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild as their fourth-round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
| Tony Virta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 28, 1972 Hämeenlinna, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
SM-l HPK TPS Jokerit DEL Frankfurt Lions NHL Minnesota Wild SEL Södertälje SK NLA ZSC Lions | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
103rd overall, 2001 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2015 | ||
On December 5, 2005, Virta received a serious knee injury from a failed hip check against him in a game against Ilves, but recovered to play in the last games of the season.
In the summer of 2001 Virta signed with Färjestads BK, but before the season had started he signed with the NHL club Minnesota Wild, who had drafted the same summer, and therefore never played a game for Färjestad.
Awards
edit- Lasse Oksanen trophy for best player during the SM-liiga regular season - 2001
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | HPK | FIN.2 U20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | HPK | FIN.2 U20 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | HPK | FIN.2 U20 | 28 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 1991–92 | HPK | FIN U20 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | HPK | SM-l | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | HPK | SM-l | 48 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | HPK | SM-l | 47 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HPK | SM-l | 43 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HPK | SM-l | 48 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | ||
| 1996–97 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 48 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 56 | ||
| 1997–98 | TPS | SM-l | 48 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | TPS | SM-l | 54 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | TPS | SM-l | 53 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 67 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HPK | SM-l | 55 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 40 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Jokerit | SM-l | 36 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Jokerit | SM-l | 26 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Jokerit | SM-l | 56 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | HPK | SM-l | 50 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | HPK | SM-l | 34 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | PaKa | FIN.4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HauSi | FIN.5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 677 | 177 | 274 | 451 | 618 | 93 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 77 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2000 | Finland | WC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Finland | WC | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Finland | WC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Finland | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
| Senior totals | 27 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | |||
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database