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Antero Niittymäki

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Antero Pertti Elias Niittymäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑntero ˈniːtːymæki]; born June 18, 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played for TPS of the SM-liiga (Finnish elite league). He additionally played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning and San Jose Sharks. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, while playing for Team Finland, he was voted the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the entire ice hockey tournament. Partway through his four-year junior career with TPS in the junior SM-liiga, Niittymäki was selected by the Flyers 168th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Antero Niittymäki is the 421st most popular hockey player (down from 389th in 2024), the 683rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 679th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Antero Niittymäki ranks 421 out of 676. Before him are Vyacheslav Butsayev, Dennis Seidenberg, Július Hudáček, Henrik Tallinder, Jori Lehterä, and Kirill Kaprizov. After him are Dmitri Yushkevich, Andreas Dackell, Morten Green, Brad Marchand, Staffan Kronwall, and Tomáš Tatar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Antero Niittymäki ranks 1,078. Before him are Takashi Rakuyama, Paul London, Sara Carrigan, Murad Gaidarov, Anthony Geslin, and Markel Irizar. After him are Jillian Hall, Yandro Quintana, Georgy Balakshin, William Jackson Harper, Marco Marzano, and Thiago Martinelli.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Antero Niittymäki ranks 683 out of 751. Before him are Wille Mäkelä (1974), Jesse Joronen (1993), Laura Huhtasaari (1979), Pirjo Muranen (1981), Carl Haglund (1979), and Jori Lehterä (1987). After him are Henri Kontinen (1990), Antti Tuisku (1984), Laura Lepistö (1988), Laura Österberg Kalmari (1979), Aki Berg (1977), and Päivi Alafrantti (1964).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Antero Niittymäki ranks 44. Before him are Antti Törmänen (1970), Tuukka Rask (1987), Petri Kontiola (1984), Jukka Hentunen (1974), Teemu Hartikainen (1990), and Jori Lehterä (1987). After him are Aki Berg (1977), Juuso Hietanen (1985), Antti Miettinen (1980), Ossi Väänänen (1980), Patrik Laine (1998), and Lasse Kukkonen (1981).

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