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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Antero Niittymäki is the 372nd most popular hockey player (up from 383rd in 2019), the 643rd most popular biography from Finland (up from 679th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Antero Niittymäki ranks 372 out of 676. Before him are Jimmie Ericsson, Dennis Seidenberg, Július Hudáček, Henrik Tallinder, Jori Lehterä, and Kirill Kaprizov. After him are Morten Green, Staffan Kronwall, Tomáš Tatar, Vladimir Tarasenko, Aki Berg, and Neal Broten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Antero Niittymäki ranks 999. Before him are Patrik Sinkewitz, Takashi Rakuyama, Paul London, Sara Carrigan, Anthony Geslin, and Markel Irizar. After him are Jillian Hall, Georgy Balakshin, William Jackson Harper, Marco Marzano, Thiago Martinelli, and Milagros Sequera.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Antero Niittymäki ranks 643 out of 751. Before him are Markus Halsti (1984), Jenni Vartiainen (1983), Jesse Joronen (1993), Laura Huhtasaari (1979), Pirjo Muranen (1981), and Jori Lehterä (1987). After him are Henri Kontinen (1990), Antti Tuisku (1984), Laura Lepistö (1988), Laura Österberg Kalmari (1979), Aki Berg (1977), and Niki Mäenpää (1985).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Antero Niittymäki ranks 38. Before him are Sami Lepistö (1984), Erik Hämäläinen (1965), Tuukka Rask (1987), Petri Kontiola (1984), Jukka Hentunen (1974), 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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