Miika Wiikman

Miika Wiikman
Miika Wiikman
Born October 17, 1984 (1984-10-17) (age 27)
Mariestad, SWE
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
SM-l team
Former teams		 Ilves
Lukko
HPK
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2004–present

Miika Wiikman (born October 17, 1984 in Mariestad, Västra Götaland County) is a Swedish-born Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Ilves of the Finnish SM-Liiga.

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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 2008-09 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 re-assigned 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]

Wiikman, a dual citizen, has played on the Finnish national team and the Swedish national junior team.

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
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 4911 216 4 2.64 .908 1 0 1 59 3 0 3.07 .842

References

  1. ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Wiikman". New York Rangers. 2008-04-28. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=493569. Retrieved 2010-03-28. 
  2. ^ "Rangers acquire Eriksson". NHL. 2010-03-03. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=519977. Retrieved 2010-03-28. 
  3. ^ "Lukko complemented with a further two players" (in Finnish). Lukko. 2010-04-26. http://www.raumanlukko.fi/index_2.php?s=uutiset&u=1200&b=u. Retrieved 2010-05-11. 

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Preceded by
Niklas Bäckström		 Winner of the Jari Kurri trophy
2005-06		 Succeeded by
Janne Pesonen


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