Petteri Wirtanen

Petteri Wirtanen (born May 28, 1986) is a Finnish professional ice hockey Forward currently playing with HC TPS in the Liiga. Wirtanen was selected 172nd overall in the 6th round of the 2006 NHL entry draft by the Anaheim Ducks.

Playing career Wirtanen played as a youth within HPK. He made his professional debut with the club at the SM-liiga level during the 2004–05 season. In the following season he became a Finnish champion with HPK in 2006. He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks on July 27, 2006.

Wirtanen spent his first full North American season with the Ducks' American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates for the 2006–07 campaign. He recorded 7 goals and 18 points in 67 games. In the following season he made his NHL debut for the Ducks on October 17, 2007. Appearing in just 3 games for 1 goal.

At the conclusion of his rookie contract, Wirtanen opted to return to Finland in signing a multi-year contract with HIFK on July 28, 2009. He helped HIFK capture the Finnish Liiga title, his second, in 2011.

After stints with HC Donbass and HC Fribourg-Gottéron, Wirtanen returned to the KHL in signing an initial two-year contract with Finnish club, Jokerit, on November 14, 2014.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 HPK FIN U18 27 17 12 29 36 2 0 0 0 2 2003–04 HPK FIN U18 7 2 3 5 10 2 0 0 0 0 2003–04 HPK FIN U20 40 7 11 18 26 — — — — — 2004–05 HPK FIN U20 37 12 22 34 38 — — — — — 2004–05 HPK SM-l 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 HPK FIN U20 3 4 2 6 4 — — — — — 2005–06 HPK SM-l 50 8 3 11 24 13 1 0 1 12 2006–07 Portland Pirates AHL 67 7 11 18 40 — — — — — 2007–08 Portland Pirates AHL 78 10 27 37 58 18 0 0 0 14 2007–08 Anaheim Ducks NHL 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2008–09 Iowa Chops AHL 78 15 26 41 50 — — — — — 2009–10 HIFK SM-l 56 10 17 27 32 6 4 1 5 4 2010–11 HIFK SM-l 57 12 25 37 40 16 1 5 6 10 2011–12 HIFK SM-l 55 14 20 34 67 4 0 0 0 33 2012–13 HC Donbass KHL 52 5 11 16 28 — — — — — 2013–14 HC Donbass KHL 50 6 9 15 28 13 1 2 3 22 2014–15 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 14 1 5 6 4 — — — — — 2014–15 Jokerit KHL 32 7 5 12 20 10 0 1 1 4 2015–16 Jokerit KHL 53 3 10 13 28 6 0 0 0 6 2016–17 Jokerit KHL 42 3 6 9 18 4 0 1 1 2 2017–18 Jokerit KHL 28 1 4 5 20 11 0 1 1 8 2018–19 TPS Liiga 17 3 8 11 12 — — — — — 2018–19 Djurgårdens IF SHL 33 4 5 9 18 19 1 4 5 8 2019–20 TPS Liiga 59 7 8 15 34 — — — — — 2020–21 TPS Liiga 54 4 8 12 55 9 2 0 2 2 2021–22 HIFK Liiga 46 1 7 8 12 7 0 1 1 2 Liiga totals 402 59 96 155 276 55 8 7 15 63 NHL totals 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — — KHL totals 257 25 45 70 142 44 1 5 6 42

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2004 Finland WJC18 7th 6 0 2 2 6 2006 Finland WJC 7 0 1 1 2 2014 Finland WC 3 0 0 0 2 Junior totals 13 0 3 3 8 Senior totals 3 0 0 0 2