Tony Virta
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Tony Virta (born June 18, 1972, in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild as their fourth-round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Virta is currently playing for Jokerit in the SM-liiga. 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.
[edit] Awards
- Lasse Oksanen trophy for best player during the SM-liiga regular season - 2001
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991-92 | HPK | SM-liiga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | HPK | SM-liiga | 48 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | HPK | SM-liiga | 47 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | HPK | SM-liiga | 43 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 75 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | HPK | SM-liiga | 48 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 31 | ||
| 1996-97 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 48 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | TPS | SM-liiga | 48 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998-99 | TPS | SM-liiga | 54 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1999-00 | TPS | SM-liiga | 53 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2000-01 | TPS | SM-liiga | 56 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 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 | Elitserien | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | HPK | SM-liiga | 55 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2004-05 | Zürich | Swiss | 40 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2004-05 | GCK Lions | Swiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 36 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Preceded by Timo Pärssinen |
Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy 2000-01 |
Succeeded by Janne Ojanen |
