Antti Pihlström
| Antti Pihlström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 22, 1984 Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
CSKA Moscow Espoo Blues SaiPa HPK Nashville Predators Färjestads BK JYP Jyväskylä Salavat Yulaev Ufa | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
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Antti Sakari Pihlström (born October 22, 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger.
Playing career
Pihlström played in Finland's SM-liiga for the Espoo Blues, HPK, and SaiPa. On June 1, 2007, Pihlström was signed by the Nashville Predators to a two-year contract.[1]
In the 2007–08 season, his first in North America, Pihlström played primarily for the Predators affiliate the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL). He also made his NHL debut playing in one game for the Predators.
After four seasons with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League, Pihlström made a return to North America as free agent in agreeing to attend the Columbus Blue Jackets training camp for the 2015–16 season on a professional try-out contract on September 6, 2015.[2]
International play
Pihlström debuted for Finland national team in the 2008 World Championships with five goals, which lead the Finnish team.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 49 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 53 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | ||
| 2005–06 | SaiPa | SM-l | 54 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | HPK | SM-l | 56 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 63 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 78 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 53 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 43 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-l | 19 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-l | 59 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 2011–12 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 31 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 47 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 52 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 60 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 54 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 190 | 52 | 38 | 90 | 86 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 18 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Predators sign 6 European prospects". predators.nhl.com. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ↑ Columbus Blue Jackets (2015-09-06). "Blue Jackets sign Sheppard and Pihlstrom to P.T.O.'s". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-09-06.