| Teemu Riihijärvi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1977-03-01) March 1, 1977 (age 47) Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Played for |
Espoo Blues Pelicans SaiPa Lukko Södertälje SK | ||
| NHL draft |
12th overall, 1995 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2006 | ||
Teemu Riihijärvi (born March 1, 1977) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted in the first round, twelfth overall, of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks. He never appeared in an NHL game.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Kiekko-Espoo | SM-l | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-Espoo | SM-l | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekko-Espoo | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Haukat | FIN.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Kiekko-Espoo | SM-l | 47 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kiekko-Espoo | SM-l | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Lukko | FIN U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Lukko | SM-l | 37 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Blues | SM-l | 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Pelicans | SM-l | 26 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Pelicans | SM-l | 51 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Pelicans | SM-l | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | SaiPa | SM-l | 50 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 34 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 50 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 96 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Blues | SM-l | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 346 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 343 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | Finland | EJC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1997 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | |||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded byJeff Friesen | San Jose Sharks first round draft pick 1995 |
Succeeded byAndrei Zyuzin |
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