Tony Virta
Tony 'QB' 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.
| Tony Virta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 28, 1972 Hämeenlinna, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
SM-l HPK TPS Jokerit DEL Frankfurt Lions NHL Minnesota Wild SEL Södertälje SK NLA ZSC Lions | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
103rd overall, 2001 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2015 | ||
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.
In the summer of 2001 Virta signed with Färjestads BK, but before the season had started he signed with the NHL club Minnesota Wild, who had drafted the same summer, and therefore never played a game for Färjestad.
Awards
- Lasse Oksanen trophy for best player during the SM-liiga regular season - 2001
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | HPK | FIN II Jr | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | HPK | FIN II Jr | 17 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | HPK | FIN II Jr | 28 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 1991–92 | HPK | FIN Jr | 35 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | HPK | SM-l | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | HPK | SM-l | 48 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | HPK | SM-l | 47 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HPK | SM-l | 43 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HPK | SM-l | 48 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | ||
| 1996–97 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 48 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 56 | ||
| 1997–98 | TPS | SM-l | 48 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | TPS | SM-l | 54 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | TPS | SM-l | 53 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 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 | SEL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HPK | SM-l | 55 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | GCK Lions | SUI II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 40 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Jokerit | SM-l | 36 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Jokerit | SM-l | 26 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Jokerit | SM-l | 56 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | HPK | SM-l | 50 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | HPK | SM-l | 34 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Leksands IF | SWE II | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | PaKa | FIN IV | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HauSi | FIN V | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 677 | 177 | 274 | 451 | 618 | 93 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 77 | ||||
External links
- Tony Virta career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Tony Virta career statistics at EliteProspects.com
| Preceded by Timo Pärssinen |
Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy 2000–01 |
Succeeded by Janne Ojanen |
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