Miika Kiprusoff
| Miikka Kiprusoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Kiprusoff in September 2005
|
|||
| Born |
October 26, 1976 Turku, Finland |
||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
TPS AIK Timrå IK San Jose Sharks Calgary Flames |
||
| National team |
 Finland
|
||
| NHL Draft | 116th overall, 1995 San Jose Sharks |
||
| Playing career | 1994–2013 | ||
 Kiprusoff backstopped Finland to a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. |
||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
|
||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 |
2010 Vancouver | |
| World Championship | ||
 |
1999 Norway | |
|
2001 Germany | |
| World Cup | ||
|
2004 World Cup of Hockey | |
Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmiːkːɑ ˈsɑkɑri ˈkiprusofː]; born October 26, 1976), nicknamed Kipper, is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks during his National Hockey League (NHL) career. He was selected in the fifth round, 116th overall, by the Sharks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, and has also played professionally for TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga, as well as for both AIK IF and Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien.
Kiprusoff represented Finland several times on the international stage, earning silver medals at the World Ice Hockey Championships in 1999 and 2001, as well as leading the Finns to a surprise second-place finish at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. He also helped the Finnish national hockey team win the bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Kiprusoff began his professional career with TPS in 1994, and was named the best goaltender and best player of the playoffs in 1999 as he led them to the SM-liiga championship. He then moved to North America in 1999, and after two All-Star seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL), made his NHL debut with the San Jose Sharks, where he served primarily as the team's backup. A trade to the Calgary Flames in 2003–04 brought Kiprusoff into a starting role, and he set a modern NHL record for lowest goals against average (GAA) at 1.69 as he helped the Flames reach the 2004 Stanley Cup Final. He won the Vezina Trophy as the best goaltender in the NHL in 2006 along with the William M. Jennings Trophy for giving up the fewest goals in the League. He played in his first NHL All-Star Game in 2007 and is the Flames' franchise record holder in both wins and shutouts.
...
Wikipedia