Teemu Riihijärvi

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 by Jeff Friesen

San Jose Sharks first round draft pick 1995

Succeeded by Andrei Zyuzin