Tony Virta

Tony Virta
Born	(1972-06-28) June 28, 1972 (age 52) 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	Finland
NHL draft	103rd overall, 2001 Minnesota Wild
Playing career	1991–2015

Tony Virta (born June 18, 1972) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild as their fourth-round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

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.2 U20		10	6	2	8	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	HPK	FIN.2 U20		17	1	16	17	40		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	HPK	FIN.2 U20		28	17	34	51	42		14	7	13	20	20
1991–92	HPK	FIN U20		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.2		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	Allsv		17	6	6	12	8		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	PaKa	FIN.4		1	2	4	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HauSi	FIN.5		3	2	10	12	0		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l totals				677	177	274	451	618		93	14	42	56	77

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992	Finland	WJC		7	0	1	1	10
2000	Finland	WC		9	1	1	2	0
2001	Finland	WC		9	2	6	8	2
2003	Finland	WC		2	0	0	0	0
2004	Finland	WC		7	0	1	1	0
Junior totals				7	0	1	1	10
Senior totals				27	3	8	11	2

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Timo Pärssinen

Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy 2000–01

Succeeded by Janne Ojanen