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| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Kipper |
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| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | October 26, 1976 , Turku, Finland |
| NHL Draft | 116th overall, 1995 San Jose Sharks |
| Pro career | 1994 – present |
Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff (pronounced "MEE-kah KIHP-roo-sawf") (born October 26, 1976) is a professional hockey goaltender playing for the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League (NHL systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America He captured the 2006 Vezina Trophy as the NHL's best goaltender. The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League 's Goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position"
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Playing career
Kiprusoff won the SM-liiga gold medal in 1995 and 1999 in TPS as a goalie, and won the Urpo Ylönen trophy for best goaltender in 1999. SM-liiga is the top professional Ice hockey league in Finland, and generally regarded as one of the top leagues in Europe Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) TPS is an Ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the Turkuhalli. The Urpo Ylönen trophy is an Ice hockey award given by the Finnish SM-liiga to the best goalie of the season He also played in the Swedish Elitserien before he made his NHL debut in 2000 with the San Jose Sharks overall in the 5th round at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Elitserien, or the Swedish Elite League ( SEL) as it is often unofficially called in English, is a professional Ice hockey The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.
NHL years
After spending three years as a reserve goalie with the Sharks, Kiprusoff was traded in 2003 to the Calgary Flames. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He ended the regular season with a goals-against average of 1. Goals against average ( GAA) is a Statistic used in Ice hockey, Water polo, Lacrosse, and Football (soccer that is the 69, a modern NHL record. Kiprusoff was nominated for the Vezina Trophy. The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League 's Goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position" In the playoffs, he had five more shutouts, helping the Flames to win the Western Conference championship en route to a narrow defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring The Tampa Bay Lightning is a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa Florida. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion
Kiprusoff earned his first playoff shutout on April 13th, 2004 at the Pengrowth Saddledome, blanking the Vancouver Canucks. The Pengrowth Saddledome is the main indoor Arena facility in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and is situated on the east end of the Calgary The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The game finished 4–0 and Kiprusoff stopped all of the twenty shots he faced, and was named the first star of the game.
The NHL resumed play in the 2005–06 season after the 2004–05 lockout. The 2004–05 NHL lockout resulted in the cancellation of what would have been the 88th season of the National Hockey League (NHL He was nominated for the Hart Trophy and won the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender. The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League 's Goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position" He also won the William Jennings Trophy in recognition for playing on the team with the least goals allowed. The William M Jennings Trophy is an annual award given to "to the goalkeeper(s having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it
Despite a disappointing year by Kiprusoff, compared to his stellar previous years, during the 2006–07 season, he still played a major role in the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs, with a . The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL The 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 11, 2007. 929 save percentage including a 48-save performance in the second game of the first round. Calgary took the eighth seed, one point ahead of the Colorado Avalanche. The Colorado Avalanche are a professional Ice hockey team based in Denver Colorado, United States Due to a great number of shots by the Detroit Red Wings, Calgary couldn't hold on and lost in six games to the top seeded Red Wings. The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions On May 1, 2007, Kiprusoff was nominated for the third straight consecutive season for the Vezina trophy but finished tied for last in voting with New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist, behind Vancouvers' Roberto Luongo and eventual winner New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. Henrik Lundqvist ['hɛnrɪk 'lɵndkvɪst] (born March 2, 1982) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey Goaltender for The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Roberto Luongo (born April 4 1979 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender and team captain of the Vancouver Canucks The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey. Martin Pierre Brodeur (born May 6 1972 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire
On October 30, 2007, Kiprusoff, seeking a long-term contract, signed a six-year extension deal worth $35 million US. [1]
Calgary records
- On April 7, 2006, Kiprusoff broke the Flames' franchise record for wins in a season. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- He also broke the Flames' franchise record for most games played in a season when he collected his 40th win of the season against the Minnesota Wild
- He also shattered the Calgary Flames' single-season shutout record with a career high 10 shutouts. The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. The previous mark was held by Fred Brathwaite who had five. This article is on the NHL player For the Yo! MTV Raps host see Fab Five Freddy.
- His 2003–04 1. 69 GAA ranks 1st in the modern-day NHL, it garnered him a nomination for the Vezina Trophy.
- On March 27, 2007 Kiprusoff broke the Flames Shutout record in a 1–0 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild with a record 21 shutouts in career regular season play with the Flames.
International play
Kiprusoff followed up his outstanding 2004 Stanley Cup performance with another excellent performance on behalf of Team Finland in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey tournament, where he backstopped the Finnish squad to a silver medal, losing in the gold medal final to Team Canada. 2008 World Championship team Olympic record 1952 - Finished in 7th place 1956 - did not participate The 2004 World Cup of Hockey is the second World Cup of Hockey (WCH an international Ice hockey tournament History From 1920 until 1963 the Senior Amateur Club teams representing Canada were usually the most recent Allan Cup champions
He was selected to play for Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin but declined, citing a nagging hip injury. The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in He also declined the invitation to join the Finnish national team in the 2008 World Championships.
Personal life
- Kiprusoff and his fiancée, Seidi Saski Mantere, have a son, Aaro, born in the summer of 2005.
- He also has a Bullmastiff, Reiska. The Bullmastiff is a powerful Dog, which was originally a cross between the English Mastiff and the Old English Bulldog.
- Kiprusoff's older brother, Marko Kiprusoff, is a defenceman for TPS as of June 2006 and has also played in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders. Marko Kiprusoff (born February 6, 1972 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey defenceman TPS is an Ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the Turkuhalli. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The New York Islanders are a professional Ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York.
- His favorite band is The Style
Awards
- Urpo Ylönen trophy - 1999
- Jari Kurri trophy - 1999
- Vezina Trophy - 2006
- William M. Jennings Trophy - 2006
- NHL First All-Star Team - 2006
- NHL All-Star Team - 2007
Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | SM-l | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1,896 | 92 | 2 | 2. For the album by The White Stripes see De Stijl (album. De Stijl (in English, generally də ˈstaɪl after style; from the The Urpo Ylönen trophy is an Ice hockey award given by the Finnish SM-liiga to the best goalie of the season The Jari Kurri trophy is an Ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish SM-liiga to the best player in the SM-liiga playoffs The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League 's Goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position" The William M Jennings Trophy is an annual award given to "to the goalkeeper(s having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it TPS is an Ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the Turkuhalli. SM-liiga is the top professional Ice hockey league in Finland, and generally regarded as one of the top leagues in Europe 91 | ? | 2 | ? | ? | 120 | 7 | ? | 3. 50 | ? | ||
| 1995–96 | TPS | SM-l | 12 | ? | ? | ? | 550 | 38 | 0 | 4. 14 | ? | 3 | ? | ? | 114 | 4 | ? | 2. 10 | ? | ||
| 1996–97 | AIK IF | Elit | 42 | ? | ? | ? | 2466 | 104 | 3 | 2. History AIK is an abbreviation for "Allmänna Idrottsklubben" which in direct translation means "The general sports club" Elitserien, or the Swedish Elite League ( SEL) as it is often unofficially called in English, is a professional Ice hockey 53 | ? | 7 | ? | ? | 420 | 23 | ? | 3. 28 | ? | ||
| 1997–98 | AIK | Elit | 42 | ? | ? | ? | 2457 | 110 | 0 | 2. 69 | ? | 5 | ? | ? | 300 | 8 | ? | 1. 60 | ? | ||
| 1998–99 | TPS | SM-l | 39 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 2260 | 70 | 4 | 1. 85 | ? | 10 | 9 | 1 | 580 | 15 | 3 | 1. 55 | ? | ||
| 1999–00 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 47 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 2759 | 144 | 3 | 2. The Kentucky Thoroughblades were a minor professional Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, who existed from 1996 to 2001. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary 48 | 0. 924 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 239 | 13 | 0 | 3. 27 | 0. 904 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 36 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2038 | 76 | 2 | 2. 24 | 0. 926 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 5 | 0 | 1. The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 95 | 0. 902 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 5 | 0 | 2. 01 | 0. 937 | ||
| 2001–02 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 7 | 0 | 1. The Cleveland Barons were a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League. 73 | 0. 949 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 20 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1041 | 43 | 2 | 2. 49 | 0. 915 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0. 00 | 1. 000 | ||
| 2002–03 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 22 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1199 | 65 | 1 | 3. 25 | 0. 879 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2300 | 65 | 4 | 1. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 69 | 0. 933 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1655 | 51 | 5 | 1. 85 | 0. 928 | ||
| 2004–05 | Timrå IK | Elit | 46 | ? | ? | ? | 2719 | 97 | 5 | 2. Timrå IK ( Timrå Red Eagles) is a Swedish Ice hockey team from Timrå, outside Sundsvall, Sweden. 14 | ? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 74 | 42 | 20 | 0 | 4379 | 151 | 10 | 2. 07 | 0. 923 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 428 | 16 | 0 | 2. 24 | 0. 921 | ||
| 2006–07 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 74 | 40 | 24 | 0 | 4419 | 181 | 7 | 2. 46 | 0. 917 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 383 | 18 | 0 | 2. 81 | 0. 929 | ||
| 2007–08 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 76 | 39 | 26 | 0 | 4398 | 197 | 2 | 2. 69 | 0. 906 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 336 | 18 | 1 | 3. 21 | 0. 908 | ||
| SM-liiga Totals | 55 | -- | -- | -- | 3049 | 120 | 4 | 2. 36 | ? | 15 | -- | -- | 814 | 26 | -- | 1. 91 | ? | ||||
| Elitserien Totals | 130 | -- | -- | -- | 7642 | 311 | 8 | 2. 44 | ? | 13 | -- | -- | 776 | 36 | 0 | 2. 78 | ? | ||||
| AHL Totals | 87 | 46 | 28 | 10 | 5039 | 227 | 5 | 2. 70 | ? | 5 | 1 | 3 | 239 | 13 | 0 | 3. 27 | ? | ||||
| NHL Totals | 309 | 159 | 101 | 7 | 17888 | 707 | 26 | 2. 37 | 0. 915 | 50 | 23 | 24 | 2960 | 108 | 6 | 2. 19 | 0. 925 | ||||
International play
Played for Finland in:
- 1996 World Junior Championships
- 1999 World Championships
- 2001 World Championships
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey (silver medal)
International statistics
| Year | Comp | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
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| 1996 | WJC | 3 | ? | ? | ? | 159 | 9 | ? | 3. 2008 World Championship team Olympic record 1952 - Finished in 7th place 1956 - did not participate The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The 2004 World Cup of Hockey is the second World Cup of Hockey (WCH an international Ice hockey tournament The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 39 |
| 1999 | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 3 | 0 | 1. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 16 |
| 2001 | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 5 | 1 | 2. 14 |
| 2004 | WCH | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 363 | 9 | 2 | 1. The 2004 World Cup of Hockey is the second World Cup of Hockey (WCH an international Ice hockey tournament 48 |
| Senior int'l totals | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 559 | 17 | 3 | 1. 82 | |
External links
- Miikka Kiprusoff's NHL player profile
- Miikka Kiprusoff's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Bio and detailed statistics from hockeygoalies.org
- Miikka Kiprusoff on nhlfinns. com
| Preceded by Tim Thomas |
Winner of the Urpo Ylönen trophy 1998–99 |
Succeeded by Pasi Nurminen |
| Preceded by Olli Jokinen |
Winner of the Jari Kurri trophy 1998–99 |
Succeeded by Tomi Kallio |
| Preceded by Martin Brodeur |
Winner of the Jennings Trophy 2006 |
Succeeded by Niklas Bäckström and Manny Fernandez |
| Preceded by Martin Brodeur |
Winner of the Vezina Trophy 2006 |
Succeeded by Martin Brodeur |
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