Tony Virta

Born on: June 28, 1972
Birth place: Hämeenlinna, Finland
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 10" (178 cm) | 196 lb (89 kg)

Drafted by: Minnesota Wild, 4. round (#103 overall), in 2001 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	20	1993	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	TPS Turku defeated HPK Hämeenlinna 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series.
	26	1999	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	TPS Turku defeated HIFK Helsinki 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series.
	27	2000	TPS Turku	European Hockey League	TPS Turku defeated HC Lugano 6‑1 in the bronze medal game.
	27	2000	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	TPS Turku defeated Jokerit Helsinki 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series.
	27	2000	Team Finland	IIHF World Championship	Saint Petersburg, Russia
	28	2001	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	TPS Turku defeated Tappara Tampere 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series.
	28	2001	Team Finland	IIHF World Championship	Nuremberg, Cologne and Hanover, Germany
	34	2007	Jokerit Helsinki	SM-Liiga	Kärpät Oulu defeated Jokerit Helsinki 3‑0 in a best of five gold medal series.
IIHF World Championship Medals
Finnish Championship Medals
European Hockey League Medals

		Overall						Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			Shots		Defensive		Faceoffs
Date	Game	Score	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	TOI	ES	PP	SH	ESG	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG	ESA	PPA	SHA	GWA	OTA	ESP	PPP	SHP	GWP	OTP	PPP%	G/60	A/60	P/60	ESG/60	ESA/60	ESP/60	PPG/60	PPA/60	PPP/60	SHOTS	SH%	HITS	BS	FOW	FOL	FO%
Mar 29, 2002	CHI @ MIN	(3-1)	0	0	0	0	0	10:43	8:08	2:35	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%			0	0	0.00%
Apr 4, 2002	MIN @ CGY	(3-4)	1	1	2	0	1	10:15	7:56	2:19	0:00	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0%	5.854	5.854	11.707	7.563	7.563	15.126	0.000	0.000	0.000	4	25.0%			0	0	0.00%
Apr 5, 2002	MIN @ VAN	(4-5)	1	1	2	0	1	16:28	15:12	1:16	0:00	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0%	3.644	3.644	7.287	3.947	3.947	7.895	0.000	0.000	0.000	5	20.0%			0	0	0.00%
Apr 8, 2002	SJS @ MIN	(1-3)	0	1	1	0	-1	13:53	12:22	1:31	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100.0%	0.000	4.322	4.322	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	39.560	39.560	1	0.0%			0	0	0.00%
Apr 10, 2002	MIN @ DAL	(4-4)	0	0	0	0	0	11:45	9:34	2:04	0:07	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%			0	0	0.00%
	GAME LOG

Stripe: Rows Seasons
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
1991‑92	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	19	23	1	2	3	0	-1	0	0	0
1992‑93	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	20	48	9	8	17	35	4	2	0	1
1993‑94	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	21	47	17	16	33	50	-2	1	2	4
1994‑95	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	22	43	9	24	33	75	2	2	0	1
1995‑96	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	23	48	15	19	34	12	1	4	0	1
1996‑97	Frankfurt Lions	DEL	24	48	13	14	27	40
1997‑98	TPS Turku	European Hockey League	25	6	1	0	1	0	-2	0	0	0
1997‑98	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	25	48	17	15	32	26	17	4	0	1
1998‑99	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	26	54	16	27	43	32	15	4	0	4
1999‑00	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	27	53	14	37	51	57	18	4	0	3	13.9
1999‑00	TPS Turku	European Hockey League	27	5	1	5	6	2	2
2000‑01	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	28	56	27	33	60	24	19	4	3	9	12.9
2001‑02	Minnesota Wild	NHL	29	8	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	13.3
2001‑02	Houston Aeros	AHL	29	67	25	33	58	29	3	5	1	5	14.2
2002‑03	Houston Aeros	AHL	30	39	6	12	18	14	1	4	0	0	8.0
2002‑03	Södertälje SK	Elitserien	30	5	2	1	3	31	-4	2	0	0	14.3
2003‑04	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	31	55	18	20	38	81	-1	6	1	3	7.7
2004‑05	ZSC Lions	NLA	32	40	9	14	23	12		4	1	1
2005‑06	Jokerit Helsinki	SM-Liiga	33	36	7	12	19	48	-1	4	0	1	4.9
2006‑07	Jokerit Helsinki	SM-Liiga	34	26	5	10	15	18	6	2	0	1	6.8
2007‑08	Jokerit Helsinki	SM-Liiga	35	56	10	23	33	67	13	2	0	1	6.1
2008‑09	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	36	50	8	15	23	65	-5	2	0	2	5.6
2009‑10	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	37	34	4	14	18	28	8	2	0	1	5.1
2009‑10	Leksands IF	Allsvenskan	37	17	6	6	12	8	0	3	0	1	18.2
	Liiga Totals			677	177	275	452	618	93	43	6	33
	AHL Totals			106	31	45	76	43	4	9	1	5	12.4
	DEL Totals			48	13	14	27	40
	NLA Totals			40	9	14	23	12		4	1	1
	Allsvenskan Totals			17	6	6	12	8	0	3	0	1	18.2
	European Hockey League Totals			11	2	5	7	2	0	0	0	0
	NHL Totals			8	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	13.3
	SHL Totals			5	2	1	3	31	-4	2	0	0	14.3

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
1992‑93	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	20	12	1	0	1	0	-3	0	0	1
1995‑96	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	23	9	3	1	4	31	-8	1	0	0
1997‑98	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998‑99	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	26	10	6	6	12	8	3	3	0	1
1999‑00	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	27	11	2	7	9	6	1	1	0	0	5.7
1999‑00	TPS Turku	European Hockey League	27	4	1	2	3	0	-3
2000‑01	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	28	10	2	5	7	6	2	0	0	1	4.4
2001‑02	Houston Aeros	AHL	29	14	1	9	10	10	0	0	0	0	3.1
2003‑04	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	31	8	0	3	3	6	0	0	0	0	0.0
2004‑05	ZSC Lions	NLA	32	14	7	6	13	14		2	0	2
2006‑07	Jokerit Helsinki	SM-Liiga	34	10	0	10	10	4	8	0	0	0	0.0
2007‑08	Jokerit Helsinki	SM-Liiga	35	14	1	6	7	10	-4	0	0	0	2.5
2008‑09	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	36	6	1	2	3	6	1	0	0	1	4.8
	Liiga Totals			93	16	40	56	77	0	5	0	4
	AHL Totals			14	1	9	10	10	0	0	0	0	3.1
	NLA Totals			14	7	6	13	14		2	0	2
	European Hockey League Totals			4	1	2	3	0	-3

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Finland - U20 World Championship 1992	19	7	0	1	1	10
Team Finland - World Championship 2000	27	9	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	11.1
Team Finland - World Championship 2001	28	9	2	6	8	2	3	0	0	1	16.7
Team Finland - World Championship 2003	30	2	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - World Championship 2004	31	7	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
World Championship Totals		27	3	8	11	4	4	0	0	1	10.0
U20 World Championship Totals		7	0	1	1	10

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1995	23	4	0	0	0	25	-5
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Sweden Hockey Games 1999	26	3	0	2	2	0	2
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 1999	27	3	0	2	2	0	1
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2000	28	3	1	2	3	0	2
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Sweden Hockey Games 2001	28	4	0	2	2	0	0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Ceska Poijivstovna Cup 2003	31	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	33.3
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Baltica Brewery Cup 2003	31	3	0	1	1	0	-2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Euro Hockey Tour Finals 2004	31	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Ceska Poijivstovna Cup 2005	33	3	0	0	0	4	-2	0	0	0	0.0
EHT Totals		24	2	9	11	4	1	0	0	0
Izvestia Tournament Totals		4	0	0	0	25	-5

Year	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
1999	Team Finland	SM-Liiga	26	1	0	1	1	0		0	0	0
	SM-Liiga All-Star Game Totals			1	0	1	1	0		0	0	0