Ville Nieminen
Born on: April 6, 1977
Birth place: Tampere, Finland
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 11" | 198 lb
Regular Season
| Age | Season | Team | LGE | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1994-95 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 1995-96 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1996-97 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 49 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 120 | -14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1999-00 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 23 | 2000-01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 50 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20.6 |
| 24 | 2001-02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 53 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13.9 |
| 24 | 2001-02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 25 | 2002-03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 93 | -25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 26 | 2003-04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 40 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 26 | 2003-04 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 |
| 27 | 2004-05 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 26 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14.0 |
| 28 | 2005-06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.8 |
| 28 | 2005-06 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 29 | 2006-07 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 29 | 2006-07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 31 | 2008-09 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 55 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 82 | -7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8.9 |
| 32 | 2009-10 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 50 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 142 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8.4 |
| 33 | 2010-11 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 53 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 62 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10.2 |
| 34 | 2011-12 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 34 | 2011-12 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 35 | 2012-13 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 57 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 132 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11.4 |
| NHL Totals | 385 | 48 | 69 | 117 | 333 | -28 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10.0 | |||
| SM-Liiga Totals | 257 | 82 | 89 | 171 | 516 | -1 | 26 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| KHL Totals | 75 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 80 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8.2 |
Ville Nieminen - Playoff Stats
| Age | Season | Team | LGE | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1996-97 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 2000-01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10.3 |
| 26 | 2003-04 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 |
| 27 | 2004-05 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 28 | 2005-06 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 32 | 2009-10 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 33 | 2010-11 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 35 | 2012-13 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 |
| NHL Totals | 58 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 99 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 | |||
| SM-Liiga Totals | 35 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| KHL Totals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
Ville Nieminen - National Team Stats
| Age | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Salt Lake City 2002 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Team Finland - World Cup 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Turin 2006 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Olympics Totals | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| World Cup Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |