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

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Regular season and playoffs

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    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

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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
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Preceded by San Jose Sharks first round draft pick
1995
Succeeded by