What is Petri Kontiola?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Petri Kontiola 2016.jpg | caption = Kontiola in 2013 | image_size = 230px | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|10|4}} | birth_place = [[Seinäjoki]], Finland | league=[[Liiga]] | team= [[Ilves]] | former_teams =[[Tappara]]<br>[[Chicago Blackhawks]]<br>[[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]]<br>[[Traktor Chelyabinsk]]<br>[[Toronto Marlies]]<br>[[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]]<br>[[Jokerit]]<br>[[HPK]] | position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]] | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 203 | ntl_team = FIN | draft = 196th overall | draft_year = 2004 | draft_team = [[Chicago Blackhawks]] | career_start = 2003 | career_end = }} '''Petri Kontiola''' (born October 4, 1984) is a [[Finns|Finnish]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Centre (ice hockey)|centre]]. He currently plays for [[Ilves]] of [[Liiga]]. He also played for the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). ==Career== Before playing in the NHL, Kontiola played eight seasons with [[Tappara]] and their junior teams. He was drafted 196th overall by the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] in the [[2004 NHL Entry Draft]]. He would play for their [[American Hockey League|AHL]]-affiliate team, the [[Rockford IceHogs]]. On November 25, 2007, the Blackhawks would call Kontiola up to play for the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://icehogs.com/news/blackhawks-recall-petri-kontiola-from-rockford|accessdate=September 12, 2024|title=Blackhawks Recall Petri Kontiola from Rockford|publisher=[[Rockford Icehogs]]}}</ref> The same day, Kontiola would make his NHL debut in a 2—0 loss to the [[Vancouver Canucks]]. He would be sent back down two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://icehogs.com/news/blackhawks-assign-kontiola-and-versteeg-to-rockford-in-the-ahl|accessdate=September 12, 2024|title=Blackhawks Assign Kontiola and Versteeg to Rockford in the AHL|publisher=Rockford Icehogs}}</ref> On March 4, 2009, the Blackhawks traded Kontiola along with [[James Wisniewski]] to the [[Anaheim Ducks]] in exchange for [[Samuel Påhlsson]]