What is Antti Niemi (ice hockey)?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Antti Niemi | image = Anti Niemi 4 2017-10-04.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Niemi with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] in 2017 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Vantaa]], Finland | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 210 | position = [[Goaltender]] | caught = Left | league = [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]] | team = [[Jokerit]] | former_teams = [[Lahti Pelicans]]<br>[[Chicago Blackhawks]]<br>[[San Jose Sharks]]<br>[[Dallas Stars]]<br>[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br>[[Florida Panthers]]<br>[[Montreal Canadiens]]<br>[[Jokerit]] | ntl_team = FIN | career_start = 2005 | career_end = 2020 }} '''Antti Niemi''' (born August 29, 1983 in [[Vantaa]], [[Finland]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]]. He played parts of 13 seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played for the [[Chicago Blackhawks]], [[San Jose Sharks]], [[Dallas Stars]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], [[Florida Panthers]], and [[Montreal Canadiens]]. He also played for the [[Lahti Pelicans]] of the [[SM-liiga]] (SM-l) and the [[Jokerit]] of the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL). During his time with the Blackhawks, Niemi helped the [[Stanley Cup]] in [[2009–10 NHL season|2010]]. He became the first Finnish goaltender to win the Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531395|accessdate=September 23, 2023|title=Niemi becomes first Finnish goalie to win Cup|publisher=Chicago Blackhawks|archive-date=June 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613040841/http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531395|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> ==Awards== *[[Stanley Cup]] with the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] in 2010. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{icehockeystats}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Niemi, Antti}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Chicago Blackhawks players]] [[Category:Finnish ice hockey goaltenders]] [[Category:Rockford IceHogs (AHL) player