| Played For: | SM-liiga Ilves Lukko Jokerit HIFK 1. Divisioona Reipas Elitserien Luleå HF Nationalliga B Grasshopper |
| League: | SM-liiga |
| Position: | Center |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 202 |
| Ntl Team: | FIN |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Tampere, Finland |
| Career Start: | 1985 |
| Career End: | 2002 |
Mika Sakari Nieminen (born 1 January 1966, in Tampere, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves, Jokerit and HIFK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.
During the 1994-1995 season, when playing for Luleå HF, he became the top scorer during both the regular Elitserien season and the Swedish national championship play-offs.[1] He never won championships at club level, but he did win the 1995 World Championship with Finland.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Kiekkoreipas | FIN.2 | 43 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Kiekkoreipas | FIN.2 | 44 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Ilves | SM-l | 41 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Ilves | SM-l | 23 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1989–90 | Ilves | SM-l | 25 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1990–91 | Ilves | SM-l | 44 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Lukko | SM-l | 44 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Luleå HF | SEL | 40 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Luleå HF | SEL | 40 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Luleå HF | SEL | 38 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 1995–96 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI.2 | 36 | 28 | 46 | 74 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI.2 | 38 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 60 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | ||
| 1997–98 | Jokerit | SM-l | 48 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HIFK | SM-l | 53 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | HIFK | SM-l | 36 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 2000–01 | HIFK | SM-l | 50 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | HIFK | SM-l | 55 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SM-l totals | 419 | 149 | 267 | 416 | 197 | 47 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 28 | ||||
| SEL totals | 118 | 49 | 92 | 141 | 78 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 22 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | Finland | WC | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1992 | Finland | OG | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
| 1992 | Finland | WC | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| 1993 | Finland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | Finland | OG | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Finland | WC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1995 | Finland | WC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WCH | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1997 | Finland | WC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1998 | Finland | OG | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 79 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 28 | |||