Miika Wiikman
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Miika Wiikman ( born October 17, 1984 in Mariestad ) is a Swedish- Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender, who was most recently at Ilves Tampere of the SM - liiga in under contract.
Career
Miika Wiikman began his career as a hockey player in the junior department of HV71 in which he was active until 2003. For the season 2003/ 04 changed the goalkeeper to Hermes Kokkola, for the first team he this season in Mestis, the Finnish second division, ran aground. He also denied parallel four games for the Finnish U20 national team, also took part as a guest team in the game operation of the Mestis. In the same year he was also appointed as the rookie of the year, the Mestis. From 2004 to 2007 he played for HPK Hämeenlinna, which he described as goalkeeper led to winning the Finnish Championship title in the 2005/06 season. Especially in the playoffs, he was able to convince, after which he received the Jari Kurri trophy - best player of the SM - liiga playoffs.
From 2007 to 2010 Wiikman was with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League contract and played in this period for their farm team Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League and ECHL Charlotte Checkers of the. With the New York Rangers, he won the 2008 Victoria Cup. The Swede was transferred with Finnish passport in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes in March 2010, played until the end of the season 2009/10 but only for their AHL farm team San Antonio Rampage. The 2010/11 season he joined Lukko Rauma in the SM- liiga, before he moved in December 2010 within the highest Finnish League for Ilves Tampere.
During the 2012/13 season Wiikman was first to Kärpät Oulu, later loaned to Jokerit. After the end of the season his expiring contract was not renewed.
Internationally
In the junior level Wiikman played for Sweden, for the U16 to U19 junior he was used in friendlies. In the senior level in 2006 he was in the squad of Finland to the Euro Hockey Tour, remained as a substitute goalkeeper but without the use.
Awards and achievements
- 2004 Rookie of the Year Mestis
- 2006 Finnish Champion with HPK Hämeenlinna
- 2006 Jari Kurri trophy -
- 2008 Victoria Cup win with the New York Rangers