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Petteri Nummelin

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Petteri Nummelin (born November 25, 1972 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets as their fifth-round pick, #133 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft and is part of the Minnesota Wild organization.

Nummelin has played a long career in Switzerland, mostly with HC Lugano, broken by one season (2001-02) with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has represented Finland numerous times in international play, including the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships where Finland won their only gold medal to date.

Awards

Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenseman in the SM-liiga - 1994

External links

[Petteri Nummelin] on nhlfinns.com

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Finnish national men's ice hockey team at 2006 World Ice Hockey Championships

Goalies
31 Antero Niittymäki (Philadelphia Flyers) - 30 Fredrik Norrena (Linköpings HC) - 32 Niklas Bäckström (Kärpät)

Defensemen
3 Petteri Nummelin (HC Lugano) - 6 Aki-Petteri Berg (Toronto Maple Leafs) - 33 Mikko Lehtonen (Kärpät) - 5 Lasse Kukkonen (Kärpät) - 18 Tuukka Mäntylä (Tappara) - 55 Pekka Saravo (Luleå HF) - 9 Mikko Luoma (Linköpings HC)

Forwards
16 Ville Peltonen (HC Lugano) - 20 Antti Miettinen (Dallas Stars) - 36 Jussi Jokinen (Dallas Stars) - 24 Jari Viuhkola (Kärpät) - 25 Jukka Hentunen (HC Lugano) - 71 Tomi Kallio (Frölunda HC) - 15 Tuomo Ruutu (Chicago Blackhawks) - 21 Mikko Koivu (Minnesota Wild) - 37 Jarkko Ruutu (Vancouver Canucks) - 12 Esa Pirnes (Espoo Blues) - 23 Riku Hahl (HC Davos) - 28 Jani Rita (Pittsburgh Penguins) - 10 Sean Bergenheim (New York Islanders) - 12 Olli Jokinen (Florida Panthers)

Coaches
Erkka Westerlund - Hannu Virta, Risto Dufva

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