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Petteri Nokelainen

current status: Off season

#15 C | 6'1", 202 lbs. | Montreal

Birth Date:January 16, 1986 (27 years old)
Place of Birth:Imatra, FIN
Shoots:R

Experience:5 years
Drafted:Drafted by NY Islanders in 2004 (1/16).
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with Phoenix in 2011.

Scouting Report

Assets:	Kills penalties effectively. Can play both center or wing and is a deft face-off man. Also owns decent size and a fairly high compete level.
Flaws:	Is somewhat limited in the scoring department at the National Hockey League level. Failed to live up to offensive expectations at an early age.
Career Potential:	Defensive depth forward.

Movements & Injuries

2013
4/22/2013	Recalled from Hamilton (AHL).
3/15/2013	Assigned to Hamilton (AHL).
3/15/2013	Missed 27 games (back injury).
3/14/2013	Placed on waivers by the Montreal Canadiens.
1/19/2013	Back injury, injured reserve.
2012
6/28/2012	Re-signed by the Montreal Canadiens to a one-year contract.
6/25/2012	Montreal Canadiens did not tender a qualifying offer
4/07/2012	Missed the last 3 regular season games (upper body injury).
4/04/2012	Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2/24/2012	Missed 13 games (leg injury).
1/25/2012	Leg injury, injured reserve.
2011
10/23/2011	Acquired from the Phoenix Coyotes.
5/20/2011	Signed by the Phoenix Coyotes to a one-year contract.
2010
8/28/2010	Signed by Jokerit Helsinki of the SM-Liiga (Finland).
7/01/2010	Contract bought out by the Phoenix Coyotes.
6/28/2010	Placed on waivers by the Phoenix Coyotes.
3/03/2010	Acquired from the Anaheim Ducks.
2009
10/10/2009	Missed 3 games (abdominal injury).
10/03/2009	Abdominal injury, day-to-day.
7/29/2009	Signed by the Anaheim Ducks to a one-year contract extension.
5/03/2009	Missed 3 playoff games (upper body injury).
4/25/2009	Upper body injury, day-to-day.
3/06/2009	Missed 9 games (eye injury)
3/04/2009	Acquired from the Boston Bruins.
2/12/2009	Eye contusion, day-to-day.
2/05/2009	Missed 4 games (undisclosed).
1/31/2009	Undisclosed, day-to-day.
1/06/2009	Missed 10 games (arm injury).
2008
12/13/2008	Arm injury, day-to-day.
7/02/2008	Re-signed by the Boston Bruins to a multi-year contract.
4/24/2008	Assigned to Providence (AHL).
2/23/2008	Missed 2 games (flu).
2/19/2008	Flu, day-to-day.
2007
11/04/2007	Recalled from Providence (AHL).
9/21/2007	Assigned to Providence (AHL).
9/11/2007	Acquired from the New York Islanders.
2006
9/26/2006	Assigned to Bridgeport (AHL).
4/18/2006	Missed the last 8 games of the regular season (knee surgery).
4/05/2006	Knee surgery, remainder of the regular season.
3/29/2006	Missed 58 games (knee injury).
2005
11/05/2005	Knee injury, sidelined indefinitely.
10/29/2005	Missed 1 game (sprained ankle).
10/27/2005	Sprained ankle, day-to-day.
8/23/2005	Signed by the New York Islanders to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Career Transactions

2011
10/23/2011	Montreal Canadiens traded Brock Trotter and a seventh-round draft pick in 2012 to the Phoenix Coyotes for Petteri Nokelainen and Garrett Stafford.
2010
3/03/2010	Anaheim Ducks traded Petteri Nokelainen to the Phoenix Coyotes for a 6th round selection in 2010.
2009
3/04/2009	Anaheim Ducks traded Steve Montador to the Boston Bruins for Petteri Nokelainen.
2007
9/11/2007	New York Islanders traded Petteri Nokelainen to the Boston Bruins for Ben Walter and a conditional 2nd round selection in 2009.
2004
6/26/2004	Drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1st round (16th overall) in 2004.

Player News

Habs waive Petteri Nokelainen | 03/14/2013 6:36 PM

News

Petteri Nokelainen is apparently ready to return from a back injury, so the Canadiens have placed him on waivers.

Renaud Lavoie on Twitter

Impact

He'll get to work is way back into game shape in the minors if he clears. However, he may not have a spot with Montreal once he's gotten some games under his belt.

Nokelainen (back) practices again Tuesday | 03/13/2013 6:49 AM

News

Petteri Nokelainen (back) participated in Tuesday's practice and took part in all the drills.

Montreal Gazette

Impact

He hasn't played yet this season because of a lingering back issue, but this session may suggest that he is close to being available. This is just an FYI though, as Nokelainen won't have any fantasy value once he was able to return to the lineup.

Petteri Nokelainen practices for 1st time | 03/02/2013 11:26 AM

News

Petteri Nokelainen practiced with his Montreal teammates for the first time this season on Friday.

Montreal Gazette

Impact

The 27-year-old checking forward had been out of action since the beginning of the campaign with a lingering back issue. Nokelainen has been cleared for contact but there is no timetable yet for his return.

Petteri Nokelainen wont start camp | 01/07/2013 9:25 PM

News

Petteri Nokelainen (back) won't be able to start the camp for the Canadiens this week.

Renaud Lavoie on Twitter

Impact

Nokelainen wont have any fantasy value in standard leagues this season, but he is however the only player currently injured on the Habs' roster.

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Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPPTS	SHG	GWG	S	TOI	Status
5/09/2013	Mtl	Ott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/07/2013	Mtl	Ott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/05/2013	Mtl	Ott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/03/2013	Mtl	Ott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/02/2013	Mtl	Ott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/27/2013	Mtl	Tor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/25/2013	Mtl	Wpg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/23/2013	Mtl	NJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/13/2013	Mtl	Ott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
3/10/2013	Mtl	Fla	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
3/09/2013	Mtl	TB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
3/07/2013	Mtl	Car	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
3/05/2013	Mtl	NYI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
3/03/2013	Mtl	Bos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
3/02/2013	Mtl	Pit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/27/2013	Mtl	Tor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/25/2013	Mtl	Ott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/23/2013	Mtl	NYR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/21/2013	Mtl	NYI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/19/2013	Mtl	NYR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/18/2013	Mtl	Car	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/16/2013	Mtl	Phi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/14/2013	Mtl	Fla	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/12/2013	Mtl	TB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/09/2013	Mtl	Tor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/07/2013	Mtl	Buf	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/06/2013	Mtl	Bos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/03/2013	Mtl	Ott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
2/02/2013	Mtl	Buf	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
1/30/2013	Mtl	Ott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
1/29/2013	Mtl	Wpg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
1/27/2013	Mtl	NJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
1/24/2013	Mtl	Wsh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
1/22/2013	Mtl	Fla	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back
1/19/2013	Mtl	Tor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back

Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Hamilton	AHL	17	2	2	4	-10	21	1	0	-	-	26	0.24
2011-12	Montreal	NHL	51	3	3	6	-5	37	0	0	1	8:35	34	0.12
	Phoenix	NHL	5	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	10:58	3	0.20
	Total Phx/Mtl	NHL	56	3	4	7	-6	37	0	0	1	8:48	37	0.13
2010-11	Jokerit	Fin	46	11	16	27	1	116	2	2	1	-	182	0.59
	Finland	WC	9	1	1	2	1	8	0	0	1	10:24	10	0.22
2009-10	Phoenix	NHL	17	1	1	2	-2	6	0	0	0	10:24	18	0.12
	Anaheim	NHL	50	4	7	11	-7	21	0	0	0	12:55	70	0.22
	Total Ana/Phx	NHL	67	5	8	13	-9	27	0	0	0	12:17	88	0.19
2008-09	Anaheim	NHL	17	4	2	6	3	6	0	1	0	14:20	26	0.35
	Boston	NHL	33	0	3	3	-1	10	0	0	0	9:40	30	0.09
	Total Bos/Ana	NHL	50	4	5	9	2	16	0	1	0	11:15	56	0.18
2007-08	Boston	NHL	57	7	3	10	0	19	0	0	1	8:16	40	0.18
	Providence	AHL	8	3	5	8	-1	4	2	0	-	-	-	1.00
2006-07	Bridgeport	AHL	60	6	10	16	-11	51	0	0	0	-	83	0.27
2005-06	NY Islanders	NHL	15	1	1	2	-1	4	0	0	1	7:47	13	0.13
2004-05	SaiPa	Fin	52	15	5	20	-12	34	-	-	-	-	-	0.38
	Finland	WJC	6	1	4	5	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.83
2003-04	SaiPa	Fin	40	4	4	8	-4	16	-	-	-	-	58	0.20
	Finland	WJ18	6	5	6	11	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	1.83
	SaiPa	Fin Jr.	10	5	3	8	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.80
	Finland	WJC	7	1	0	1	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0.14
2002-03	SaiPa	Fin	2	1	0	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.50
	Finland	WJ18	6	1	0	1	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.17
NHL	Total	NHL	245	20	21	41	-14	103	0	1	3	-	234	0.17
AHL	Total	AHL	85	11	17	28	-22	76	3	0	-	-	-	0.33
Fin	Total	Fin	140	31	25	56	-	168	-	-	-	-	-	0.40
Fin Jr.	Total	Fin Jr.	10	5	3	8	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.80
WC	Total	WC	9	1	1	2	1	8	0	0	1	-	10	0.22
WJ18	Total	WJ18	12	6	6	12	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	1.00
WJC	Total	WJC	13	2	4	6	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.46

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Hamilton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	Montreal	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	Jokerit	Fin	7	2	0	2	-1	12	1	0	0	-	21	0.29
2009-10	Phoenix	NHL	5	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	8:21	0	0.00
2008-09	Anaheim	NHL	9	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	8:42	2	0.00
2007-08	Boston	NHL	7	0	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	-	6	0.29
	Providence	AHL	6	4	1	5	2	0	1	0	-	-	-	0.83
2006-07	Bridgeport	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	NY Islanders	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2004-05	SaiPa	Fin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	SaiPa	Fin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	SaiPa	Fin Jr.	4	0	1	1	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0.25
2002-03	SaiPa	Fin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
NHL	Total	NHL	21	0	2	2	-1	8	0	0	0	-	8	0.10
AHL	Total	AHL	6	4	1	5	2	0	1	0	-	-	-	0.83
Fin	Total	Fin	7	2	0	2	-1	12	1	0	0	-	21	0.29
Fin Jr.	Total	Fin Jr.	4	0	1	1	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0.25

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	67	2009-10 (Ana/Phx)
Goals	7	2007-08 (Bos)
Assists	8	2009-10 (Ana/Phx)
Points	13	2009-10 (Ana/Phx)
Penalty Minutes	37	2011-12 (Phx/Mtl)
Plus/Minus	+2	2008-09 (Bos/Ana)
Shorthanded Goals	1	2008-09 (Bos/Ana)
Shots	88	2009-10 (Ana/Phx)

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