Position Left wing Playing career Weight 82 kg Shoots Left Name Antti Pihlstrom Spouse Tiia Pihlstrom (m. 2008) | Children Eemeli Pihlstrom NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.80 m | |
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teamFormer teams Free agentEspoo BluesSaiPaHPKNashville PredatorsFarjestads BKJYP JyvaskylaSalavat Yulaev Ufa Similar People Jarkko Immonen, Juuso Hietanen, Sami Lepisto, Juhamatti Aaltonen, Petri Kontiola | ||
Antti pihlstrom crushes darin helm of grand rapids on 12 2
Antti Sakari Pihlström (born October 22, 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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- Antti pihlstrom crushes darin helm of grand rapids on 12 2
- Antti pihlstrom pastes a peoria player to the boards on 3 14
- Playing career
- International play
- References
Antti pihlstrom pastes a peoria player to the boards on 3 14
Playing career
Pihlström played in Finland's SM-liiga for the Espoo Blues, HPK, and SaiPa. On June 1, 2007, Pihlström was signed by the Nashville Predators to a two-year contract.
In the 2007–08 season, his first in North America, Pihlström played primarily for the Predators affiliate the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL). He also made his NHL debut playing in one game for the Predators.
He then played at Färjestads BK of the Swedish Hockey League and at JYP in his native Finland, before heading to Russia. After four seasons with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Pihlström made a return to North America as free agent in agreeing to attend the Columbus Blue Jackets training camp for the 2015–16 season on a professional try-out contract on September 6, 2015. After being waived, the spent the 2015-16 season with KHL side CSKA Moscow.
On September 5, 2016, he signed a one-month contract with Fribourg-Gotteron of the National League A (NLA), before moving on to Jokerit Helsinki of the Kontinental Hockey League the following month.
International play
Pihlström debuted for Finland national team in the 2008 World Championships with five goals, which lead the Finnish team.