Marko Anttila
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| Marko Anttila | |||
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| Born | May 27, 1985 Lempäälä, Finland |
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| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Örebro HK SM-liiga Ilves TPS KHL Metallurg Novokuznetsk |
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| National team |  Finland |
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| NHL Draft | 260th overall, 2004 Chicago Blackhawks |
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| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Marko Anttila (born May 25, 1985) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Anttila was selected by Chicago Blackhawks in the 9th round (260th overall) of the 2004.
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Playing career
LeKi Lempäälä (2003-04)
Marko Anttila played his first adult ice hockey games during the 2003-04 season. Anttila's first team was his hometown team Lempäälän Kisa of Lempäälä.
Anttila scored 38 points in 22 Suomi-sarja regular season games during his debut season. Though playing in the 3rd highest level in Finland, Anttila was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft while he was playing for LeKi. It is believed[by whom?] that Anttila's connections with Chicago's scout for Finland, Sakari Pietila, was the reason why he was drafted. His large size (over 6'7 ft tall) combined to his hard slap shot were the most convincing factors that influenced Sakari Pietila suggested him to the Blackhawks.[citation needed]
Ilves (2004-2011)
After being drafted while playing for small town's team, Anttila soon was reckoned as a player to invest on. Marko Anttila was contracted by Ilves in 2004.
Anttila struggled during his first season in SM-liiga but soon got the hand of playing in bigger levels.
In 2007-08, Anttila scored his SM-liiga career-high when he racked 23 points in 56 games and he was selected to play for Finnish National team during the European Hockey Tour.
TPS (2011-2013)
On April 26, 2011, Anttila made a one-year contract with TPS.
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
In June 2013 it was announced that Anttila would join Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the KHL.
External links
- Marko Anttila's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Marko Anttila's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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