Antero Niittymaki
Antero Niittymaki
Antero Pertti Elias Niittymäkiis a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played for TPS of the SM-liiga. He additionally played in the National Hockey Leaguewith the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning and San Jose Sharks. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, while playing for Team Finland, he was voted the Most Valuable Playerof the entire ice hockey tournament...
feels few games good mind wins
Feels good to get 20 wins the first year. We still have games left, and I wouldn't mind having a few more.
couple feels games mind
It feels good, 20 wins, still some games left. I wouldn't mind a couple more. I really didn't think about it (20 wins). I didn't know how many games I was going to play. Didn't know what to expect.
final game good tournament
It's a long way to the final and we have to play game by game. In this tournament there are a lot of good teams, so anything can happen.
against best both fun games good played sign teams
It's always fun to play against Ottawa, the two best teams in the league. I think it's a good sign when you play good against good teams. Both games (this year) we played really well against them.
classic feeling game
It's a classic rivalry, it's a game we may get up a little more for. I really don't know what I'm feeling right now.
game mentally physically problems
Physically and mentally I feel fine. I had no problems before the game or during the game.
easy game
If its a one-goal game or a tie, you can't let in easy goals.
bench easy fun game hour sitting
It's never fun to come out of a game and it's never fun to go in, to tell you the truth. I was sitting on the bench for an hour and a half, so it wasn't easy for me, either.
games time win
I don't think that way. Every time I play I just try to do my best. Just win games and see what happens.
everybody felt knows won
Everybody knows he's been a little sore. It happens, it's not a big deal. We've won without him before so we felt pretty confident.
hard stay work
There?s nothing you can really do, just work hard and stay ready.
beginning nervous players supportive
I was not nervous at the beginning of this tournament. I didn't know what to expect, but my players have been so supportive of me.
chance playing time worry
Whoever's playing has to play good, I guess. Every time I get a chance to play I have to do my best. That's the only thing I can do and worry about.
couple easy guys held knew running shoot stayed
I think he was running out of speed. He knew a couple of our guys were coming, and he had to shoot the puck. I read that, stayed there and held my crease. It was actually a pretty easy save.