This page will contain discussion groups about kiprusoff, as they become available.Miikka KiprusoffMiikka "Kipper" KiprusoffMiikka Kiprusoff (born October 26, 1976 in Turku, Finland) is a professional ice hockey goaltender. His nickname is Kipper. Miikka's older brother, Marko Kiprusoff, is currently a defenseman for TPS. He has also played in the NHL. Playing careerMiikka's flaming skull helmet circa 2005Miikka Kiprusoff won the SM-liiga gold medal in 1995 and 1999 in TPS as a goalie, and won the Urpo Ylönen trophy for best goaltender in 1999. He also played in the Swedish Elitserien before he made his NHL debut in 2000 with the San Jose Sharks after being drafted 116th overall in the 5th round at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. After spending three years as a reserve goalie with the Sharks, he was traded in 2003 to the Calgary Flames and immediately went on a roll, posting four shutouts and ending the regular season with a goals-against average of 1.69, the lowest all-time among all NHL goalies, though he played in too few total games (only 38, less than half of the 82-game NHL season) to qualify for the record books. Kiprusoff's outstanding goaltending, for which he was nominated for the Vezina Trophy, was instrumental in the Flames' qualifying for the playoffs. He proceeded on an incredible playoff run, during which he had five more shutouts, helping the Flames to win the Western Conference championship en route to a narrow defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. He earned his first playoff shutout on April 13th, 2004 at the Pengrowth Saddledome, blanking the Vancouver Canucks. The game finished 4-0 and Kiprusoff stopped all of the twenty shots he faced, and was named the first star of the game. He has recently re-signed with the Calgary Flames for 3 years at $10M total/$3.334M per year (USD). International playMiikka followed up his outstanding Stanley Cup performance with another excellent performance on behalf of Team Finland in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey tournament, where he backstopped the Finnish squad to a silver medal, losing in the gold medal final to Team Canada. He was chosen to play for Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino but declined, citing a nagging hip injury as the reason why he isn't going to play. Career statisticsRegular seasonPost-seasonInternational play
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He was chosen to play for Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino but declined, citing a nagging hip injury as the reason why he isn't going to play. Volare's subsidiary Air Europe continues to fly some international routes. Miikka followed up his outstanding Stanley Cup performance with another excellent performance on behalf of Team Finland in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey tournament, where he backstopped the Finnish squad to a silver medal, losing in the gold medal final to Team Canada. Since then, the airline has come out of bankruptcy and is now flying Italian domestic routes. He has recently re-signed with the Calgary Flames for 3 years at $10M total/$3.334M per year (USD). Volare suspended its operations in November 2004 and filed for bankruptcy. The game finished 4-0 and Kiprusoff stopped all of the twenty shots he faced, and was named the first star of the game. At one time the airline operated flights from Italy to Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, Czech Republic and Romania. He earned his first playoff shutout on April 13th, 2004 at the Pengrowth Saddledome, blanking the Vancouver Canucks. Volare Airlines, also known by its volareweb.com brand, is a low-fares airline based in Italy. He proceeded on an incredible playoff run, during which he had five more shutouts, helping the Flames to win the Western Conference championship en route to a narrow defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. Callsign: Revola. Kiprusoff's outstanding goaltending, for which he was nominated for the Vezina Trophy, was instrumental in the Flames' qualifying for the playoffs. ICAO Code: VLE. After spending three years as a reserve goalie with the Sharks, he was traded in 2003 to the Calgary Flames and immediately went on a roll, posting four shutouts and ending the regular season with a goals-against average of 1.69, the lowest all-time among all NHL goalies, though he played in too few total games (only 38, less than half of the 82-game NHL season) to qualify for the record books. IATA Code: VA. He also played in the Swedish Elitserien before he made his NHL debut in 2000 with the San Jose Sharks after being drafted 116th overall in the 5th round at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Miikka Kiprusoff won the SM-liiga gold medal in 1995 and 1999 in TPS as a goalie, and won the Urpo Ylönen trophy for best goaltender in 1999. . He has also played in the NHL. Miikka's older brother, Marko Kiprusoff, is currently a defenseman for TPS. His nickname is Kipper. Miikka Kiprusoff (born October 26, 1976 in Turku, Finland) is a professional ice hockey goaltender. 2004 - Won silver medal with Finland at the World Cup of Hockey. 2001 - Represented Finland at the World Championships. 1998 - Represented Finland at the World Championships. |