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Miikka Kiprusoff

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Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmiːkːɑ ˈsɑkɑri ˈkiprusofː]; born October 26, 1976), nicknamed "Kipper", is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames between 2000 and 2013. He was selected in the fifth round, 116th overall, by the Sharks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, and has also played professionally for TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga, as well as for both AIK IF and Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien. Kiprusoff represented Finland several times on the international stage, earning silver medals at the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1999 and 2001, as well as leading the Finns to a surprise second-place finish at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miikka Kiprusoff has received more than 444,179 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Miikka Kiprusoff is the 211th most popular hockey player (down from 176th in 2019), the 570th most popular biography from Finland (down from 505th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Miikka Kiprusoff ranks 211 out of 676. Before him are Marek Židlický, Mikko Koivu, Jörgen Jönsson, Róbert Švehla, Milan Hnilička, and Sergei Gonchar. After him are Grant Fuhr, Jiří Dopita, Marcel Hossa, Lal Bokhari, Július Hudáček, and Olaf Kölzig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Miikka Kiprusoff ranks 690. Before him are Volodymyr Yezerskiy, Vivek Oberoi, Terrance Drew, Aleksey Kazakov, Antawn Jamison, and Nebojša Stefanović. After him are Manja Kowalski, Lee Hyung-taik, Volodymyr Sydorenko, Minami Kuribayashi, Domenico Morfeo, and James Roday.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Miikka Kiprusoff ranks 570 out of 751. Before him are Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (1979), Juho Hänninen (1981), Toni Kuivasto (1975), Jenni Dahlman (1981), Sebastian Rejman (1978), and Niki Mäenpää (1985). After him are Mikko Leppilampi (1978), Maria Ohisalo (1985), Harri Olli (1985), Samppa Lajunen (1979), Annika Saarikko (1983), and Robert Taylor (1994).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Miikka Kiprusoff ranks 18. Before him are Sami Kapanen (1973), Pekka Rinne (1982), Valtteri Filppula (1984), Hannu Virta (1963), Fredrik Norrena (1973), and Mikko Koivu (1983). After him are Niko Kapanen (1978), Kimmo Timonen (1975), Jarkko Ruutu (1975), Ville Nieminen (1977), Janne Niinimaa (1975), and Niklas Bäckström (1978).

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