Verner Miettinen

Photo by: Russ Hons/UND Athletics

Position:
Forward
Class:
Freshman
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 172
Hometown:
Espoo, Finland
Previous Team:
Fargo (USHL)
High School:
Kiekko-Espoo U20
S/C:
L

Honors and Awards: 2024-25 NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award ... 2024-25 NCHC Academic All-Conference ... 2023-24 NCHC Academic All-Conference

2024-25 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 36 games in sophomore campaign, scoring eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points … Had two power play goals, one game-winning goal and 56 shots on goal … Posted an impressive 54.5 percent mark (296-247) in the faceoff dot, winning 10+ faceoffs in 10 games including a team-high 20 wins … Among team leaders, ranked third in goals (eight), third in power play goals (two), fourth in points (21) and fourth in assists (13) … Had two assists and was +3 on the ice in 4-3 win over Bemidji State (Oct. 11) … Recorded an assist and was 20-6 in the dot in 3-2 win over Bemidji State (Oct. 12) … Scored and was 11-8 in the dot against No. 2 Boston College (Nov. 2) … Had a power play goal in 3-2 road win over No. 7/8 Colorado College (Nov. 22) … Scored against Omaha (Jan. 24) … Recorded two assists in 4-2 win over No. 20 Colorado College (Feb. 22) … Had the game-winning goal in 2-1 road win over No. 6 Denver (March 1) … Scored in three consecutive games to end the season, finding the back of the net against Minnesota Duluth (March 8) and both games against No. 3 Western Michigan (March 14-15).

2023-24 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 38 games in an impressive freshman campaign, scoring four goals and 19 assists for 23 points with two power play goals and two game-winning goals … Was key in the faceoff dot, producing a .498 mark (245-247) and won 10 or more faceoffs in six games … Led all Husky freshmen in points (23) and assists (19) while ranking second on the team overall in assists and sixth in points … His 19 assists rank 12^th among SCSU freshmen all-time … Opened the season with an assist in his collegiate debut against St. Thomas (Oct. 7) … Scored his first career goal and went 10-5 in the faceoff circle against Miami (Nov. 3) … Found the back of the net at Omaha (Dec. 8) … Had his first career two-point game with a goal and assist while producing a +2 mark on the ice against Denver (Jan. 13) … Had a season-best three assists and was +2 against Omaha (Jan. 26) … Scored the game-winning overtime goal against Colorado College (Feb. 2) … Produced a pair of helpers at Miami (Feb. 9) … Added two more assists against Western Michigan (Feb. 24) … Had two assists in NCHC Quarterfinals victory over Western Michigan (March 15) … Added an assist against Denver (March 22) in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinal.

Before SCSU: Played one season with the USHL’s Fargo Force under former Husky captain and assistant coach Nick Oliver … Scored 17 goals and 17 assists for 34 points in 51 games with a +8 mark on the ice while helping the Force win the 2022-23 USHL Anderson Cup and advance to the Clark Cup finals … Prior to USHL, played for five seasons for numerous teams in Finland, including a banner season in 2019-20 with the Kiekko-Espoo U20 team where he scored 14 goals and 22 assists for 36 points in 49 games.

Personal: Son of Jukka and Nina Miettinen … Older brother, Veeti, played for the Huskies from 2020-24 … Major is Finance … enjoys golfing.