2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Veeti Miettinen
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Espoo, Finland
- High School:
- Finland U18
NHL: Selected by Toronto Maple Leafs in sixth round (168th overall) of 2020 NHL Draft
Honors and Awards: 2023-24 Hobey Baker nominee … 2020-21 NCHC Rookie of the Year ... 2020-21 All-NCHC Second Team ... 2020-21 All-NCHC Rookie Team ... NCHC Rookie of the Month (January 2021) ... Two-time NCHC Forward of the Week (Jan. 4, 2021; Oct. 3, 2022) ... Two-time NCHC Rookie of the Week (Dec. 22, 2020; Jan. 25, 2021.
2023-24 (SENIOR): Played in 37 games in the leading scorer role for the Huskies, recording 20 goals and 15 assists for 35 points with a +4 mark on the ice with eight power play goals, four game-winning goals and two shorthanded goals … Led the Huskies in goals (20), points (35), shots on goal (128), power play goals (eight), shorthanded goals (two) and game-winning goals (four) while ranking fifth in assists and seventh in plus/minus (+4) … Scored multiple goals in three games … Became the 39th member of the SCSU 100-point club and finished his career ranked 23rd on the all-time scoring list with 118 points (53 goals / 65 assists) … Matched program record in career game-winning goals with 13 … Among program career leaders, ranked sixth in power play goals (25) and 16th in goals (53) … Became the ninth in program history to score 10 or more goals in four consecutive seasons … Opened the season with a three-point game, scoring a goal with two assists against St. Thomas (Oct. 7) … Scored in six consecutive games between Oct. 20 and Nov. 11, the longest scoring streak for a Husky since Ryan Lasch in the 2007-08 season (Oct. 27 – Nov. 23, 2007) … Scored both game-winning goals in series sweep of Western Michigan (Nov. 10-11), marking SCSU’s first win in Kalamazoo since 2019 … Scored two goals, one a power play tally in 6-5 win over Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 18) … Scored a shorthanded goal and was +2 in 3-3 tie with Michigan (Nov. 25) … Had a goal and assist for two points in 6-1 road win over Bemidji State (Dec. 29) … Scored in both games of the North Dakota series (Jan. 19-20) … Had four assists, two in each game of series sweep at Miami (Feb. 9-10) … Scored a goal and added an assist against Western Michigan (Feb. 24) … Had a three-point game with two goals and an assist at Minnesota Duluth (March 8) … Scored a goal in 5-2 win over Western Michigan (March 15) in game one of NCHC Quarterfinals … Had two goals in NCHC Quarterfinals clinching win over Western Michigan (March 17).
2022-23 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 41 games for the Huskies in his junior campaign, setting career highs in nearly every offensive category, including goals (12), assists (24), points (36), plus/minus (+9), power play goals (seven) and game-winning goals (five) … Among team leaders, finished the season ranked first in assists (24), first in game-winning goals (five), second in power play goals (seven), third in points (36), fourth in goals (12) … His five game-winning goals in 2022-23 rank fourth on the all-time single season program list, while his nine career game-winning goals rank 13th on the all-time career list … Was named NCHC Forward of the Week after a season-opening series sweep of St. Thomas (Oct. 1-2), recording two assists on Friday before scoring a goal and an assist with two blocks on Saturday … Scored a power play goal in 4-1 win over Bemidji State (Oct. 29) … Scored the overtime game-winning goal to knock off No. 2 Denver (Nov. 4) on the road … Had two assists and was +3 on the ice to finish off a road sweep of Colorado College (Nov. 19) … Had three points, one goal and two assists in 7-2 thrashing of North Dakota (Dec. 2) … Scored a goal and added two assists for three points and a +3 mark on the ice in road victory over Miami (Dec. 9) … Scored a power play goal in 7-3 win over No. 3 Denver (Jan. 20) … Had a season-best four-point game in 6-2 win over No. 14/15 Omaha (Feb. 24), recording a goal and three assists … Had two goals to lead Huskies to victory over Minnesota Duluth (March 4) … Had a three-point game with a goal and two assists to help lift SCSU to victory over No. 17/16 North Dakota (March 17) in NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinal … Had a goal and an assist in NCAA Regional victory over No. 10/9 Minnesota State (March 23).2021-22 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 37 games in sophomore campaign, scoring 23 points with 10 goals and 13 assists … Led the team in game-winning goals with three and ranked third in power play goals with five … Led the team in shots on goal with 114 and recorded 14 blocks … Had three games with two goals scored … Opened the season with a pair of assists in 12-2 season-opening rout over St. Thomas (Oct. 2) … Scored first goal of the season against Minnesota State (Oct. 9) … Added assists against Minnesota (Oct. 16) and Wisconsin (Oct. 23) … Had a three-point game and a +2 mark on the ice against Omaha (Nov. 12) … Had a pair of assists in North Dakota series (Dec. 3-4) … Recorded two goals and an assist with seven shots on goal against Bemidji State (Jan. 1) … Was +6 on the ice against Miami, recording an assist and +4 on Jan. 21 and two goals with a +2 mark on Jan. 22 … Scored a goal in 3-3 tie at North Dakota (Jan. 29) … Had an assist against Western Michigan (Feb. 11) … Recorded two assists on Feb. 25 and a goal and assist on Feb. 26 against Colorado College … Scored a goal at Minnesota Duluth (March 5).
2020-21 (FRESHMAN):Â Miettinen made plenty of headlines in 2020-21, as he was named the NCHC Rookie of the Year, becoming the first player in program history to earn the prestigious honor, and additionally earned First Team All-Rookie and Second Team All-Conference honors from the NCHC. A four-time weekly award winner and January Player of the Month, the Toronto Maple Leafs draft pick tallied 23 points during the regular season with 10 goals and 13 assists in 24 games, a number that ranked fifth amongst all skaters in the NCHC, and his five power play goals ranked third. Additionally, Miettinen led all rookies in the NCHC in both points (23) and assists (13) and ranked second in total goals (10) and shots (65) during the regular season. He closed the year with 24 points on 11 goals and 13 assists.Â
Personal: A prolific offensive force for the Kiekko-Espoo U20 squad in 2019-20, Miettinen charted 42 goals and 31 assists during the recent winter season. He played for the Espoo Blues U20 squad from 2017 to 2019, and scored 38 goals and 47 assists during those two campaigns. He led the SM-liiga in scoring during the recent 2019-20 season with 73 points. Miettinen set a new SM-Liiga record for most career goals at 80 and most goals in a season with 42 in 2019-20. In the final 2019-20 NHL Central Scouting rankings, Miettinen received a #72 ranking among European skaters...drafted by Toronto (6th round/168th pick) in the 2020 NHL draft.
