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Antero Niittymaki	#30 \| Goalie \| Philadelphia Flyers

Height: 6-1 Weight: 183 Shoots: L Born: June 18, 1980, Turku, Finland

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November 26, 2008
Antero Niittymaki will make his seventh start in goal tonight against Carolina, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

November 16, 2008
Antero Niittymaki has been solid for Philadelphia in goal this season, and he continued that play by 29-of-32 shots against in the Flyers' 4-3 win over Atlanta.

November 6, 2008
Antero Niittymaki is slated to make his fifth start of the season in goal tonight against Ottawa, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

October 28, 2008
Antero Niittymaki stopped all 31 Atlanta shots in a 7-0 beatdown Tuesday. It was the fourth shutout of his career.

October 22, 2008
Antero Niittymaki will make his second straight start between the pipes tonight against the Sharks, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. He said, "It's always fun when you get the call, especially back-to-back games. It probably means that you've been doing something right."

October 14, 2008
Antero Niittymaki will make his first start of the season tonight against Pittsburgh in place of Martin Biron, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

October 1, 2008
The Philadelphia Daily News reports that goaltender Antero Niittymaki returned to practice on Wednesday about two weeks earlier than expected. He had hip surgery earlier in September. "I feel pretty good, not 100 percent, but I'm getting there," Niittymaki said.

September 15, 2008
Antero Niittymaki will likely miss 4-6 weeks due to hip surgery, according to Hockey Buzz.

February 1, 2008
Antero Niittymaki was pulled after allowing four goals on 12 shots in Thursday's loss to the Rangers. The Flyers plan to use Martin Biron Saturday against Anaheim.

January 23, 2008
The Flyers pulled Antero Niittymaki late in the second period after he surrendered five goals on 19 shots. The Flyers went on to lose the game 7-3 to the Devils. Niittymaki had a 6-0-1 record in his previous seven games. Hes provided solid support for Martin Biron throughout the season.

January 8, 2008
Antero Niittymaki earned his third straight victory Tuesday, stopping 27 of 28 shots against Atlanta. You wonder if he'll start playing a little more - he's been very solid in his 12 games (nine starts) this year.

January 6, 2008
Antero Niittymaki stood on his head in Saturday's win at Toronto, stopping 54 of 56 shots. He's been solid when called upon this year, with a 5-4 record and .925 save percentage.

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