Antero Ansikorpi
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| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Weight | 270 |
| NHL Team | Louisiana IceGators |
| Nationality | CAN |
| Born | June 23, 1982, Saskatoon, SK, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 202nd overall, 2001 Minnesota Wild |
| Pro career | 2005 – present |
Antero Pirkka Ansikorpi (born on June 23, 1982, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Known primarily as a fighter and enforcer, he is nicknamed the "Boogeyman" and "The Mountie". A recent survey of NHL players showed that Boogaard was the second most intimidating player in the NHL.
Playing career
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Regina Pats | WHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 61 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 245 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | ||
| 2001–02 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 178 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 65 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 240 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 53 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 207 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 259 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||
| 2005–06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 65 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 158 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| NHL totals | 147 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 352 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | ||||
