If your team is looking for a new netminder, or at least a good backup, look no further than the San Jose Sharks and Antero Niittymaki. He hasn't played yet this season, but it looks as if the Sharks ...

Oh, the stresses and strains of the family vacation. Arguments about the radio. Kids in the backseat asking "are we there yet?" And, of course, that moment when a Finnish sportswriter calls up and ...

The Sharks placed Antero Niittymaki on waivers Wednesday in their next step of trying to find the frustrated goaltender a new NHL home. There’s a logjam in net throughout the San Jose organization, ...

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Antero Niittymaki, of Finland, squirts water in his face during a second period timeout during an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh Saturday, Oct ...

In the offseason, Sharks GM Doug Wilson made a few transactions to replace long-time netminder Evgeni Nabokov. These moves included signing 30-year-old Fin Antero Niittymaki, and eventually ...

Antero Niittymaki made 28 saves to improve to 12-0 against Atlanta, and Mike Knuble scored twice as the Flyers beat the Atlanta Thrashers, 5-3, last night in Philadelphia. Niittymaki is one of only ...

The San Jose Sharks moved swiftly to replace longtime goalie Evgeni Nabokov on Thursday, signing veteran Finnish goalie Antero Niittymaki to a two-year, $4 million deal. Sharks general manager Doug ...

ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 06: Goaltender Antero Niittymaki #30 of the San Jose Sharks defends his net against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on April 6, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jeff ...

Veteran NHL goalie Antero Niittymaki shook free of a traffic jam to join the Syracuse Crunch on Tuesday. Niittymaki, 31, was loaned by San Jose from its AHL affiliate in Worcester to the Crunch. He ...

Two items high up on the Syracuse Crunch’s wish list are great goaltending and a little bit of luck. Antero Niittymaki had the first one covered on Friday night. The second factor seems beyond ...

The Sharks have turned to Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Antero Niittymaki as their replacement for Evgeni Nabokov. On the first day of the NHL’s annual free agent frenzy, Niittymaki, 30, signed a two ...

So, who are those masked men? The Sharks’ fortunes this season may very well depend on new Finnish goaltenders Antero Niittymaki and Antti Niemi. Yet most fans probably couldn’t pick either one out of ...