Eliteprospects
Finland Sinuhe Wallinheimo
#72 KeuPa HT / II-divisioona - 10/11
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 09, 1972
Position
G
Age
52
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Jyväskylä, FIN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
R
Youth Team
JYP
Status
Retired

During his playing career Wallinheimo was known for his showmanship and became a fan favorite where he played. His antics inspired his teammates and he was hard to score during a hot streak. On the downside this also led to taking unnecessary risks. His weaknesses were in his style and puck control. Donned ancient Egypt themed masks, complementing his name given to him in inspiration of Mika Waltari's novel The Egyptian.

Son: Lukas Wallinheimo

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Sinuhe Wallinheimo Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1987-88 JYP U20 Jr. A SM-sarja -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1988-89 JYP U20 Jr. A I-divisioona -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1989-90 JyP HT U20 Jr. A I-divisioona -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Qualification
JyP HT SM-liiga 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1990-91 JyP HT U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 28* -* 3.43* .879* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 4 - 3.28 .888 - - - - -
JyP HT SM-liiga -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 0 - - - - - - - -
1991-92 JyP HT U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 25* -* 2.77* .911* -* -* -* - * -* |
JyP HT SM-liiga 1* -* 3.00* .857* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 0 - - - - - - - -
1992-93 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 2* 2* 3.23* .913* 7* 73* 0* - * -* |
HIFK SM-liiga 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Karhu-Kissat I-divisioona -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1993-94 Univ. of Denver NCAA 23* -* 3.93* .878* -* -* -* 10-12-1 * -* |
1994-95 Univ. of Denver NCAA 30* -* 2.84* .904* -* -* -* 16-10-1 * -* |
1995-96 Univ. of Denver NCAA 25* -* 3.48* .882* -* -* -* 14-9-1 * -* |
1996-97 Hershey Bears AHL 13* -* 3.30* .901* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 2 - 16.14 .500 - - - - -
Mobile Mysticks ECHL 26* -* 3.26* .891* 79* 645* 0* 14-9-1 * 1 454* |
1997-98 Springfield Falcons AHL 10* -* 3.49* .888* -* -* -* - * -* |
Mississippi Sea Wolves ECHL 37* -* 2.81* .913* 89* 930* 1* 19-12-3 * 1 902* |
1998-99 Lukko SM-liiga 29* -* 3.50* .891* -* -* -* - * -* |
1999-00 Revier Löwen Oberhausen DEL 21* -* 3.24* .898* -* -* -* - * -* | Relegation 7 - 2.00 .929 - - - - -
2000-01 Revier Löwen Oberhausen DEL 60* -* 2.32* .915* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 3 - 3.77 .845 - - - - -
2001-02 Revier Löwen Oberhausen DEL 48* -* 2.92* .905* -* -* -* - * -* |
2002-03 Färjestad BK Elitserien 39* 48* 2.44* .904* 95* 898* 3* - * 2 343* | Playoffs 14 14 2.06 .916 31 340 0 - 903
2003-04 Färjestad BK Elitserien 41* 45* 2.37* .902* 92* 851* 4* 27-11-0 * 2 329* | Playoffs 17 17 2.04 .907 35 340 1 11-6-0 1 031
2004-05 JYP SM-liiga 37* -* 2.17* .922* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 3 - 2.71 .915 - - - - -
2005-06 JYP SM-liiga 45* -* 1.89* .940* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 3 - 2.49 .937 - - - - -
2006-07 JYP SM-liiga 40* -* 2.95* .921* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland WC 0* 0* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2007-08 JYP SM-liiga 27* -* 2.08* .928* -* -* -* - * -* |
Dynamo Moskva Russia 11* -* 2.58* .926* 29* 349* 1* 5-6-0 * 675* | Playoffs 1 - 2.52 .941 2 32 0 0-0-0 48
2008-09 JYP SM-liiga 35* -* 1.68* .940* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 6 - 1.50 .937 - - - - -
2009-10 JYP SM-liiga 23* -* 2.08* .920* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 4 - 2.01 .932 - - - - -
2010-11 KeuPa HT II-divisioona -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Qualification 1 - 5.00 .852 - - - - -

Sinuhe Wallinheimo Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2005-06 Finland EHT 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2006-07 Finland EHT 6* -* 2.12* .927* -* -* -* - * -* |
2007-08 Finland EHT 2* -* 2.52* .912* -* -* -* - * -* |

Sinuhe Wallinheimo Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 2 23* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 2 - 16.14* .500* -* -* -* -* -*
DEL 3 129* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 2 10 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
ECHL 2 63* -* 3.00* .904* 168* 1 575* 1* 33-21-4* 3 356 | 0 * * * * * * *
EHT 3 8* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
I-divisioona 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
II-divisioona 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 1 - 5.00* .852* -* -* -* -* -*
Jr. A I-divisioona 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 * * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 3 53* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 4 - 3.28* .888* -* -* -* -* -*
SM-liiga (Liiga) 11 237* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 6 16 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
NCAA 3 78* -* -* -* -* -* -* 40-31-3* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Russia 1 11* -* 2.58* .926* 29* 349* 1* 5-6-0* 675 | 1 1 - 2.52* .941* 2* 32* 0* 0-0-0* 48*
Elitserien (SHL) 2 80* 93* 2.40* .903* 187* 1 749* 7* 27-11-0* 4 671 | 2 31 31 2.05* .912* 66* 680* 1* 11-6-0* 1 933*
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 2* 2* 3.23* .913* 7* 73* 0* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WC 1 0* 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Sinuhe Wallinheimo Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for JYP

Cult/Star player for Revier Löwen Oberhausen

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Denver

Trivia
- Full name: Mika Sinuhe Wallinheimo
- Uses his second name Sinuhe, a name given him in inspiration of Mika Waltari's novel The Egyptian, which features a character called Sinuhe
- Went to politics after retiring from hockey, was elected to Finnish parliament in 2011 and re-elected in 2015