Finland Aki Berg
#5 TPS / SM-liiga - 10/11
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
3-time World Championship Silver Medal 3
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2
Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
47
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired

Berg was considered a top prospect with offensive potential, but never really lived up to the expectations. He turned into a reliable defensive defenseman instead. Berg had great size and was a pretty good open ice hitter during his career, but did not play the body as much he could have. He was a decent skater and had a hard shot, but had limited offensive skills. Returned to hockey as an equipment manager after retiring as a player.

Son: Nicklas Berg
Daughter: Nella Berg

Team Staff profile of Aki Berg also available

© Photo: Timo Savela

Aki Berg Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja 39* 18* 24* 42* 59* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* |
1993-94 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 3* 2* 1* 3* 6* -* |
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 21* 3* 11* 14* 24* 7* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 10 -3
TPS SM-liiga 6* 0* 3* 3* 4* 4* |
Kiekko-67 I-divisioona 12* 1* 1* 2* 16* -8* |
Finland U18 EJC-18 5* 1* 5* 6* 12* 0* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 15* 2* 7* 9* 16* -* |
1994-95 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 6* 2* 8* 10* 42* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 6 -
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 8* 1* 0* 1* 30* 5* |
TPS SM-liiga 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* 3* |
Kiekko-67 I-divisioona 20* 3* 9* 12* 34* 4* |
Finland U18 EJC-18 5* 0* 1* 1* 10* -* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 8* 1* 1* 2* 14* -* |
1995-96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 51* 0* 7* 7* 29* -13* |
Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 20* 0* 3* 3* 18* -10* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -1
1996-97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 41* 2* 6* 8* 24* -9* |
Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 23* 1* 3* 4* 21* -9* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 2* 2* 8* -* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 2* 2* 10* -* |
1997-98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 72* 0* 8* 8* 61* 3* | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 0 3
Finland OG 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* 2* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* 2* |
1998-99 TPS SM-liiga 48* 8* 7* 15* 137* 5* | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 45 4
Finland WC 12* 0* 0* 0* 29* 0* |
1999-00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 70* 3* 13* 16* 45* -1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 0
Finland WC 9* 1* 0* 1* 6* 5* |
2000-01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 47* 0* 4* 4* 43* 3* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12* 3* 0* 3* 2* -6* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 4 1
Finland WC 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2001-02 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 81* 1* 10* 11* 46* 14* | Playoffs 20 0 1 1 37 0
Finland OG 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
Finland (all) International 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
2002-03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78* 4* 7* 11* 28* 3* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 1
Finland WC 6* 1* 3* 4* 10* 3* |
2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79* 2* 7* 9* 40* -1* | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 2 -3
2004-05 Timrå IK Elitserien 47* 6* 14* 20* 46* 11* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 6 0
Finland WCup 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2005-06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75* 0* 8* 8* 56* -5* |
Finland OG 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* 4* |
Finland WC 9* 2* 0* 2* 4* 4* |
2006-07 TPS “A” SM-liiga 54* 5* 19* 24* 62* 22* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
Finland WC 9* 1* 0* 1* 18* 1* |
2007-08 TPS “C” SM-liiga 14* 0* 6* 6* 28* 3* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
2008-09 TPS “C” SM-liiga 43* 4* 9* 13* 57* 4* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 31 -2
2009-10 TPS “C” SM-liiga 35* 1* 4* 5* 62* 3* |
2010-11 TPS “A” SM-liiga 10* 0* 1* 1* 16* -7* |

Aki Berg Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 TPS European Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2004-05 Finland EHT 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2005-06 Finland EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2006-07 Finland EHT 7* 0* 0* 0* 6* -4* |
2007-08 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2010-11 TPS ET 5* 0* 0* 0* 29* -* |

Aki Berg Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EHT 4 15* 0* 3* 3* 0.20* 12* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 2 10* 1* 6* 7* 0.70* 22* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 29* -* | 0 * * * * * *
European Cup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
I-divisioona 2 32* 4* 10* 14* 0.44* 50* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 2 43* 1* 6* 7* 0.16* 39* -19* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -1 *
International 2 10* 1* 0* 1* 0.10* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 40* 4* 12* 16* 0.40* 46* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 8 215* 18* 49* 67* 0.31* 370* 37* | 4 21 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.10 * 76 * -1 *
NHL 9 606* 15* 70* 85* 0.14* 374* -12* | 6 54 1 * 7 * 8 * 0.15 * 47 * 2 *
OG 3 18* 1* 0* 1* 0.06* 12* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 47* 6* 14* 20* 0.43* 46* 11* | 1 7 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 6 * 0 *
U16 SM-sarja 1 39* 18* 24* 42* 1.08* 59* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 9* 4* 9* 13* 1.44* 48* -* | 1 3 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.67 * 6 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 29* 4* 11* 15* 0.52* 54* 12* | 1 7 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 10 * -3 *
WC 6 47* 5* 3* 8* 0.17* 67* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Aki Berg Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Phoenix Roadrunners

Cult/Star player for Timrå IK

Cult/Star player for TPS