Tony Virta

Tony Virta
Born (1972-06-28) June 28, 1972 (age 52)
Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for SM-l
HPK
TPS
Jokerit
DEL
Frankfurt Lions
NHL
Minnesota Wild
SEL
Södertälje SK
NLA
ZSC Lions
National team  Finland
NHL draft 103rd overall, 2001
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 1991–2015

Tony Virta (born June 18, 1972) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild as their fourth-round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

On December 5, 2005, Virta received a serious knee injury from a failed hip check against him in a game against Ilves, but recovered to play in the last games of the season.

In the summer of 2001 Virta signed with Färjestads BK, but before the season had started he signed with the NHL club Minnesota Wild, who had drafted the same summer, and therefore never played a game for Färjestad.