Teppo Numminen reaches a milestone !
Teppo Numminen(
) notched the 500th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New York Islanders on a goal by Dan Paillé. Whatever I can do to help the team is okay by me. As long as we get the 2 points that's the main thing, he said while posing for photo's..
A native of Finland, Teppo Numminen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2nd round of the 1986 entry draft. He has appeared in 1291 NHL games during his career, notching 117 goals and adding 500 assists along with 507 penalty minutes. The 40 year old defenseman has played 56 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 4+22=26 with 48 PIM.
