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Sami Niku

Сами Нику

Position: defender
Player status: active player
Gender: male
Nationality: Finland
Birth date: 10.10.1996 (28 years)
Birth place: Haapavesi, Finland

Height: 185 cm / 6' 1"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: left
Draft 1: Winnipeg Jets, year: 2015, round: 7, position: 198
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Trivia:
Named to AHL All-Rookie team 2017-18

Named Best Defenseman AHL 2017-18

Named to AHL First All-Star team 2017-18

Season	Team	League	#	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
2023-24	Finland	Euro Hockey Tour	80	3	0	0	0	0	-3
2022-23	Finland	Euro Hockey Tour		4	0	1	1	2	3
2015-16	Finland	U20 National team games (U20)		10	1	2	3	6	6
2015-16	Finland	WJC (U20)		7	1	1	2	2	3
2014-15	Finland	U20 National team games (U20)		19	3	5	8	6	5
2014-15	Finland	WJC (U20)		5	0	0	0	0	2
2013-14	Finland	U18 National team games (U18)		15	2	5	7	6
2013-14	Finland	WJC18 (U18)		5	1	0	1	0	-3
2012-13	Finland	U17 National team games (U17)		3	1	1	2	0
2012-13	Finland	EYOF (U18)		3	0	1	1	2	7
2011-12	Finland	U16 National team games (U16)		1	0	0	0	0	1

Season	Team	League	#	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
2025-26	Lausanne HC	National League
2024-25	EHC Kloten	National League	8	52	5	25	30	32	5
2023-24	Ilves Tampere	Liiga (Play-off)		5	0	1	1	2	1
2023-24	Ilves Tampere	Liiga	8	16	1	11	12	4	13
2023-24	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga		37	11	26	37	24	-7
2022-23	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	8	54	9	33	42	26	7
2021-22	Laval Rocket	AHL (Play-off)	14	15	0	11	11	10	2
2021-22	Laval Rocket	AHL	14	36	2	11	13	14	3
2021-22	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	15	13	0	6	6	2	3
2020-21	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	8	6	0	0	0	8	-3
2019-20	Manitoba Moose	AHL		18	3	11	14	12	-6
2019-20	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	8	17	0	5	5	12	-2
2018-19	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		30	1	3	4	2	0
2018-19	Manitoba Moose	AHL		20	3	9	12	14	-6
2017-18	Manitoba Moose	AHL (Play-off)		9	1	2	3	2	-1
2017-18	Manitoba Moose	AHL		76	16	38	54	30	17
2017-18	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		1	1	0	1	0	0
2016-17	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga (Play-off)		15	1	5	6	2	-1
2016-17	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga		59	5	22	27	26	3
2016-17	JYP Jyväskylä	CHL		8	1	2	3	4	2
2015-16	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis		7	0	2	2	4	1
2015-16	JYP Jyväskylä	CHL		6	0	1	1	2	1
2015-16	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga		38	4	7	11	2	2
2014-15	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis (Play-off)		6	0	5	5	4	2
2014-15	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis		39	3	22	25	24	8
2014-15	JYP Jyväskylä	CHL		1	0	0	0	0	1
2014-15	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga		12	0	1	1	6	1
2013-14	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. B SM-sarja (U18)		1	0	3	3	0
2013-14	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20)		20	4	10	14	20	1
2013-14	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis		30	0	3	3	16	2
2012-13	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20, Play-off)		6	0	0	0	2	-3
2012-13	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. B2 SM-sarja (U17, Play-off)		7	1	4	5	2
2012-13	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. B SM-sarja (U18)		3	2	1	3	0
2012-13	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20)		30	0	8	8	22	-3
2011-12	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. C SM-sarja (U16, Preliminary)		7	0	4	4	2
2011-12	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. C SM-sarja (U16, Play-off)		3	0	3	3	0
2011-12	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. C SM-sarja (U16)		14	1	8	9	4
2011-12	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. B SM-sarja (U18)		17	1	1	2	0
2010-11	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. C SM-sarja (U16, Play-off)		3	0	0	0	0
2010-11	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. C SM-sarja (U16)		25	1	5	6	10
2010-11	JYP Jyväskylä	Jr. C SM-sarja (U16, Preliminary)		9	1	2	3	4

Note: All games might not be included

Date	League	Teams	Score					+/-
Nov. 12 2023 16:00	Euro Hockey Tour \| Karjala Tourn.	Finland Sweden	2-4	\|	\|	\|	\|
Nov. 11 2023 16:00	Euro Hockey Tour \| Karjala Tourn.	Finland Czechia	3-7	\|	\|	\|	\|	-3
Nov. 09 2023 18:30	Euro Hockey Tour \| Karjala Tourn.	Switzerland Finland	0-4	\|	\|	\|	\|

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Leagues

Czech Rep.: Tipsport extraliga | 1.liga | 2.liga

Finland: Liiga | Mestis

Germany: DEL | DEL2

Russia: KHL | VHL

Slovakia: Tipsport Extraliga | 1.liga

Sweden: SHL | HockeyAllsvenskan

Switzerland: NLA | NLB

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