Sami Niku
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Sami Niku | |||
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Born | Haapavesi, Finland |
10 October 1996 ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Liiga team | JYP Jyväskylä | ||
NHL Draft | 198th overall, 2015 Winnipeg Jets |
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Playing career | 2013–present |
Sami Niku (born 10 October 1996) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with JYP Jyväskylä in the Finnish Liiga. Niku was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the 7th round (198th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Niku made his Liiga debut playing with JYP Jyväskylä during the 2014–15 Liiga season.[2] Internationally, Niku played in the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships, the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, and the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
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Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2014–15 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
2015–16 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 38 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||||||
Liiga totals | 50 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
International
Medal record | ||
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Representing Finland | ||
Ice hockey | ||
IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
2015 Finland |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2014 | Finland | WU-18 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2015 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | Finland | WJC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
Junior totals | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.jatkoaika.com/Pelaaja/sami-niku/24711
External links
- Sami Niku's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Sami Niku's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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