Sami Niku
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PROFILE ANALYTICS
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Sami Niku Facts
- Date of Birth
- Oct 10, 1996
- Age
- 29
- Place of Birth
- Haapavesi, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- JYP
- Position
- D
- Height
- 185 cm / 6'1"
- Weight
- 88 kg / 194 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- 26/27
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Sami Niku Statistics
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Sami Niku Tournament Statistics
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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-13 |  Finland U17 | EYOF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| 13-14 | Finland U18 | Ivan Hlinka Memorial | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | |||||||
| 14-15 | JYP | Champions HL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 15-16 | JYP | Champions HL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 16-17 | JYP | Champions HL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 22-23 | Finland | EHT | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 23-24 | Finland | EHT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |||||||
| 25-26 |  Lausanne HC | Champions HL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | |||||||
| Finland | EHT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
Sami Niku Game Log
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| Date | Team | Opp | Score | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | SOG | PPG | SHG | TOI |
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| Thu 02/04 |  | @ | ||||||||||
| Tue 31/03 | | vs | ||||||||||
| Sun 29/03 | | @ | ||||||||||
| Fri 27/03 | | vs | ||||||||||
| Wed 25/03 | | @ | ||||||||||
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| League | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AHL | 4 | 150 | 24 | 69 | 93 | 0.62 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.58 | 12 | 1 |
 Champions HL | 4 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| EHT | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 | 4 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| EYOF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| International | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 | 4 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| International-Jr | 5 | 68 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 0.34 | 22 | 13* | 0 | |||||||
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 4 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| Liiga | 5 | 216 | 30 | 100 | 130 | 0.60 | 88 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.35 | 4 | 0 |
| Mestis | 3 | 76 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 0.39 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 | 4 | 2 |
| NHL | 5 | 67 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.24 | 24 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| NL | 3 | 102 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 0.53 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.27 | 4 | -8 |
| U16 SM-sarja | 2 | 39 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.38 | 14 | - | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | - |
| U16 SM-sarja Q | 2 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.44 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U17 SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 | 2 | - |
| U18 SM-sarja | 3 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.38 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) | 2 | 50 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0.44 | 42 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -3 |
| WHC-17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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Sami Niku Career Highlights
| Season | Awards by Season |
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| 2012-2013 | |
| 2013-2014 | |
| 2015-2016 | |
| 2016-2017 | |
| 2017-2018 | |
| 2021-2022 | |
| 2023-2024 |
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03/28/2025
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07/29/2022
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Sami Niku Biography and Trivia
2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #116 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #56 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING
- 2015-04-17 • Signed to a three-year contract extension with JYP
Career assingments
- 2015-2016 • Assigned to JYP-Akatemia by JYP
- 2014-2015 • Assigned to JYP-Akatemia by JYP
- 2013-2014 • Assigned to JYP-Akatemia by JYP U20
Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-22 • Scored first Liiga goal against Sport(Mika Järvinen)
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2014-12-22 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2014-10-02 • Scored first Liiga assist point against TPS
- 2014-09-16 • Made Liiga debut (vs. HPK) +/-: -1 PIM: 0 S: 2 TOI: 9:16 (AGE:17)
- 2014-04-16 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster
- 2012-12-10 • Selected to U17 World Hockey Challenge roster