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Finland Joonas Niemelä
#14 Rødovre Mighty Bulls / Denmark - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jan 14, 1997
Position
C/W
Age
28
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EPS
Contract
Jan.3
Agency
PREMIUM

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Joonas Niemelä Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7* 6* 5* 11* 16* -* |
Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja 28* 14* 17* 31* 44* -* | Playoffs 9 6 8 14 32 -
Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2012-13 Blues U16 Akatemia U16 SM-sarja Q 4* 6* 3* 9* 20* -* |
Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja 4* 3* 5* 8* 27* -* | Playoffs 9 8 3 11 20 -
Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 42* 17* 22* 39* 16* -* | Playoffs 10 1 0 1 18 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 8* 4* 1* 5* 18* -4* |
2013-14 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 5* 6* 5* 11* 11* -* | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 26 -
Blues U18 Akatemia U18 SM-sarja 2* 1* 4* 5* 6* -* |
Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 30* 10* 14* 24* 20* 19* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 8* 1* 4* 5* 6* 1* |
2014-15 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 45* 19* 26* 45* 42* 5* | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 16 -3
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 0* 1* 6* -2* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 23* 3* 6* 9* 16* 6* |
2015-16 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 31* 11* 30* 41* 99* 5* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 18 6
Blues Liiga 28* 0* 1* 1* 12* -10* |
Finland U19 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2016-17 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -5
Lukko Liiga 38* 5* 0* 5* 2* -1* |
KeuPa HT Mestis 21* 6* 6* 12* 51* -1* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 27 -4
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2017-18 Lukko Liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
KeuPa HT Mestis 36* 6* 7* 13* 30* -4* | Playoffs 14 2 5 7 4 6
2018-19 Hermes Mestis 45* 16* 32* 48* 60* 15* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 16 0
2019-20 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 48* 19* 22* 41* 52* 6* |
2020-21 Kiekko-Espoo Mestis 10* 1* 9* 10* 33* 1* |
Gherdëina AlpsHL 12* 10* 7* 17* 8* 2* | Playoffs 5 3 3 6 2 0
2021-22 Saale Bulls Halle Germany3 37* 35* 38* 73* 14* -* | Playoffs 7 8 3 11 6 -
2022-23 Kitzbüheler EC AlpsHL 32* 21* 29* 50* 22* 16* |
2023-24 Kitzbüheler EC AlpsHL 36* 22* 29* 51* 26* 33* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -1
2024-25 Aalborg Pirates Denmark 35* 17* 13* 30* 24* 1* | Playoffs 12 1 5 6 4 -3
2025-26 Rødovre Mighty Bulls Denmark 26* 16* 12* 28* 18* -1* |

Joonas Niemelä Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Blues U20 JCWC 5* 0* 2* 2* 12* -1* |
Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2016-17 Lukko Champions HL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2017-18 KeuPa HT Suomen Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2018-19 Hermes Suomen Cup 5* 2* 1* 3* 10* -* |
2019-20 Kiekko-Vantaa Suomen Cup 2* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
2024-25 Aalborg Pirates Continental Cup 3* 1* 3* 4* 6* 0* |

Joonas Niemelä Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AlpsHL 3 80* 53* 65* 118* 1.48* 56* 51* | 2 8 4 * 4 * 8 * 1.00 * 2 * -1 *
Champions HL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Continental Cup 1 3* 1* 3* 4* 1.33* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Denmark 2 61* 33* 25* 58* 0.95* 42* 0* | 1 12 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.50 * 4 * -3 *
Germany3 1 37* 35* 38* 73* 1.97* 14* -* | 1 7 8 * 3 * 11 * 1.57 * 6 * - *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 51* 9* 13* 22* 0.43* 44* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 12* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 3 67* 5* 1* 6* 0.09* 14* -11* | 0 * * * * * *
Mestis 5 160* 48* 76* 124* 0.78* 226* 17* | 3 24 4 * 8 * 12 * 0.50 * 47 * 2 *
Suomen Cup 3 8* 4* 2* 6* 0.75* 10* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 32* 17* 22* 39* 1.22* 71* -* | 2 18 14 * 11 * 25 * 1.39 * 52 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 11* 12* 8* 20* 1.82* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 50* 24* 31* 55* 1.10* 33* -* | 2 21 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.29 * 44 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 106* 40* 70* 110* 1.04* 161* 29* | 3 19 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.37 * 36 * -2 *
WJC-18 1 7* 1* 0* 1* 0.14* 6* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joonas Niemelä Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/15/2025
10/15/2025 Extension Rødovre Mighty Bulls Rødovre Mighty Bulls
09/18/2025
09/18/2025 Confirmed Aalborg Pirates Rødovre Mighty Bulls
06/24/2024
06/24/2024 Confirmed Kitzbüheler EC Aalborg Pirates
07/02/2023
07/02/2023 Extension Kitzbüheler EC Kitzbüheler EC
04/26/2022
04/26/2022 Confirmed Saale Bulls Halle Kitzbüheler EC
06/09/2021
06/09/2021 Confirmed Gherdëina Saale Bulls Halle
02/02/2021
02/02/2021 Confirmed Kiekko-Espoo Gherdëina
05/28/2020
05/28/2020 Confirmed Kiekko-Vantaa Kiekko-Espoo
04/18/2019
04/18/2019 Confirmed Hermes Kiekko-Vantaa
05/24/2018
05/24/2018 Confirmed Lukko Hermes
04/22/2016
04/22/2016 Confirmed Blues Lukko
12/10/2015
12/10/2015 Extension Blues U20 Blues
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 4 #81 overall by Vityaz Podolsk in the KHL Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #208 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #102 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters