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Finland Jyri Niemi
#88 Sport / Liiga - 18/19
Date of Birth
Jun 15, 1990
Position
D
Age
33
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Hämeenkyrö, FIN
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Hokkarit
Status
Retired
Drafted
2008 round 3 #72 overall by New York Islanders

Niemi is a big, physical defenseman. He owns a heavy shot, but isn't a very good skater. Lacks some hockey sense and could improve his defensive positioning.
-Ulf Andersson, EP

Brother: Pyry Niemi

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Jyri Niemi Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2005-06 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7* 4* 2* 6* 6* -* |
Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 13* 5* 3* 8* 36* -* | Playoffs 6 4 3 7 46 -
2006-07 HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 35* 6* 3* 9* 72* -6* | Relegation 8 2 2 4 14 4
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 2* 2* 28* -* |
2007-08 Saskatoon Blades WHL 49* 14* 20* 34* 57* -1* |
2008-09 Saskatoon Blades WHL 60* 7* 25* 32* 74* 19* | Playoffs 6 1 6 7 10 5
Finland U20 “A” WJC-20 6* 2* 1* 3* 6* 3* |
2009-10 Saskatoon Blades WHL 50* 8* 21* 29* 67* 9* | Playoffs 10 2 0 2 26 1
Finland U20 “C” WJC-20 6* 3* 2* 5* 6* -8* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 6* 3* 2* 5* 6* -* |
2010-11 Connecticut Whale AHL 46* 3* 6* 9* 22* -1* |
2011-12 Connecticut Whale AHL 8* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 52* 9* 12* 21* 82* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 1
2012-13 Connecticut Whale AHL 11* 1* 1* 2* 9* 2* |
Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 15* 1* 5* 6* 34* 9* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 12 -7
2013-14 HPK Liiga 23* 1* 8* 9* 32* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 2
2014-15 HPK Liiga 41* 4* 9* 13* 28* 9* |
2015-16 Ilves “A” Liiga 24* 1* 5* 6* 22* 1* |
2016-17 Ilves Liiga 12* 0* 3* 3* 6* 0* |
2017-18 KooKoo Liiga 34* 2* 8* 10* 55* -7* |
2018-19 Sport Liiga 41* 4* 12* 16* 97* 5* |

Jyri Niemi Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 65* 4* 8* 12* 0.18* 35* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 67* 10* 17* 27* 0.40* 116* 12* | 2 8 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.13 * 14 * -6 *
International-Jr 2 13* 3* 4* 7* 0.54* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 6 175* 12* 45* 57* 0.33* 240* 7* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 2 *
U16 SM-sarja 2 15* 6* 4* 10* 0.67* 36* -* | 1 6 4 * 3 * 7 * 1.17 * 46 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 7* 4* 2* 6* 0.86* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 35* 6* 3* 9* 0.26* 72* -6* | 1 8 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.50 * 14 * 4 *
WHL 3 159* 29* 66* 95* 0.60* 198* 27* | 2 16 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.56 * 36 * 6 *
WJC-20 2 12* 5* 3* 8* 0.67* 12* -5* | 0 * * * * * *

Jyri Niemi Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/23/2018
03/23/2018 Confirmed KooKoo Sport
11/06/2017
11/06/2017 Extension KooKoo KooKoo
08/13/2017
08/13/2017 Confirmed Ilves KooKoo
05/02/2015
05/02/2015 Confirmed HPK Ilves
05/17/2013
05/17/2013 Confirmed Greenville Road Warriors HPK
05/25/2010
05/25/2010 Confirmed New York Islanders New York Rangers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2009, 2 #39 overall by SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2007, 1 #13 overall by Saskatoon Blades in the CHL Import Draft

Transactions
- 2010-05-25 • Traded to the New York Rangers for a 2010 6th round pick (later traded to Atlanta; Tanner Lane)

Memorable dates
- 2014-03-13 • Scored first Liiga goal against HIFK
- 2011-02-04 • Scored first AHL goal (assisted by T.Kundratek and C.Kolarik), vs. the Bridgeport Sound Tigers(M.Koskinen)
- 2010-11-19 • Scored first AHL assist point against the Springfield Falcons
- 2010-10-15 • Made AHL debut against the Albany Devils +/-: -1 PIM: 0 S: 4
- 2009-12-26 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster (Named captain)
- 2008-12-16 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster (Named vice-captain)
- 2007-09-26 • Scored first WHL points (1+2), goal (assisted by D.Hulak and W.Wintoneak), vs. the Moose Jaw Warriors(J.Perricone)
- 2007-09-21 • Made WHL debut against the Brandon Wheat Kings +/-: -1 PIM: 4