Niko Tuhkanen — © Photo: Timo Savela

GKS Tychy — © Photo: Timo Savela

Niko Tuhkanen

#10 GKS Tychy / Poland - 19/20

Date of Birth: Apr 18, 1988
Age: 38
Place of Birth: Lahti, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Pelicans
Position: D
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

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Niko Tuhkanen Statistics

									Post
2003-2004	Kiekkoreipas U16	U16 SM-sarja	15	3	7	10	34	-
2003-2004	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	1	0	0	0	0	-
2004-2005	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja	25	4	2	6	10	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-
2005-2006	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja	32	7	10	17	60	-
2005-2006	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-	Relegation	2	0	0	0	0	-
2006-2007	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	5	14	19	40	-5	Playoffs	14	2	6	8	31	4
2006-2007	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	4	0	2	2	6	-
2007-2008	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	18	1	7	8	18	0
2007-2008	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	8	2	1	3	24	2
2007-2008	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	2	0	1	1	2	-
2008-2009	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	10	2	3	5	6	5
2008-2009	Pelicans	SM-liiga	16	1	1	2	10	2	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	1
2008-2009	HeKi Loan	Mestis	19	3	4	7	8	-9
2009-2010	Pelicans	SM-liiga	6	0	0	0	6	4
2009-2010	HeKi Loan	Mestis	34	5	17	22	40	-12
2010-2011	Pelicans	SM-liiga	15	0	1	1	8	-10
2010-2011	HeKi Loan	Mestis	27	5	13	18	8	0
2011-2012	Neman Grodno	Belarus	7	0	2	2	6	-3
2011-2012	Pelicans	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	1
2011-2012	Peliitat	Mestis	5	0	3	3	2	3
2011-2012	IF Björklöven	Division 1	13	0	2	2	4	4	Qualification	2	0	0	0	0	1
2012-2013	Sport	Mestis	45	4	18	22	24	9	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	-1
2013-2014	Pelicans	Liiga	31	3	8	11	22	14	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	2	-2
2013-2014	Peliitat Loan	Mestis	17	2	3	5	10	-7
2014-2015	Pelicans	Liiga	51	5	10	15	34	4
2015-2016	Pelicans	Liiga	17	2	0	2	4	-5
2015-2016	Peliitat Loan	Mestis	16	0	8	8	12	-3
2015-2016	TUTO Hockey Loan	Mestis	7	0	3	3	6	4	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	4	2
2015-2016	Blues Loan	Liiga	5	0	0	0	4	-4
2016-2017	Tappara	Liiga	7	0	0	0	0	0
2016-2017	LeKi Loan	Mestis	3	0	0	0	4	2
2016-2017	KooKoo Loan	Liiga	20	1	8	9	12	6
2017-2018	KooKoo	Liiga	53	2	8	10	30	-8
2018-2019	Peliitat	Mestis	12	0	6	6	6	-3
2018-2019	KH GKS Katowice	Poland	18	1	13	14	2	0	Playoffs	16	4	8	12	4	-
2019-2020	GKS Tychy	Poland	13	1	0	1	8	-

Niko Tuhkanen Tournament Statistics

									Post
2011-2012	Jokerit	ET	3	1	0	1	4	-
2016-2017	Tappara	Champions HL	1	0	0	0	12	0
2017-2018	Peliitat Loan	Suomen Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-
2018-2019	Peliitat	Suomen Cup	5	0	1	1	8	-
2018-2019	KH GKS Katowice	Continental Cup	6	2	3	5	2	3
2019-2020	GKS Tychy	Polish Cup	1	1	0	1	0	-

Niko Tuhkanen Career Totals by League


Belarus	1	7	0	2	2	0.29	6	-3	0
Champions HL	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	12	0	0
Continental Cup	1	6	2	3	5	0.83	2	3	0
Division 1 (HockeyEttan)	1	13	0	2	2	0.15	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	1
ET	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	4	-	0
International-Jr	3	7	0	3	3	0.43	8	-	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	9	222	14	36	50	0.23	130	4	2	9	0	1	1	0.11	2	-1
Mestis	10	193	21	76	97	0.50	144	-14	2	12	2	2	4	0.33	6	1
Poland	2	31	2	13	15	0.48	10	0	1	16	4	8	12	0.75	4	-
Polish Cup	1	1	1	0	1	1.00	0	-	0
Suomen Cup	2	6	0	1	1	0.17	8	-	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	15	3	7	10	0.67	34	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	57	11	12	23	0.40	70	-	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	4	64	8	24	32	0.50	64	0	2	16	2	6	8	0.50	31	4*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niko Tuhkanen Career Totals by Team


Blues	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	4	-4	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Finland U19 (all)	2	6	0	3	3	0.50	8	-	0
GKS Tychy	1	14	2	0	2	0.14	8	-	0
HeKi	3	80	13	34	47	0.59	56	-21	0
IF Björklöven	1	13	0	2	2	0.15	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	1
Jokerit	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	4	-	0
KH GKS Katowice	1	24	3	16	19	0.79	4	3	1	16	4	8	12	0.75	4	-
Kiekkoreipas U16	1	15	3	7	10	0.67	34	-	0
Kiekkoreipas U18	2	57	11	12	23	0.40	70	-	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
KooKoo	2	73	3	16	19	0.26	42	-2	0
LeKi	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	4	2	0
Neman Grodno	1	7	0	2	2	0.29	6	-3	0
Pelicans	7	137	11	20	31	0.23	84	10	2	9	0	1	1	0.11	2	-1
Pelicans U20	4	64	8	24	32	0.50	64	0	2	16	2	6	8	0.50	31	4*
Peliitat	5	56	2	21	23	0.41	38	-10*	0
Sport	1	45	4	18	22	0.49	24	9	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	2	-1
Suomi U20	1	8	2	1	3	0.38	24	2	0
Tappara	1	8	0	0	0	0.00	12	0	0
TUTO Hockey	1	7	0	3	3	0.43	6	4	1	7	2	1	3	0.43	4	2

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niko Tuhkanen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2002-2003	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (Kiekko-Reipas)
2006-2007	U20 SM-liiga Champion
2011-2012	Belarus Silver Medal
2018-2019	Poland Bronze Medal (GKS Katowice) Poland Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (8) Poland Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (4) Poland Playoffs Most Points by Defanseman (12)
2019-2020	Polish Champion (GKS Tychy)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
11/05/2018	Confirmed	Peliitat	KH GKS Katowice
11/06/2017	Extension	KooKoo	KooKoo
09/06/2017	Confirmed	Tappara	KooKoo
12/12/2016	Loan	Tappara	KooKoo
09/14/2016	Loan	Tappara	LeKi
02/15/2016	Loan	Tappara	TUTO Hockey
02/15/2016	Confirmed	Pelicans	Tappara
01/28/2016	Loan	Pelicans	Blues
10/07/2015	Loan	Pelicans	Peliitat
03/20/2015	Extension	Pelicans	Pelicans
04/03/2014	Extension	Pelicans	Pelicans
09/10/2013	Loan	Pelicans	Peliitat
03/26/2013	Confirmed	Sport	Pelicans
05/10/2012	Confirmed	IF Björklöven	Sport
12/27/2011	Confirmed	Peliitat	IF Björklöven
12/10/2011	Confirmed	Pelicans	Peliitat
12/01/2011	Confirmed	Neman Grodno	Pelicans
09/07/2011	Confirmed	Jokerit	Neman Grodno
05/19/2011	Confirmed	Pelicans	Jokerit
01/31/2011	Loan	Pelicans	HeKi