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Jesse Niinimäki
#11 Nikko Icebucks / Asia League - 17/18
- Date of Birth
- Aug 19, 1983
- Age
- 43
- Place of Birth
- Tampere, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- Tappara
- Position
- C/RW
- Height
- 190 cm / 6'3"
- Weight
- 89 kg / 196 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Status
- Retired
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Jesse Niinimäki Facts
- Player Type
- DanglerPlaymakerPuckhandler
Brother: Jarno Niinimäki
Jesse Niinimäki Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-1999 | U16 SM-sarja Q | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | - | ||||||||
| 1998-1999 | U16 SM-sarja | 22 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 18 | - | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 1999-2000 | U18 SM-sarja | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | ||||||||
| 1999-2000 | U18 SM-sarja | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | ||||||||
| 2000-2001 | U18 SM-sarja | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 40 | - | ||||||||
| 2000-2001 | U20 SM-liiga | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | ||||||||
| 2001-2002 | U20 SM-liiga | 27 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 54 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2001-2002 | SM-liiga | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2002-2003 | U20 SM-liiga | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Relegation | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | |
| 2002-2003 | SM-liiga | 41 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | -14 | ||||||||
| 2002-2003 | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -3 | ||||||||
| 2002-2003 | WJC-20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2003-2004 | SM-liiga | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2004-2005 | SM-liiga | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2004-2005 | AHL | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | ||||||||
| 2005-2006 | SM-liiga | 34 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -11 | ||||||||
| 2005-2006 | SM-liiga | 19 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | -7 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 2006-2007 | Elitserien | 37 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2006-2007 | DEL | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | |
| 2007-2008 | Elitserien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2007-2008 | NLA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | ||||||||
| 2007-2008 | SM-liiga | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -11 | ||||||||
| 2008-2009 | EBEL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -9 | ||||||||
| 2008-2009 | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2008-2009 | SM-liiga | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | -8 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009-2010 | SM-liiga | 55 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 0 | Relegation | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2009-2010 | Mestis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2010-2011 | SM-liiga | 57 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 20 | -4 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2011-2012 | SM-liiga | 47 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 20 | -4 | Relegation | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | |
| 2012-2013 | SM-liiga | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | -10 | ||||||||
| 2012-2013 | SM-liiga | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | -6 | ||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Liiga | 50 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 14 | -2 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014-2015 | KHL | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | -7 | ||||||||
| 2014-2015 | SHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | ||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Liiga | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -5 | ||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Mestis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Italy | 19 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 10 | - | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - | |
| 2016-2017 | Belarus | 39 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 22 | 14 | Playoffs | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2017-2018 | Asia League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Jesse Niinimäki Tournament Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | Belarus Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2016-2017 | Champions HL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Japan Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Jesse Niinimäki Career Totals by League
| 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | -6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 39 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 1.05 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.38 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | -2 | |
| 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 | 2 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | -5 | |
| 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 8 | -9 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 1.32 | 10 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 | 6 | - | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.26 | 22 | -7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 | 441 | 79 | 169 | 248 | 0.56 | 176 | -78 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.44 | 10 | 0 | |
| 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 | 10 | -4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 4 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 53 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0.34 | 24 | -5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 22 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 1.32 | 18 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 | 8 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 44 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.30 | 50 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 51 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 0.80 | 62 | 7* | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Jesse Niinimäki Career Totals by Team
| 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.26 | 22 | -7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 | 4 | -4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | -6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 1.32 | 10 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 | 6 | - | |
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 4 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.29 | 4 | -11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 | 305 | 57 | 123 | 180 | 0.59 | 126 | -41 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.55 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.43 | 46 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 51 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 0.80 | 62 | 7* | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.35 | 14 | -11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.74 | 12 | -7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 | |
| 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | -5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.36 | 20 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 8 | -9 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 66 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 0.56 | 20 | -8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 10 | -3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 1.16 | 26 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 48 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 1.00 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.53 | 4 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Jesse Niinimäki Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2002-2003 | |
| 2016-2017 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | Yunost Minsk | Nikko Icebucks | |
| Confirmed | Fassa | Yunost Minsk | |
| Confirmed | LeKi | Fassa | |
| Confirmed | No team | LeKi | |
| Confirmed | Brynäs IF | Ilves | |
| Confirmed | Brynäs IF | Unknown | |
| Confirmed | Amur Khabarovsk | Brynäs IF | |
| Confirmed | Pelicans | Amur Khabarovsk | |
| Confirmed | Ilves | Pelicans | |
| Extension | Ilves | Ilves | |
| Extension | Ilves | Ilves |
Jesse Niinimäki Biography and Trivia
Cult/Star player for Ilves