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Finland Nikolas Matinpalo

Ottawa Senators / NHL - 23/24
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2. Logan Cooley 39 22 38 60
3. Collin Graf 41 21 38 59
4. Sean Farrell 34 20 33 53
5. Jimmy Snuggerud 40 21 29 50
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Oct 05, 1998
Position
D
Age
24
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
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Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 10 1 2 3 2 - |
Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja 25 0 4 4 12 - | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 4 -
2014-15 Blues U18 Akatemia U18 SM-sarja 25 1 2 3 16 - |
2015-16 Blues U18 Akatemia “C” U18 SM-sarja 47 9 11 20 75 - |
2016-17 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 33 1 6 7 37 16 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 1
Blues U20 Akatemia U20 Mestis 5 0 1 1 8 - |
2017-18 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 52 7 14 21 59 17 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -1
Blues U20 Akatemia U20 Mestis 1 1 1 2 2 - |
2018-19 Ilves Liiga 30 2 4 6 10 7 | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 4 -1
KOOVEE Mestis 2 0 0 0 0 -5 |
2019-20 Ilves Liiga 33 0 1 1 47 -1 |
KOOVEE Mestis 13 1 2 3 10 1 |
2020-21 Ilves Liiga 11 0 0 0 6 2 |
KOOVEE Mestis 1 0 1 1 0 0 |
Ässät Liiga 30 1 2 3 18 -2 |
2021-22 Ässät Liiga 50 4 4 8 20 -4 |
2022-23 Ässät Liiga 51 7 9 16 20 2 | Playoffs 8 0 4 4 4 -2
Finland WC 8 1 2 3 0 5 |
Finland (all) International 19 2 4 6 2 7 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 KOOVEE Suomen Cup 3 0 0 0 0 - |
2022-23 Finland EHT 5 1 0 1 2 1 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
WC
2023-05-25T20:20:00+0300 Finland @ Canada
2023-05-23T20:20:00+0300 Finland vs Denmark
2023-05-20T16:20:00+0300 Finland @ Austria
2023-05-19T16:20:00+0300 Finland @ Hungary
2023-05-17T20:20:00+0300 Finland vs France
2023-05-15T20:20:00+0300 Finland vs Sweden
2023-05-13T20:20:00+0300 Finland @ Germany
2023-05-12T16:20:00+0300 Finland vs USA
EHT
2023-05-07T12:00:00+0200 Finland @ Sweden
2023-05-06T12:00:00+0200 Finland @ Switzerland
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EHT 1 5 1 0 1 0.20 2 1 | 0
International 1 19 2 4 6 0.32 2 7 | 0
Liiga 5 205 14 20 34 0.17 121 4 | 2 15 0 4 4 0.27 8 -3
Mestis 3 16 1 3 4 0.25 10 -4 | 0
NHL 1 - - - - - - - | 0
Suomen Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 25 0 4 4 0.16 12 - | 1 6 2 0 2 0.33 4 -
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 10 1 2 3 0.30 2 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 72 10 13 23 0.32 91 - | 0
U20 Mestis 2 6 1 2 3 0.50 10 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 85 8 20 28 0.33 96 33 | 2 6 0 1 1 0.17 2 0
WC 1 8 1 2 3 0.38 0 5 | 0
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Strength
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Puckhandling
14
Defensive
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Niklas Peltomäki (D) 2013-2021 6 Ilves, Kiekko-Espoo U16, Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia, Kiekko-Espoo U20, Ässät
Lenni Killinen (F) 2015-2022 5 Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia, Kiekko-Espoo U20, Ässät
Otto Tunturi (G) 2013-2018 4 Kiekko-Espoo U16, Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia, Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch
Eemeli Suomi (F) 2018-2023 4 Finland, Finland (all), Ilves
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/25/2023
05/25/2023 Confirmed Ässät Ottawa Senators
04/11/2023
04/11/2023 Extension Ässät Ässät
04/20/2022
04/20/2022 Extension Ässät Ässät
05/07/2021
05/07/2021 Extension Ässät Ässät
01/24/2021
01/24/2021 Confirmed Ilves Ässät
11/20/2020
11/20/2020 Loan Ilves KOOVEE
01/22/2019
01/22/2019 Extension Ilves Ilves
04/25/2018
04/25/2018 Confirmed Blues U20 Ilves
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