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Finland Eetu Mäkiniemi
#36 TPS / Liiga - 25/26
Date of Birth
Apr 19, 1999
Position
G
Age
26
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Vantaa, FIN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
L
Youth Team
Kiekko-Vantaa
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2017 round 4 #104 overall by Carolina Hurricanes
Agency
PREMIUM

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Eetu Mäkiniemi Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2013-14 Kiekko-Vantaa U16 U16 Mestis 2* -* 7.50* .859* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* -* -* .914* -* -* -* - * -* |
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 1* -* 3.96* .818* -* -* -* - * -* |
2015-16 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 24* -* -* .876* -* -* -* - * -* |
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2016-17 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 4* -* -* .907* -* -* -* - * -* |
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 26* -* 2.68* .908* -* -* -* - * -* |
2017-18 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 35* -* 3.03* .916* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2018-19 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 1* 9.00* .735* 9* 25* -* - * -* |
Jokerit KHL 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * 0* |
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 13* 32* 2.92* .905* 38* 362* 1* 4-7-2 * 774* |
2019-20 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 1* 3.00* .897* 3* 26* -* - * -* |
KOOVEE Mestis 26* 7* 3.01* .908* 80* 792* 1* 14-4-8 * 1 593* |
Ilves Liiga 7* -* 1.53* .936* 9* 132* 0* 2-0-4 * 352* |
2020-21 Ilves Liiga 34* -* 2.59* .907* 88* 860* 2* 13-14-7 * 2 039* | Playoffs 5 - 3.02 .915 15 162 0 1-4-0 298
2021-22 Chicago Wolves AHL 14* -* 2.06* .922* 29* 344* 2* 11-2-1 * 843* |
2022-23 San Jose Sharks NHL 2* -* 2.13* .906* 3* 29* 0* 1-0-1 * 85* |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 22* -* 2.96* .900* 60* 543* 2* 8-10-3 * 1 215* |
2023-24 San Jose Barracuda AHL 18* -* 3.14* .900* 49* 443* 3* 8-8-0 * 936* |
Wichita Thunder ECHL 3* -* 3.39* .907* 10* 97* 0* 1-2-0 * 178* |
2024-25 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 5* -* 3.03* .899* 14* 124* 0* 3-0-2 * 277* |
2025-26 TPS Liiga 11* 15* 2.13* .914* 22* 233* 3* 5-3-2 * 621* |

Eetu Mäkiniemi Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2016-17 Jokerit U20 JCWC 2* 6* 1.97* .945* 4* 69* 0* 1-1-0 * 122* |
2017-18 Jokerit U20 JCWC 3* 5* 5.33* .875* 16* 112* 0* 1-2-0 * 180* |
2019-20 KOOVEE Suomen Cup 2* 2* -* .952* 3* 59* -* - * -* |

Eetu Mäkiniemi Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 4 59* -* 2.79* .905* 152* 1 454* 7* 30-20-6* 3 270 | 0 * * * * * * *
ECHL 1 3* -* 3.39* .907* 10* 97* 0* 1-2-0* 178 | 0 * * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 1* -* 3.96* .818* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
JCWC 2 5* 11* 3.98* .900* 20* 181* 0* 2-3-0* 302 | 0 * * * * * * *
KHL 1 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* -* 0 | 0 * * * * * * *
Liiga 3 52* 15* 2.37* .911* 119* 1 225* 5* 20-17-13* 3 012 | 1 5 - 3.02* .915* 15* 162* 0* 1-4-0* 298*
Mestis 2 39* 39* 2.99* .907* 118* 1 154* 2* 18-11-10* 2 366 | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 1 2* -* 2.13* .906* 3* 29* 0* 1-0-1* 85 | 0 * * * * * * *
Suomen Cup 1 2* 2* -* .952* 3* 59* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
U16 Mestis 1 2* -* 7.50* .859* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 30* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 6 63* 2* -* .810* 12* 51* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Eetu Mäkiniemi Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/11/2025
06/11/2025 Confirmed Lehigh Valley Phantoms TPS
09/25/2024
09/25/2024 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Philadelphia Flyers
06/30/2023
06/30/2023 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes San Jose Sharks
05/01/2021
05/01/2021 Confirmed Ilves Carolina Hurricanes
12/16/2020
12/16/2020 Extension Ilves Ilves
04/03/2019
04/03/2019 Confirmed Jokerit Ilves
05/02/2017
05/02/2017 Extension Jokerit U20 Jokerit
Player Biography and Trivia

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #9 by NHL Central Scouting