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Finland Jaakko Niskala

#40 Kärpät / Liiga - 22/23
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Last 5 games
5
0
1
1
-4
Last 10 games
10
0
1
1
-3
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# Player GP G A TP
1. Jordan Dumais 61 52 78 130
2. Zachary Bolduc 59 47 58 105
3. Théo Rochette 63 41 61 102
4. Joshua Roy 52 41 49 90
5. Justin Gill 65 42 47 89
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 17, 1999
Position
D
Age
24
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Rovaniemi, FIN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
RoKi
Contract
22/23
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 RoKi U16 U16 Mestis Q 7 0 1 1 4 - |
RoKi U16 U16 Mestis 24 3 6 9 18 - |
2014-15 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7 0 3 3 2 - |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 25 0 1 1 4 - | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 2 -
2015-16 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 3 0 0 0 0 - |
Kiekko-Laser U18 U18 Mestis Q 5 1 2 3 2 - |
Kiekko-Laser U18 U18 Mestis 9 1 0 1 0 - |
Kiekko-Laser U18 U18 SM-sarja 16 3 5 8 8 - |
2016-17 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 39 2 11 13 48 - | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 -2 |
2017-18 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 45 1 2 3 28 13 | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 4 6
2018-19 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 52 6 19 25 20 46 | Playoffs 10 2 0 2 10 3
RoKi Mestis 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
2019-20 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 39 3 10 13 22 12 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -2
Kärpät Liiga 10 1 0 1 8 2 |
2020-21 Kärpät Liiga 19 0 0 0 4 -5 |
Hermes Mestis 12 2 5 7 14 2 |
2021-22 Kärpät Liiga 38 0 3 3 10 0 |
HPK Liiga 3 0 0 0 2 -2 |
2022-23 Kärpät Liiga 7 0 0 0 4 -1 |
HPK Liiga 22 0 3 3 10 -10 |
KalPa Liiga 4 0 0 0 2 -1 |
Hermes Mestis 1 0 0 0 2 2 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Kärpät U20 “A” JCWC 5 0 2 2 0 4 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2023-02-15T15:30:00-0100 HPK vs Ässät
2023-02-10T15:30:00-0100 HPK @ Pelicans
2023-02-08T15:30:00-0100 HPK vs HIFK
2023-02-04T14:00:00-0100 HPK @ Ässät
2023-02-03T15:30:00-0100 HPK vs Ilves
Mestis
2023-02-01T17:30:00+0100 Hermes vs Hokki
Liiga
2023-01-13T15:30:00-0100 KalPa vs Ässät
2023-01-11T15:30:00-0100 KalPa @ Lukko
2023-01-07T14:00:00-0100 KalPa @ HIFK
2023-01-05T15:30:00-0100 KalPa vs Sport
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
JCWC 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 0 4 | 0
Liiga 4 103 1 6 7 0.07 40 -17 | 0
Mestis 3 14 2 5 7 0.50 16 4 | 0
U16 Mestis 1 24 3 6 9 0.38 18 - | 0
U16 Mestis Q 1 7 0 1 1 0.14 4 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 25 0 1 1 0.04 4 - | 1 9 0 1 1 0.11 2 -
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 7 0 3 3 0.43 2 - | 0
U18 Mestis 1 9 1 0 1 0.11 0 - | 0
U18 Mestis Q 1 5 1 2 3 0.60 2 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 58 5 16 21 0.36 56 - | 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 137 10 31 41 0.30 70 69 | 3 22 2 0 2 0.09 14 7
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Strength
13
Puckhandling
13
Passing
13
Hitting
13
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jesse Koskenkorva (F) 2014-2023 9 Kärpät, Kärpät U16, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Ville Heikkala (F) 2014-2023 9 Hermes, Kärpät, Kärpät U16, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Tuukka Tieksola (F) 2016-2023 6 Kärpät, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Zdenek Sedlak (F) 2015-2021 6 Hermes, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20, RoKi
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/02/2023
01/02/2023 Loan Kärpät KalPa
09/05/2022
09/05/2022 Loan Kärpät HPK
04/27/2022
04/27/2022 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
12/08/2021
12/08/2021 Loan Kärpät HPK
04/28/2021
04/28/2021 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
09/14/2020
09/14/2020 Loan Kärpät Hermes
05/16/2019
05/16/2019 Extension Kärpät U20 Kärpät
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