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Finland Mikko Niemelä

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3
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4
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Mikko Niemelä Facts

Date of Birth
Oct 09, 1990
Position
D
Age
33
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Oulu, FIN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Kärpät
Contract
24/25
Highlights
3-time Liiga Champion 3
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Mikko Niemelä Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 11* 0* 1* 1* 8* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 11* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 2 -
2006-07 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 32* 1* 9* 10* 41* -* |
2007-08 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 30* 5* 9* 14* 20* -* |
2008-09 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 33* 2* 13* 15* 26* -7* | Relegation 2 0 0 0 10 1
Kärpät SM-liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2009-10 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 3* 14* 17* 38* 6* | Playoffs 12 1 2 3 6 10
Suomi U20 Mestis 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
2010-11 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Kiekko-Laser Mestis 21* 0* 8* 8* 4* 9* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
2011-12 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 5* 1* 2* 3* 0* -2* |
Kärpät SM-liiga 19* 0* 2* 2* 4* -6* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 1
Hokki Mestis 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -4* |
2012-13 Hokki Mestis 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Kärpät SM-liiga 33* 0* 7* 7* 4* 4* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013-14 Kärpät Liiga 53* 0* 1* 1* 16* 0* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 3
2014-15 Kärpät Liiga 41* 2* 3* 5* 4* 9* | Playoffs 19 0 2 2 31 1
Hokki Mestis 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Pelicans Liiga 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
2015-16 Kärpät Liiga 29* 1* 4* 5* 14* -6* | Playoffs 13 1 0 1 2 -1
2016-17 Kärpät Liiga 60* 2* 9* 11* 32* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -3
2017-18 Kärpät Liiga 53* 3* 9* 12* 10* -2* |
2018-19 Kärpät Liiga 52* 1* 9* 10* 10* 7* | Playoffs 17 1 1 2 2 2
2019-20 Kärpät Liiga 57* 6* 13* 19* 24* 24* |
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
2020-21 Kärpät “A” Liiga 53* 3* 12* 15* 32* 9* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 -1
2021-22 Kärpät “A” Liiga 47* 1* 2* 3* 16* 0* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -2
2022-23 Kärpät Liiga 21* 0* 1* 1* 6* -2* |
Brynäs IF SHL 29* 0* 2* 2* 10* -10* | Relegation 5 0 0 0 0 -3
2023-24 Pelicans Liiga 11* 0* 1* 1* 4* -3* |
SaiPa Liiga 42* 2* 7* 9* 14* -16* |

Mikko Niemelä Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Kärpät ET 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
2011-12 Kärpät ET 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2012-13 Kärpät ET 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2013-14 Kärpät ET 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2014-15 Kärpät Champions HL 7* 0* 0* 0* 6* -3* |
2015-16 Kärpät Champions HL 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2016-17 Kärpät Champions HL 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
2018-19 Kärpät Champions HL 10* 0* 1* 1* 2* 6* |
2019-20 Kärpät Champions HL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* |
Finland EHT 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
2023-24 Pelicans Champions HL 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* -3* |
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Mikko Niemelä Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2024-03-12T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa @ Pelicans
2024-03-09T14:00:00-0100 SaiPa vs HPK
2024-03-05T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa vs Ässät
2024-03-02T14:00:00-0100 SaiPa @ Jukurit
2024-03-01T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa vs Jukurit
2024-02-28T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa @ Kärpät
2024-02-24T14:00:00-0100 SaiPa vs Lukko
2024-02-23T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa @ Ilves
2024-02-21T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa vs TPS
2024-02-17T14:00:00-0100 SaiPa vs JYP
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Mikko Niemelä Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 6 39* 1* 3* 4* 0.10* 12* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 4 26* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 12* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
International 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 7* 1* 0* 1* 0.14* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 14 580* 21* 80* 101* 0.17* 192* 17* | 9 74 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.11 * 45 * 0 *
Mestis 5 35* 0* 10* 10* 0.29* 10* 4* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
SHL 1 29* 0* 2* 2* 0.07* 10* -10* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -3 *
U16 SM-sarja 1 11* 2* 1* 3* 0.27* 2* -* | 1 3 1 * 2 * 3 * 1.00 * 2 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 11* 0* 1* 1* 0.09* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 62* 6* 18* 24* 0.39* 61* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 80* 6* 29* 35* 0.44* 64* -4* | 2 14 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.21 * 16 * 11 *

Mikko Niemelä Skill Rating

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Teamwork
14
Defensive
14
Strength
13
Speed
13

Mikko Niemelä Career Highlights

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Mikko Niemelä Connections

Player Period Teams
Julius Junttila (F) 2007-2023 13 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Kiekko-Laser, Kärpät, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20, Suomi U20
Joonas Komulainen (F) 2005-2015 10 Kiekko-Laser, Kärpät, Kärpät U16, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20, Suomi U20
Atte Ohtamaa (D) 2008-2023 9 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Kärpät, Kärpät U20
Taneli Ronkainen (D) 2015-2023 8 Kärpät
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/13/2023
11/13/2023 Confirmed Pelicans SaiPa
06/30/2023
06/30/2023 Confirmed Kärpät Pelicans
11/28/2022
11/28/2022 Loan Kärpät Brynäs IF
03/06/2021
03/06/2021 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
12/18/2018
12/18/2018 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
12/09/2017
12/09/2017 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
10/20/2015
10/20/2015 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
01/17/2015
01/17/2015 Loan Kärpät Pelicans
02/27/2014
02/27/2014 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
12/11/2012
12/11/2012 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
04/12/2010
04/12/2010 Extension Kärpät Kärpät

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Mikko Niemelä Biography and Trivia

Played in Kiekko-Laser (Finland2) during the season 2011-2012: GP 9, G 0, A 7, TP 7, PIM 0, +/- 0.
Due to team's bankruptcy all statistics were disqualified.

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