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Finland Henri Nikkanen
#82 SaiPa / Liiga - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Apr 28, 2001
Position
C
Age
24
Height
6'5" / 196 cm
Place of Birth
Mikkeli, FIN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jukurit
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2019 round 4 #113 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Agency
PREMIUM

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Henri Nikkanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 JYP U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 10* 4* 11* 15* 2* -* |
JYP U16 U16 SM-sarja 27* 20* 15* 35* 10* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 -
2016-17 JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja 28* 13* 15* 28* 4* -* |
JYP U20 U20 SM-liiga 13* 3* 8* 11* 2* 7* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 0
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 11* 6* 7* 13* 4* -* |
2017-18 JYP U20 U20 SM-liiga 50* 20* 18* 38* 10* -8* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 0
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 3* 2* 5* 0* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 16* 9* 10* 19* 8* -* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
2018-19 Jukurit U20 U20 SM-liiga 14* 2* 7* 9* 18* 0* |
Jukurit Liiga 9* 2* 0* 2* 0* 1* |
Ketterä Mestis 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 12* 2* 9* 11* 4* -* |
2019-20 Jukurit U20 U20 SM-liiga 28* 13* 15* 28* 2* 2* | Playoffs 3 4 0 4 0 -1
Jukurit Liiga 27* 0* 3* 3* 8* -7* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 12* 5* 7* 12* 2* -* |
2020-21 Jukurit Liiga 47* 7* 13* 20* 12* -26* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 1* 3* 0* 1* |
2021-22 Pelicans Liiga 60* 7* 5* 12* 8* -6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
Manitoba Moose AHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 Manitoba Moose AHL 66* 5* 11* 16* 24* -4* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -2
2023-24 Manitoba Moose AHL 57* 7* 5* 12* 16* -3* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2024-25 Manitoba Moose AHL 13* 1* 3* 4* 0* -3* |
SaiPa Liiga 27* 1* 8* 9* 60* -7* | Playoffs 21 2 2 4 31 -3
2025-26 SaiPa Liiga 33* 11* 15* 26* 20* 2* |
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Projected Liiga 60* 20* 27* 47* 36* 4* |

Henri Nikkanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2018-19 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 4* 2* 4* 6* 4* -* |
2025-26 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |

Henri Nikkanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 140* 13* 19* 32* 0.23* 42* -8* | 3 8 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -3 *
EHT 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 4* 2* 4* 6* 1.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 55* 23* 35* 58* 1.05* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 6 203* 28* 44* 72* 0.35* 108* -43* | 2 24 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.17 * 31 * -4 *
Mestis 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 27* 20* 15* 35* 1.30* 10* -* | 1 3 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.67 * 2 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 10* 4* 11* 15* 1.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 28* 13* 15* 28* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 105* 38* 48* 86* 0.82* 32* 1* | 3 10 5 * 2 * 7 * 0.70 * 0 * -1 *
WHC-17 1 5* 3* 2* 5* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Henri Nikkanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/13/2024
12/13/2024 Confirmed Manitoba Moose SaiPa
04/10/2022
04/10/2022 Confirmed Pelicans Winnipeg Jets
04/15/2021
04/15/2021 Confirmed Jukurit Pelicans
02/07/2020
02/07/2020 Extension Jukurit Jukurit
10/30/2018
10/30/2018 Loan Jukurit Ketterä
05/15/2018
05/15/2018 Confirmed JYP U20 Jukurit
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2020, 1 #42 overall by Winnipeg Ice in the CHL Import Draft

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #71 by FCHockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #201 by McKeen's Hockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #32 by NHL Central Scouting