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Finland Niklas Westerlund

#6 Annecy / France3 - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Mar 06, 1990
Position
RW/LW
Age
32
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Rauma, FIN
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Pelicans
Contract
22/23

Father: Erkka Westerlund
Brother: Tomas Westerlund

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Kiekkoreipas U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 2 1 0 1 0 - |
Kiekkoreipas U16 U16 I-divisioona 12 3 4 7 4 - |
2006-07 Kiekkoreipas-T U18 U18 II-divisioona 21 15 11 26 48 - |
2007-08 Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 9 2 7 9 16 - |
Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja 24 7 1 8 14 - |
2008-09 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 25 3 2 5 6 2 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009-10 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 35 7 8 15 57 -17 | Relegation 10 5 7 12 6 1
2010-11 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 34 6 9 15 14 -4 | Relegation 10 2 2 4 0 -3
2011-12 Peliitat Mestis 9 1 0 1 2 -2 |
KooKoo 65 Suomi-sarja 6 5 1 6 2 - | Relegation 3 0 1 1 2 -
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 19 2 1 3 2 -3 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -2
2012-13 Peliitat Mestis 17 0 1 1 6 -2 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 4 1
Hydraulic Oilers Suomi-sarja 2 1 1 2 4 - |
Titaanit Suomi-sarja 2 0 0 0 0 - |
2013-14 FPS Suomi-sarja 32 18 17 35 22 - |
JYP-Akatemia Mestis 11 0 2 2 4 -2 |
2014-15 Peliitat Mestis 42 6 6 12 16 -6 |
2015-16 Peliitat Mestis 49 4 1 5 12 -12 |
2016-17 JHT Suomi-sarja 36 16 17 33 18 - | Playoffs 8 2 5 7 8 -
JHT Suomi-sarja - - - - - - | Qualification 8 2 2 4 0 -6
2017-18 Marseille France3 18 13 13 26 18 - | Playoffs 5 2 8 10 4 -
2018-19 Marseille France2 26 9 9 18 26 1 | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 2 -1
2019-20 Marseille France2 26 5 10 15 16 1 |
2020-21 HC Giants Suomi-sarja 16 16 13 29 10 - |
2021-22 Annecy France3 18 12 22 34 20 - | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 8 -
2022-23 Annecy France3 15 6 13 19 10 6 |
Projected France3 18 7 16 23 12 7 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Marseille French Cup 3 2 2 4 6 - |
2018-19 Marseille French Cup 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2019-20 Marseille French Cup 2 1 0 1 2 - |
2021-22 Annecy French Cup 3 1 2 3 4 - |
2022-23 Annecy French Cup 3 2 2 4 0 - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
France2 2 52 14 19 33 0.63 42 2 | 1 5 2 2 4 0.80 2 -1
France3 3 51 31 48 79 1.55 48 6 | 2 12 4 11 15 1.25 12 -
French Cup 5 12 6 6 12 1.00 12 - | 0
Mestis 5 147 13 11 24 0.16 42 -27 | 2 10 1 0 1 0.10 6 -1
Suomi-sarja 5 94 56 49 105 1.12 56 - | 2 19 4 8 12 0.63 10 -6
U16 I-divisioona 1 12 3 4 7 0.58 4 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 0 - | 0
U18 II-divisioona 1 21 15 11 26 1.24 48 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 1 24 7 1 8 0.33 14 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja Q 1 9 2 7 9 1.00 16 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 94 16 19 35 0.37 77 -19 | 3 21 7 9 16 0.76 6 -2
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Shooting Accuracy
15
Speed
13
Puckhandling
13
Acceleration
13
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Player Period Teams
Joonas Hurri (D) 2007-2016 8 Pelicans U18, Pelicans U20, Peliitat
Niko Forsström (D) 2005-2014 8 FPS, KooKoo-65, Pelicans U16, Pelicans U18, Pelicans U20, Peliitat
Juha-Pekka Pietilä (D) 2007-2016 7 Pelicans U18, Pelicans U20, Peliitat
Tuukka Rajamäki (F) 2009-2021 6 HC Giants, Hydraulic Oilers, Pelicans U20, Peliitat
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/20/2022
08/20/2022 Extension Annecy Annecy
09/30/2021
09/30/2021 Confirmed HC Giants Annecy
09/19/2020
09/19/2020 Confirmed Marseille HC Giants
04/24/2019
04/24/2019 Extension Marseille Marseille
05/08/2018
05/08/2018 Extension Marseille Marseille
05/08/2017
05/08/2017 Confirmed JHT Marseille
08/24/2016
08/24/2016 Confirmed Peliitat JHT
06/02/2015
06/02/2015 Extension Peliitat Peliitat
06/01/2014
06/01/2014 Confirmed JYP-Akatemia Peliitat
01/28/2014
01/28/2014 Confirmed FPS JYP-Akatemia
09/01/2013
09/01/2013 Confirmed Peliitat FPS
04/16/2012
04/16/2012 Extension Peliitat Peliitat
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