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Finland Niklas Tikkinen

#55 Herlev Eagles / Denmark - 21/22
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Date of Birth
Jun 01, 1994
Position
D/F
Age
28
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jäähonka
Contract
21/22
Drafted
2012 round 5 #148 overall by Phoenix Coyotes

Tikkinen is offensive minded defenseman. Previously played as a forward, which shows in both strengths and weaknesses.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8 2 8 10 2 - |
Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja 24 10 13 23 14 - | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 -
2009-10 Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 3 1 2 3 2 - |
Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja 12 9 15 24 6 - | Playoffs 3 2 3 5 2 -
Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 7 2 0 2 0 - |
Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 8 1 1 2 8 - | 1 0 1 1 0 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 11 1 1 2 4 - |
2010-11 Blues U18 “A” U18 SM-sarja Q 8 4 8 12 2 - |
Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 26 4 15 19 6 - | Playoffs 13 3 4 7 6 -
Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 16 4 6 10 2 - |
2011-12 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 7 3 9 12 32 - |
Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 9 2 8 10 12 -
Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 39 8 15 23 14 -1 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 0
Finland U18 WJC-18 7 0 2 2 4 1 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 12 1 7 8 2 11 |
2012-13 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 14 3 15 18 6 7 | Playoffs 12 5 4 9 16 7
Blues SM-liiga 25 1 7 8 12 0 |
HCK Mestis 5 1 2 3 0 4 |
LeKi Mestis 2 0 3 3 0 0 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 8 0 1 1 4 1 |
2013-14 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 5 0 5 5 2 3 |
Blues Liiga 13 1 1 2 2 5 |
Jukurit Mestis 11 1 4 5 2 2 |
Peliitat Mestis 3 1 1 2 2 -1 |
JYP Liiga 4 0 1 1 2 1 |
JYP-Akatemia Mestis 5 0 1 1 2 0 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 5 0 0 0 0 - |
2014-15 Blues Liiga 55 0 3 3 10 -5 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -4
2015-16 Timrå IK HockeyAllsvenskan 26 4 4 8 6 -3 |
Asplöven HC HockeyAllsvenskan 7 0 2 2 4 -2 | Kvalserien AS 5 0 0 0 0 -3
2016-17 Espoo United Mestis 49 8 14 22 40 -2 | Playoffs 11 2 5 7 8 -3
2017-18 VEU Feldkirch AlpsHL 38 7 15 22 8 10 | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 4 -4
2018-19 Herlev Eagles Denmark 40 6 27 33 22 -5 | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 6 -1
2019-20 Herlev Eagles Denmark 45 14 25 39 6 - |
2020-21 Black Wings 1992 ICEHL 32 1 6 7 6 -13 |
Herlev Eagles Denmark 9 2 4 6 2 - | Playoffs 4 0 5 5 0 -
2021-22 Herlev Eagles Denmark 42 5 14 19 20 -10 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -5
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Finland U17 EYOF 3 0 4 4 0 4 |
2011-12 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AlpsHL 1 38 7 15 22 0.58 8 10 | 1 6 0 4 4 0.67 4 -4
Denmark 4 136 27 70 97 0.71 50 -15 | 3 14 2 10 12 0.86 8 -6
EYOF 1 3 0 4 4 1.33 0 4 | 0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 33 4 6 10 0.30 10 -5 | 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 -3
ICEHL 1 32 1 6 7 0.22 6 -13 | 0
International-Jr 5 52 6 15 21 0.40 12 12 | 0
Liiga (SM-liiga) 3 97 2 12 14 0.14 26 1 | 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 -4
Mestis 3 75 11 25 36 0.48 46 3 | 1 11 2 5 7 0.64 8 -3
U16 SM-sarja 2 36 19 28 47 1.31 20 - | 2 5 3 4 7 1.40 2 -
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 11 3 10 13 1.18 4 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 3 34 5 16 21 0.62 14 - | 2 23 5 13 18 0.78 18 -
U18 SM-sarja Q 3 22 9 17 26 1.18 34 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 59 11 35 46 0.78 22 9 | 2 16 5 5 10 0.63 20 7
WJC-18 1 7 0 2 2 0.29 4 1 | 0
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Speed
14
Puckhandling
14
Passing
14
Agility
14
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Player Period Teams
Jere Seppälä (D) 2008-2015 7 Blues, Kiekko-Espoo U16, Kiekko-Espoo U18, Kiekko-Espoo U20
Robert Rooba (F) 2008-2015 7 Blues, Kiekko-Espoo U16, Kiekko-Espoo U18, Kiekko-Espoo U20
Victor Westermarck (D) 2009-2017 6 Blues, Espoo United, Finland U20 (all), Kiekko-Espoo U16, Kiekko-Espoo U18, Kiekko-Espoo U20
Felix Westermarck (F) 2009-2017 6 Espoo United, Finland U20 (all), Kiekko-Espoo U16, Kiekko-Espoo U18, Kiekko-Espoo U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/26/2021
07/26/2021 Extension Herlev Eagles Herlev Eagles
02/10/2021
02/10/2021 Confirmed Black Wings 1992 Herlev Eagles
08/24/2020
08/24/2020 Confirmed Herlev Eagles Black Wings 1992
05/06/2019
05/06/2019 Extension Herlev Eagles Herlev Eagles
06/04/2018
06/04/2018 Confirmed VEU Feldkirch Herlev Eagles
09/08/2017
09/08/2017 Extension VEU Feldkirch VEU Feldkirch
09/02/2017
09/02/2017 Confirmed Espoo United VEU Feldkirch
08/01/2016
08/01/2016 Confirmed Asplöven HC Espoo United
02/14/2016
02/14/2016 Confirmed Timrå IK Asplöven HC
11/02/2015
11/02/2015 Confirmed Blues Timrå IK
01/03/2014
01/03/2014 Loan Blues JYP
11/25/2013
11/25/2013 Loan Blues Peliitat
10/24/2013
10/24/2013 Loan Blues Jukurit
04/08/2013
04/08/2013 Extension Blues Blues
10/24/2012
10/24/2012 Loan Blues HCK
05/02/2012
05/02/2012 Extension Blues U20 Blues
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Drafted 2012, 2 #54 overall by Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the KHL Draft

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