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Finland Niklas Tikkinen
#55 Glasgow Clan / EIHL - 22/23
1-time EYOF Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jun 01, 1994
Position
D/F
Age
31
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jäähonka
Status
Retired
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.

© Photo: Daniel André Stentz

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Niklas Tikkinen 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
HCK Mestis 5* 1* 2* 3* 0* 4* |
LeKi Mestis 2* 0* 3* 3* 0* 0* |
Blues SM-liiga 25* 1* 7* 8* 12* 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
2022-23 Glasgow Clan EIHL 18* 1* 6* 7* 0* -11* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0

Niklas Tikkinen 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* |

Niklas Tikkinen 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 *
EIHL 1 18* 1* 6* 7* 0.39* 0* -11* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niklas Tikkinen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/10/2023
01/10/2023 Confirmed No team Glasgow Clan
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
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 2 #54 overall by Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the KHL Draft