Niklas Salo

Date of Birth: Jul 08, 1994
Age: 32
Place of Birth: Somero, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Salo HT
Position: LW/RW
Height: 170 cm / 5'7"
Weight: 70 kg / 154 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Niklas Salo Facts

Agency: Premium

Salo is a typical small winger. A swift and agile skater with a good set of hands. The small frame poses certain limitations, namely to reach and physical play. Has been able to adjust and elevate his game from junior hockey. (EP 2018)

Niklas Salo Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2008-2009	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja	13	2	11	13	0	-	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0	-
2009-2010	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	7	7	27	34	2	-
2009-2010	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja	26	17	30	47	8	-	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	0	-
2010-2011	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	9	2	6	8	0	-
2010-2011	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	25	9	14	23	12	-	Playoffs	13	6	7	13	0	-
2010-2011	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	4	0	0	0	2	-
2011-2012	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	5	3	1	4	2	-
2011-2012	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	27	14	21	35	12	-	Playoffs	8	1	6	7	2	-
2011-2012	TPS U20 "A"	U20 SM-liiga	10	1	0	1	2	4
2012-2013	TPS U20 "A"	U20 SM-liiga	45	9	14	23	12	3	Playoffs	9	0	7	7	2	0
2013-2014	TPS U20 "A"	U20 SM-liiga	45	14	20	34	4	13	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0
2013-2014	TPS	Liiga	3	0	0	0	0	0
2014-2015	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	48	22	19	41	16	25	Playoffs	12	5	1	6	2	4
2014-2015	TPS	Liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
2015-2016	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	13	17	30	6	3	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2015-2016	TPS	Liiga	20	1	0	1	0	-4
2016-2017	SaPKo	Mestis	50	11	11	22	12	11	Playoffs	12	2	1	3	0	2
2017-2018	SaPKo	Mestis	50	22	27	49	14	14	Playoffs	14	3	11	14	0	1
2018-2019	Pelicans	Liiga	12	0	2	2	0	-1
2018-2019	Peliitat Loan	Mestis	23	12	6	18	6	-5
2018-2019	SaPKo	Mestis	22	4	11	15	0	-2	Playoffs	6	2	1	3	4	-3
2019-2020	Vimmerby HC	HockeyEttan	38	11	17	28	4	0	Qualification	6	0	3	3	0	1
2020-2021	Kiruna AIF	HockeyEttan	18	7	10	17	4	-2
2020-2021	Borås HC	HockeyEttan	17	4	8	12	0	2	Relegation	6	2	2	4	2	-1
2021-2022	Sterzing/Vipiteno	AlpsHL	37	13	27	40	4	16	Playoffs	4	2	3	5	2	-2
2022-2023	Bordeaux	Ligue Magnus	27	6	8	14	0	3	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	0
2023-2024	Zaglebie Sosnowiec	Poland	30	6	8	14	4	-	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0	-
2024-2025	Fassa	Italy2	36	35	49	84	8	-
2025-2026	Fassa	Italy2	31	38	55	93	6	-	Playoffs	2	3	1	4	0	-
2026-2027	ESC Kempten	Germany4	6	4	3	7	2	-

Niklas Salo Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	+/-
2014-2015	TPS	Champions HL	3	0	0	0	0
2015-2016	TPS	Champions HL	5	0	0	0	0
2017-2018	SaPKo	Suomen Cup	5	3	2	5	-
2019-2020	RoKi	Suomen Cup	2	2	4	6	-
2022-2023	Bordeaux	French Cup	2	0	1	1	-

Niklas Salo Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AlpsHL	1	37	13	27	40	1.08	4	16	1	4	2	3	5	1.25	2	-2
Champions HL	2	8	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
French Cup	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	0	-	0
Germany4	1	6	4	3	7	1.17	2	-	0
HockeyEttan	2	73	22	35	57	0.78	8	0	2	12	2	5	7	0.58	2	0
International-Jr	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Italy2	2	67	73	104	177	2.64	14	-	1	2	3	1	4	2.00	0	-
Ligue Magnus	1	27	6	8	14	0.52	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Liiga	4	36	1	2	3	0.08	0	-5	0
Mestis	3	145	49	55	104	0.72	32	18	3	32	7	13	20	0.63	4	0
Poland	1	30	6	8	14	0.47	4	-	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Suomen Cup	2	7	5	6	11	1.57	0	-	0
U16 SM-sarja	2	39	19	41	60	1.54	8	-	2	13	3	3	6	0.46	0	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	1	7	7	27	34	4.86	2	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	52	23	35	58	1.12	24	-	2	21	7	13	20	0.95	2	-
U18 SM-sarja Q	2	14	5	7	12	0.86	2	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	5	188	59	70	129	0.69	40	48	4	26	5	8	13	0.50	4	3

Niklas Salo Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Borås HC	1	17	4	8	12	0.71	0	2	1	6	2	2	4	0.67	2	-1
Bordeaux	1	29	6	9	15	0.52	0	3*	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
ESC Kempten	1	6	4	3	7	1.17	2	-	0
Fassa	2	67	73	104	177	2.64	14	-	1	2	3	1	4	2.00	0	-
Finland U17 (all)	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Kiruna AIF	1	18	7	10	17	0.94	4	-2	0
Pelicans	1	12	0	2	2	0.17	0	-1	0
Peliitat	1	23	12	6	18	0.78	6	-5	0
RoKi	1	2	2	4	6	3.00	0	-	0
SaPKo	3	127	40	51	91	0.72	26	23*	3	32	7	13	20	0.63	4	0
Sterzing/Vipiteno	1	37	13	27	40	1.08	4	16	1	4	2	3	5	1.25	2	-2
TPS	3	32	1	0	1	0.03	0	-4	0
TPS U16	2	46	26	68	94	2.04	10	-	2	13	3	3	6	0.46	0	-
TPS U18	2	66	28	42	70	1.06	26	-	2	21	7	13	20	0.95	2	-
TPS U20	5	188	59	70	129	0.69	40	48	4	26	5	8	13	0.50	4	3
Vimmerby HC	1	38	11	17	28	0.74	4	0	1	6	0	3	3	0.50	0	1
Zaglebie Sosnowiec	1	30	6	8	14	0.47	4	-	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	0	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niklas Salo Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2008-2009	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (TPS) U16 SM-sarja Silver Medal
2010-2011	U18 SM-sarja Silver Medal
2011-2012	U18 SM-sarja Bronze Medal
2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga Champion
2016-2017	Finland2 (Mestis) Champion
2017-2018	Finland2 (Mestis) Bronze Medal Finland2 (Mestis) Playoffs Most Assists (11) Finland2 (Mestis) Second All-Star Team
2025-2026	Italy2 Most Assists (55) Italy2 Most Goals (38) Italy2 Most Points (93)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/27/2026	Confirmed	Fassa	ESC Kempten
08/19/2025	Extension	Fassa	Fassa
08/17/2024	Confirmed	Zaglebie Sosnowiec	Fassa
07/07/2023	Confirmed	Bordeaux	Zaglebie Sosnowiec
09/21/2022	Confirmed	TUTO Hockey	Bordeaux
09/01/2022	Confirmed	Sterzing/Vipiteno	TUTO Hockey
08/19/2021	Confirmed	Borås HC	Sterzing/Vipiteno
01/13/2021	Confirmed	Kiruna AIF	Borås HC
06/25/2020	Confirmed	Vimmerby HC	Kiruna AIF
09/24/2019	Confirmed	RoKi	Vimmerby HC
08/30/2019	Confirmed	SaPKo	RoKi
01/07/2019	Confirmed	Pelicans	SaPKo
04/12/2018	Confirmed	SaPKo	Pelicans
02/16/2017	Extension	SaPKo	SaPKo
04/28/2016	Confirmed	TPS	SaPKo
08/06/2015	Extension	TPS	TPS
05/05/2014	Extension	TPS	TPS