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Finland Niklas Friman

#3 Brynäs IF / SHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Aug 30, 1993
Position
D
Age
29
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Rauma, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
TuTo
Contract
23/24
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1

Father: Kari-Pekka Friman
Brother: Matias Friman

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 TUTO Hockey U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8 5 7 12 8 - |
TUTO Hockey U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja 23 9 20 29 12 - |
TuTo U18 U18 I-divisioona 6 2 2 4 2 - |
TuTo U20 U20 I-divisioona 1 1 0 1 0 - |
2009-10 TPS U17 U17 SM-sarja 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 4 3 4 7 2 -
TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 9 2 2 4 2 - |
TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 26 5 10 15 4 - |
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
2010-11 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 5 2 2 4 2 - |
TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 11 6 4 10 2 - | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 2 -
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 26 2 2 4 4 -8 |
2011-12 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 43 13 17 30 20 11 |
TPS SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Kiekkohait Suomi-sarja 3 0 2 2 0 - |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3 0 1 1 0 - |
2012-13 TPS U20 “C” U20 SM-liiga 24 6 10 16 18 7 | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 2 -3
TPS SM-liiga 26 2 3 5 8 -1 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
2013-14 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 8 1 4 5 12 8 |
TPS Liiga 45 1 4 5 18 -12 |
2014-15 TPS Liiga 50 0 4 4 24 -16 |
TUTO Hockey Mestis 7 1 3 4 6 3 |
2015-16 TPS Liiga 27 0 3 3 14 -8 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 6 3
2016-17 HPK Liiga 2 0 0 0 2 -1 |
JYP Liiga 45 3 6 9 10 18 | Playoffs 15 1 3 4 4 -4
JYP-Akatemia Mestis 8 2 1 3 2 -3 |
2017-18 HPK Liiga 53 3 7 10 14 2 |
2018-19 HPK “A” Liiga 56 5 10 15 28 4 | Playoffs 17 1 3 4 6 9
Finland (all) International 6 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2019-20 HPK “C” Liiga 58 6 9 15 22 -1 |
Finland (all) International 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
2020-21 Jokerit KHL 26 1 5 6 8 7 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 1
Finland (all) International 4 0 0 0 0 -3 |
2021-22 Jokerit KHL 43 5 11 16 10 16 |
HPK Liiga 11 1 3 4 4 1 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -3
Finland OG 5 0 1 1 0 1 |
Finland WC 10 1 3 4 2 4 |
Finland (all) International 23 1 4 5 4 -1 |
2022-23 Brynäs IF SHL 22 1 1 2 10 -5 |
Finland (all) International 2 0 0 0 0 1 |
Projected SHL 52 2 2 4 24 -12 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 TPS ET 5 0 0 0 2 - |
2013-14 TPS ET 6 1 0 1 2 - |
2014-15 TPS Champions HL 8 0 1 1 0 4 |
2015-16 TPS Champions HL 7 0 0 0 4 -3 |
2016-17 JYP Champions HL 3 0 1 1 0 -3 |
2017-18 HPK Spengler Cup 2 0 0 0 0 -3 |
2018-19 Finland EHT 6 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2019-20 HPK Champions HL 5 0 0 0 4 -2 |
Finland EHT 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
2020-21 Finland EHT 4 0 0 0 0 -3 |
2021-22 Finland EHT - - - - - - |
2022-23 Finland EHT 2 0 0 0 0 1 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
SHL
2022-11-29T18:00:00+0000 Brynäs IF vs IK Oskarshamn
2022-11-26T17:00:00+0000 Brynäs IF vs HV71
2022-11-24T18:00:00+0000 Brynäs IF @ Leksands IF
2022-11-19T14:15:00+0000 Brynäs IF @ Färjestad BK
2022-11-16T18:00:00+0000 Brynäs IF vs Malmö Redhawks
EHT
2022-11-13T15:30:00+0100 Finland vs Sweden
2022-11-12T15:30:00+0100 Finland vs Czechia
SHL
2022-11-05T14:15:00+0000 Brynäs IF vs Rögle BK
2022-11-03T18:00:00+0000 Brynäs IF @ Luleå HF
2022-10-29T15:15:00+0200 Brynäs IF @ Skellefteå AIK
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 4 23 0 2 2 0.09 8 -4 | 0
EHT 5 15 0 0 0 0.00 0 -3 | 0
ET 2 11 1 0 1 0.09 4 - | 0
International 5 38 1 4 5 0.13 4 -4 | 0
International-Jr 2 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 0 | 0
KHL 2 69 6 16 22 0.32 18 23 | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1
Liiga (SM-liiga) 10 374 21 49 70 0.19 144 -14 | 4 40 3 6 9 0.23 18 5
Mestis 2 15 3 4 7 0.47 8 0 | 0
OG 1 5 0 1 1 0.20 0 1 | 0
SHL 1 22 1 1 2 0.09 10 -5 | 0
Spengler Cup 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 -3 | 0
Suomi-sarja 1 3 0 2 2 0.67 0 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 23 9 20 29 1.26 12 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 8 5 7 12 1.50 8 - | 0
U17 SM-sarja 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - | 1 4 3 4 7 1.75 2 -
U18 I-divisioona 1 6 2 2 4 0.67 2 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 37 11 14 25 0.68 6 - | 1 11 1 1 2 0.18 2 -
U18 SM-sarja Q 2 14 4 4 8 0.57 4 - | 0
U20 I-divisioona 1 1 1 0 1 1.00 0 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 102 22 33 55 0.54 54 18 | 1 7 1 2 3 0.43 2 -3
WC 1 10 1 3 4 0.40 2 4 | 0
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Leadership
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Teamwork
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Strength
14
Hitting
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Veli-Matti Vittasmäki (D) 2009-2023 10 Finland, Finland (all), TPS, TPS U20, TUTO Hockey
Mikko Lehtonen (D) 2009-2023 10 Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Finland U20 (all), Jokerit, TPS, TPS U17, TPS U18, TPS U20, TUTO Hockey
Elmeri Eronen (D) 2010-2021 8 Finland, Finland (all), HPK, TPS, TPS U18, TPS U20
Teemu Turunen (F) 2016-2023 7 Finland, Finland (all), HPK, Jokerit
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/13/2022
05/13/2022 Confirmed HPK Brynäs IF
02/28/2022
02/28/2022 Confirmed Jokerit HPK
05/13/2020
05/13/2020 Confirmed HPK Jokerit
10/25/2018
10/25/2018 Extension HPK HPK
04/28/2017
04/28/2017 Confirmed JYP HPK
01/16/2017
01/16/2017 Extension JYP JYP
09/26/2016
09/26/2016 Confirmed HPK JYP
08/24/2016
08/24/2016 Confirmed TPS HPK
03/31/2015
03/31/2015 Extension TPS TPS
11/18/2014
11/18/2014 Loan TPS TUTO Hockey
01/14/2014
01/14/2014 Extension TPS TPS
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