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Topi Niemelä
#7 IF Björklöven / SHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Mar 25, 2002
- Age
- 24
- Place of Birth
- Oulu, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- Kärpät
- Position
- D
- Height
- 183 cm / 6'0"
- Weight
- 82 kg / 181 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 26/27
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- Player Type
- Puck-Moving DefensemanTwo-Way Defenseman
- NHL Rights
Toronto Maple Leafs / Unsigned- Agency
- Premium
He takes phenomenal care of the puck, can distribute through layers in the neutral zone, isn't afraid to use the centre of the ice, and just displays a high level of competence with the puck on his stick. Niemela smartly scans the ice with shoulder checks as he skates to collect the puck, then smartly and decisively acts in a way that quickly moves play in the other direction. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide
Father: Tapio Niemelä
Father: Tapio Niemelä
A mobile offensive defenseman, doesn’t hesitate whenever he has a chance to shoot.. needs to limit turnovers against intense forecheck
— Draftin Europe 2018
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 |  Kärpät | Champions HL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Finland U20 (all) "A" | WJC-20 Cancelled | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland | EHT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Finland | EHT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 AHL | 3 | 135 | 11 | 52 | 63 | 0.47 | 61 | -8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 | 4 | 5 |
 Champions HL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| EHT | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| International | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| International-Jr | 4 | 66 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 0.50 | 44 | 1* | 0 | |||||||
| Liiga | 4 | 164 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 0.37 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.23 | 6 | -4 |
 SHL | 2 | 66 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0.32 | 22 | -11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 | 6 | -5 |
| U16 SM-sarja | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | - |
| U16 SM-sarja Q | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U18 SM-sarja | 2 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.36 | 54 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | - |
| U20 SM-sarja (U20 SM-liiga) | 3 | 46 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.28 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 | 2 | 6 |
| WHC-17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.00 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 Cancelled | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
| Finland (EHT) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland (all) | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U16 (all) | 1 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 | 10 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U17 (all) | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.25 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U18 (Cup) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U18 (all) | 2 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.36 | 20 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U20 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.00 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U20 (all) | 2 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.60 | 14 | 7* | 0 | |||||||
| IF Björklöven | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.21 | 8 | -4 | 0 | |||||||
| Kärpät | 4 | 168 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 0.38 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.23 | 6 | -4 |
| Kärpät U16 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | - |
| Kärpät U18 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.36 | 54 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | - |
| Kärpät U20 | 3 | 46 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.28 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 | 2 | 6 |
| Malmö Redhawks | 1 | 52 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.35 | 14 | -7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 | 6 | -5 |
 Toronto Marlies | 3 | 135 | 11 | 52 | 63 | 0.47 | 61 | -8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 | 4 | 5 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.