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Finland Niklas Meriläinen

#23 JoKP / Mestis - 23/24
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 17, 2002
Position
LW
Age
20
Height
5'7" / 170 cm
Place of Birth
Lieksa, FIN
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Hurtat
Contract
23/24
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Hurtat U16 “A” U16 Mestis Q 18 49 48 97 8 - |
Hurtat U16 “A” U16 Mestis 1 1 2 3 0 - |
Jokipojat U16 U16 SM-sarja 17 12 17 29 4 - | Playoffs 3 2 2 4 0 -
Jokipojat U18 U18 Mestis 2 0 1 1 0 - |
2018-19 KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 49 15 33 48 24 - | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 2 -
2019-20 KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 29 13 33 46 38 - |
KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 20 1 6 7 0 -3 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 0
2020-21 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 12 2 4 6 16 -1 |
HPK U20 U20 SM-sarja 2 0 2 2 0 1 |
2021-22 HPK U20 U20 SM-sarja 36 3 9 12 18 1 |
2022-23 Jokipojat U20 U20 Mestis 39 15 38 53 29 - |
JoKP Mestis 4 0 2 2 2 0 | Playoffs 7 2 0 2 0 1
2023-24 JoKP Mestis - - - - - - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2022-23 JoKP Suomen Cup 2 2 1 3 0 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Mestis
2023-04-19T18:30:00+0300 JoKP @ RoKi
2023-04-12T18:30:00+0300 JoKP vs Kiekko-Espoo
2023-04-10T17:00:00+0300 JoKP @ Kiekko-Espoo
2023-04-08T17:00:00+0300 JoKP vs Kiekko-Espoo
2023-04-07T17:00:00+0300 JoKP @ Kiekko-Espoo
2023-04-04T18:30:00+0300 JoKP vs Hermes
2023-04-01T17:00:00+0300 JoKP @ Hermes
2023-03-30T18:30:00+0300 JoKP vs Hermes
2023-03-28T18:30:00+0300 JoKP @ Hermes
2023-03-25T16:00:00+0100 JoKP vs Hermes
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Mestis 2 4 0 2 2 0.50 2 0 | 1 7 2 0 2 0.29 0 1
Suomen Cup 1 2 2 1 3 1.50 0 - | 0
U16 Mestis 1 1 1 2 3 3.00 0 - | 0
U16 Mestis Q 1 18 49 48 97 5.39 8 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 17 12 17 29 1.71 4 - | 1 3 2 2 4 1.33 0 -
U18 Mestis 1 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 78 28 66 94 1.21 62 - | 1 5 1 1 2 0.40 2 -
U20 Mestis 1 39 15 38 53 1.36 29 - | 0
U20 SM-sarja (U20 SM-liiga) 3 70 6 21 27 0.39 34 -2 | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Sakke Vallius (F) 2017-2021 4 Hurtat U16, Jokipojat U16, KalPa U18, KalPa U20
Niilo Romppanen (D) 2017-2023 4 JoKP, Jokipojat U16, Jokipojat U18, KalPa U18, KalPa U20
Kasperi Lehtonen (D) 2018-2022 4 HPK U20, KalPa U18, KalPa U20
Rasmus Kuiri (F) 2017-2024 4 Hurtat U16, JoKP, Jokipojat U16, KalPa U18, KalPa U20
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05/05/2023
05/05/2023 Extension Jokipojat U20 JoKP
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