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Finland Niko Minkkinen

JYP U20 / U20 SM-sarja - 22/23
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1. Will Smith 7 9 11 20
2. Gabe Perreault 7 5 13 18
3. Ryan Leonard 7 8 9 17
4. Otto Stenberg 7 7 9 16
5. Macklin Celebrini 7 6 9 15
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Oct 11, 2004
Position
D
Age
18
Height
6'4" / 194 cm
Place of Birth
Jyväskylä, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
JYP
Contract
-
NHL Draft
Prospect eligible for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft
Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 JYP U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 22 4 10 14 10 - |
JYP U16 U16 SM-sarja 12 2 3 5 6 - |
JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja 4 1 1 2 0 - |
2020-21 JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja 30 0 7 7 2 - |
JYP U20 U20 SM-sarja 1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2021-22 JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja 10 1 5 6 2 - | Relegation 5 2 4 6 6 -
JYP U20 U20 SM-sarja 27 1 2 3 10 -6 |
Finland U18 WJC-18 5 0 0 0 0 -2 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 11 1 0 1 2 -1 |
2022-23 Guelph Storm OHL 13 1 3 4 4 -3 |
JYP U20 U20 SM-sarja 2 0 0 0 0 -2 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 4 0 1 1 0 2 |
2022-23 AHL/ECHL/USHL/WHL/OHL/QMJHL stats powered by HockeyTech
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Finland U18 EYOF 4 1 0 1 2 2 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
International-Jr
2023-04-16T12:30:00+0200 Finland U20 (all) @ Sweden U20 (all)
2023-04-14T13:30:00+0200 Finland U20 (all) vs Switzerland U20 (all)
2023-04-13T17:00:00+0200 Finland U20 (all) vs Slovakia U20 (all)
2023-04-12T13:30:00+0200 Finland U20 (all) @ Czechia U20 (all)
U20 SM-sarja
2023-01-21T15:00:00+0100 JYP U20 @ Ässät U20
2023-01-20T15:00:00+0100 JYP U20 @ Kiekko-Espoo U20
OHL
2022-11-11T18:05:00-0600 Guelph Storm @ Sudbury Wolves
2022-11-10T18:00:00-0600 Guelph Storm @ North Bay Battalion
2022-11-05T19:00:00-0400 Guelph Storm @ Flint Firebirds
2022-11-04T19:07:00-0400 Guelph Storm @ Soo Greyhounds
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EYOF 1 4 1 0 1 0.25 2 2 | 0
International-Jr 2 15 1 1 2 0.13 2 1 | 0
OHL 1 13 1 3 4 0.31 4 -3 | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 12 2 3 5 0.42 6 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 22 4 10 14 0.64 10 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 3 44 2 13 15 0.34 4 - | 1 5 2 4 6 1.20 6 -
U20 SM-sarja 3 30 1 2 3 0.10 10 -9 | 0
WJC-18 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 -2 | 0
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Strength
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Shot Blocking
13
Defensive
13
Teamwork
12
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Player Period Teams
Ossi-Veikka Vuontisvaara (D) 2019-2023 4 JYP U16, JYP U18, JYP U20
Saku Tikkanen (D) 2019-2023 4 JYP U18, JYP U20
Jesse Pulkkinen (D) 2019-2023 4 JYP U16, JYP U18, JYP U20
Samuel Mäkinen (F) 2019-2023 4 JYP U18, JYP U20
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05/01/2022
05/01/2022 Extension JYP U20 JYP
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Drafted 2022, 1 #35 overall by Guelph Storm in the CHL Import Draft

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