Niko Hovinen

#32 Tappara / Liiga - 26/27

Date of Birth: Mar 16, 1988
Age: 38
Place of Birth: Helsinki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: GrIFK
Position: G
Height: 200 cm / 6'7"
Weight: 102 kg / 225 lbs
Catches: L
Contract: -

Niko Hovinen Facts

Drafted: 2006 round 5 #132 overall by Minnesota Wild
Agency: Premium

Brothers: Rami Hovinen & Miro Hovinen

Niko Hovinen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
2003-2004	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	13	1.48	.947	-	-	Playoffs	2	3.97	.861	-	-
2003-2004	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	5	2.95	.908	-	-
2004-2005	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	1.95	.936	-	-	Playoffs	4	2.20	.933	-	-
2004-2005	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	3.21	.906	-	-
2004-2005	Finland U17	WHC-17	2	4.50	.891	0	1-1-0
2004-2005	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	5	1.62	.950	-	-
2005-2006	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	3	2.27	.929	-	-
2005-2006	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	3.57	.889	-	-	Playoffs	4	3.60	.912	-	-
2005-2006	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	3.12	.919	-	-	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Jokerit	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	1	4.02	.882	-	-
2005-2006	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	5	3.00	.903	-	-
2006-2007	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	27	2.71	.917	-	-	Playoffs	5	2.38	.917	-	-
2006-2007	Jokerit	SM-liiga	1	4.00	.871	0	0-1-0
2006-2007	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	6	3.28	.896	-	-
2007-2008	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	22	2.74	.905	-	-	Playoffs	3	4.62	.890	-	-
2007-2008	Jokerit	SM-liiga	4	5.78	.833	0	0-1-0	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
2007-2008	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	3	4.00	.897	-	-
2008-2009	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	13	1.99	.931	-	-	Playoffs	3	4.33	.895	-	-
2008-2009	Pelicans	SM-liiga	21	2.92	.896	2	7-12-1	Playoffs	1	15.72	.667	0	-
2008-2009	HeKi Loan	Mestis	1	5.81	.833	-	-
2009-2010	Pelicans	SM-liiga	18	2.67	.921	1	4-7-5
2009-2010	HeKi Loan	Mestis	10	2.65	.912	-	-
2010-2011	Pelicans	SM-liiga	49	2.58	.921	3	17-26-5	Relegation	4	1.45	.950	-	-
2010-2011	Finland	WC	0	-	-	-	-
2011-2012	Pelicans Loan	SM-liiga	41	2.26	.921	5	21-13-6	Playoffs	8	2.30	.925	2	4-2-0
2012-2013	Trenton Titans	ECHL	16	3.14	.889	0	4-6-3
2012-2013	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL	10	2.94	.892	1	5-3-2	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
2013-2014	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	KHL	18	3.01	.916	0	2-13-1
2013-2014	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL	7	2.51	.921	0	1-4-0
2013-2014	Finland (all)	International	2	2.46	.898	-	-
2014-2015	EC Salzburg	EBEL	5	1.21	.955	2	4-0-0
2014-2015	Luleå HF	SHL	1	6.00	.692	0	0-1-0
2014-2015	Malmö Redhawks	HockeyAllsvenskan	9	2.32	.916	0	6-3-0	Qualification	12	2.38	.915	-	-
2014-2015	Finland (all)	International	0	-	-	-	-
2015-2016	Kärpät	Liiga	1	11.30	.500	0	0-0-0
2015-2016	Pelicans	Liiga	22	3.16	.881	1	5-9-3	Playoffs	4	1.99	.932	0	2-2-0
2016-2017	Medvescak Zagreb	KHL	5	5.38	.842	0	1-4-0
2016-2017	KalPa	Liiga	8	2.62	.912	0	4-2-2
2016-2017	KooKoo	Liiga	5	2.37	.917	0	0-3-2
2016-2017	Lausanne HC	NLA	1	3.00	.935	0	0-1-0
2017-2018	KalPa	Liiga	22	1.68	.937	5	12-7-3	Playoffs	6	2.51	.902	0	2-3-0
2018-2019	KalPa	Liiga	5	2.80	.881	0	1-2-2
2018-2019	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL	23	3.26	.905	0	8-15-0
2019-2020	Sport	Liiga	39	2.82	.892	1	8-22-6
2020-2021	Sport	Liiga	36	2.12	.920	4	15-13-6	Playoffs	2	3.50	.857	0	0-2-0
2021-2022	Sport	Liiga	18	2.19	.909	0	9-9-0
2022-2023	Sport	Liiga	20	2.64	.893	1	6-9-5
2022-2023	Tappara	Liiga	4	1.53	.915	1	3-1-0	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
2023-2024	HIFK	Liiga	22	1.81	.920	3	9-7-5	Playoffs	5	1.51	.941	1	3-2-0
2024-2025	HIFK	Liiga	32	2.34	.905	3	14-8-9	Playoffs	4	3.03	.871	0	0-4-0
2025-2026	HIFK	Liiga	14	3.44	.856	0	2-7-4
2026-2027	Tappara	Liiga	0	-	-	-	-

Niko Hovinen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
2010-2011	Finland	EHT	0	-	-	-	-
2011-2012	Finland	EHT	3	0.41	.979	-	-
2013-2014	Finland	EHT	2	2.46	.898	-	-
2014-2015	EC Salzburg	Champions HL	2	4.81	.873	0	1-1-0
2014-2015	Finland	EHT	0	-	-	-	-
2017-2018	KalPa	Champions HL	2	4.50	.833	0	1-0-0
2025-2026	HIFK	Spengler Cup	1	4.11	.862	0	0-1-0

Niko Hovinen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	1	10	2.94	.892	1	5-3-2	1	0	-	-	-	-
Champions HL	2	4	4.34	.867	0	2-1-0	0
DEL	1	23	3.26	.905	0	8-15-0	0
EBEL (ICEHL)	1	5	1.21	.955	2	4-0-0	0
ECHL	1	16	3.14	.889	0	4-6-3	0
EHT	4	5	-	-	-	-	0
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	9	2.32	.916	0	6-3-0	1	12	2.38	.915	-	-
International	2	2	2.46	.898	-	-	0
International-Jr	3	15	-	-	-	-	0
KHL	2	30	3.31	.904	0	4-21-1	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	19	382	2.49	.909	30	137-159-64	10	34	2.41*	.912*	3*	11-15-0
Mestis	5	21	-	-	-	-	0
NLA (NL)	1	1	3.00	.935	0	0-1-0	0
SHL	1	1	6.00	.692	0	0-1-0	0
Spengler Cup	1	1	4.11	.862	0	0-1-0	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	13	1.48	.947	-	-	1	2	3.97	.861	-	-
U18 SM-sarja	2	28	-	-	-	-	2	8	-	-	-	-
U18 SM-sarja Q	1	3	2.27	.929	-	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	5	92	-	-	-	-	4	11	-	-	-	-
WC	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
WHC-17	1	2	4.50	.891	0	1-1-0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niko Hovinen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Admiral Vladivostok	1	7	2.51	.921	0	1-4-0	0
EC Salzburg	1	7	2.25	.925	2	5-1-0	0
Finland	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
Finland (EHT)	4	5	-	-	-	-	0
Finland (all)	2	2	2.46	.898	-	-	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	5	2.95	.908	-	-	0
Finland U17	1	2	4.50	.891	0	1-1-0	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	5	1.62	.950	-	-	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	5	3.00	.903	-	-	0
HeKi	2	11	-	-	-	-	0
HIFK	3	69	2.40	.900	6	25-23-18	2	9	2.11	.915	1	3-6-0
Iserlohn Roosters	1	23	3.26	.905	0	8-15-0	0
Jokerit	3	5	5.20	.845	0	0-2-0	1	0	-	-	-	-
Jokerit U16	1	13	1.48	.947	-	-	1	2	3.97	.861	-	-
Jokerit U18	2	31	-	-	-	-	2	8	-	-	-	-
Jokerit U20	4	79	-	-	-	-	3	8	-	-	-	-
KalPa	3	37	2.12	.921	5	18-11-7	1	6	2.51	.902	0	2-3-0
Kärpät	1	1	11.30	.500	0	0-0-0	0
KooKoo	1	5	2.37	.917	0	0-3-2	0
Lausanne HC	1	1	3.00	.935	0	0-1-0	0
Luleå HF	1	1	6.00	.692	0	0-1-0	0
Malmö Redhawks	1	9	2.32	.916	0	6-3-0	1	12	2.38	.915	-	-
Medvescak Zagreb (old)	1	5	5.38	.842	0	1-4-0	0
Metallurg Novokuznetsk	1	18	3.01	.916	0	2-13-1	0
Oklahoma City Barons	1	10	2.94	.892	1	5-3-2	1	0	-	-	-	-
Pelicans	5	151	2.62	.913	12	54-67-20	4	17	2.42*	.921*	2*	6-4-0
Pelicans U20	1	13	1.99	.931	-	-	1	3	4.33	.895	-	-
Sport	4	113	2.46	.904	6	38-53-17	1	2	3.50	.857	0	0-2-0
Suomi U20	3	10	-	-	-	-	0
Tappara	2	4	1.53	.915	1	3-1-0	1	0	-	-	-	-
Trenton Titans	1	16	3.14	.889	0	4-6-3	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niko Hovinen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2002-2003	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (Jokerit)
2006-2007	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2010-2011	World Championship Gold Medal
2011-2012	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2014-2015	HockeyAllsvenskan to SHL Promotion (Malmö) EBEL Champion
2017-2018	Liiga Best GAA (1.68) Liiga Best SVS% (.937)
2022-2023	Liiga Champion
2023-2024	Liiga Best GAA (1.81) Liiga Best SVS% (.920)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
09/18/2026	Confirmed	HIFK	Tappara
05/05/2025	Extension	HIFK	HIFK
10/03/2024	Extension	HIFK	HIFK
11/03/2023	Extension	HIFK	HIFK
08/16/2023	Confirmed	Tappara	HIFK
02/12/2023	Confirmed	Sport	Tappara
03/23/2021	Extension	Sport	Sport
12/21/2019	Extension	Sport	Sport
10/07/2019	Confirmed	Iserlohn Roosters	Sport
10/19/2018	Confirmed	KalPa	Iserlohn Roosters
12/21/2017	Extension	KalPa	KalPa
05/08/2017	Confirmed	Lausanne HC	KalPa
02/07/2017	Confirmed	KooKoo	Lausanne HC
01/25/2017	Confirmed	KalPa	KooKoo
11/15/2016	Confirmed	Medvescak Zagreb	KalPa
11/02/2016	Confirmed	Medvescak Zagreb	Unknown
06/13/2016	Confirmed	Pelicans	Medvescak Zagreb
09/25/2015	Confirmed	Kärpät	Pelicans
09/07/2015	Extension	Kärpät	Kärpät
08/13/2015	Confirmed	Malmö Redhawks	Kärpät
01/28/2015	Confirmed	Luleå HF	Malmö Redhawks
12/27/2014	Confirmed	EC Salzburg	Luleå HF
12/15/2014	Confirmed	EC Salzburg	Unknown
10/23/2014	Confirmed	Admiral Vladivostok	EC Salzburg
11/22/2013	Confirmed	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	Admiral Vladivostok
05/08/2013	Confirmed	Oklahoma City Barons	Metallurg Novokuznetsk
01/25/2013	Confirmed	Philadelphia Flyers	Edmonton Oilers
05/17/2011	Confirmed	Pelicans	Philadelphia Flyers
01/27/2011	Extension	Pelicans	Pelicans
03/17/2010	Extension	Pelicans	Pelicans

Niko Hovinen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Jokerit U18
Cult/Star player for Pelicans