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Finland Riku Niemelä

LeKi / II-divisioona - 02/03

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Riku Niemelä Facts

Date of Birth
Sep 19, 1977
Position
C
Age
46
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Tappara
Status
Retired
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Riku Niemelä Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 KOOVEE U18 U18 SM-sarja 14* 4* 10* 14* 16* -* |
KOOVEE U20 U20 I-divisioona 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 4 -
1995-96 KOOVEE U20 U20 SM-liiga 22* 3* 5* 8* 6* -* | Relegation 14 3 6 9 12 -
KOOVEE I-divisioona 6* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
1996-97 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 12* 7* 7* 14* 10* -* | Relegation 2 0 3 3 2 -
Ilves SM-liiga 10* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* |
KOOVEE U20 U20 I-divisioona 7* 6* 7* 13* 4* -* |
KOOVEE I-divisioona 9* 0* 3* 3* 27* -* |
1997-98 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 8* 3* 3* 6* 12* -* | Relegation 9 6 13 19 41 -
Ilves SM-liiga 41* 3* 2* 5* 6* -3* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 0 -1
1998-99 Ilves SM-liiga 32* 1* 4* 5* 8* -2* |
Hermes I-divisioona 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
1999-00 Ilves SM-liiga 15* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
Sport I-divisioona 31* 10* 18* 28* 18* 17* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 0
Sport I-divisioona -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 3 1 2 3 2 0
2000-01 KOOVEE Suomi-sarja 34* 16* 35* 51* 14* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -
2001-02 KOOVEE Suomi-sarja 27* 11* 31* 42* 10* -* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 -
2002-03 LeKi II-divisioona 10* 11* 21* 32* 6* -* |

Riku Niemelä Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Ilves Euro HL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 1
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Riku Niemelä Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Euro HL 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 0* 2* | 1 1 0 * 1 * 1 * 1.00 * 0 * 1 *
I-divisioona 4 50* 13* 24* 37* 0.74* 47* 17* | 1 7 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.71 * 4 * 0 *
II-divisioona 1 10* 11* 21* 32* 3.20* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 4 98* 5* 6* 11* 0.11* 18* -8* | 1 9 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
Suomi-sarja 2 61* 27* 66* 93* 1.52* 24* -* | 2 3 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.67 * 2 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 1 14* 4* 10* 14* 1.00* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 I-divisioona 2 9* 6* 8* 14* 1.56* 6* -* | 1 7 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.43 * 4 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 42* 13* 15* 28* 0.67* 28* -* | 3 25 9 * 22 * 31 * 1.24 * 55 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Riku Niemelä Connections

Player Period Teams
Pasi Saarinen (D) 1995-2000 5 Ilves, KOOVEE
Tomi Pettinen (D) 1995-2000 5 Hermes, Ilves, Ilves U20, KOOVEE U20
Mikko Parkkinen (F) 1994-2002 5 Ilves U20, KOOVEE, KOOVEE U18
Harri Laihonen (F) 1994-2002 5 KOOVEE, KOOVEE U20

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