

Riku Niemelä
LeKi / II-divisioona - 02/03
- Date of Birth
- Sep 19, 1977
- Age
- 49
- Place of Birth
- Tampere, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- Tappara
- Position
- C
- Height
- 186 cm / 6'1"
- Weight
- 86 kg / 190 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Status
- Retired
Riku Niemelä Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | U18 SM-sarja | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | - | ||||||||
| 1994-1995 | U20 I-divisioona | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | |
| 1995-1996 | U20 SM-liiga | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | - | Relegation | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | - | |
| 1995-1996 | I-divisioona | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 1996-1997 | U20 SM-liiga | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | - | Relegation | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| 1996-1997 | SM-liiga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | ||||||||
| 1996-1997 | U20 I-divisioona | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | - | ||||||||
| 1996-1997 | I-divisioona | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | - | ||||||||
| 1997-1998 | U20 SM-liiga | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | - | Relegation | 9 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 41 | - | |
| 1997-1998 | SM-liiga | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | Playoffs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 1998-1999 | SM-liiga | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -2 | ||||||||
| 1998-1999 | I-divisioona | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 1999-2000 | SM-liiga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | ||||||||
| 1999-2000 | I-divisioona | 31 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 17 | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1999-2000 | I-divisioona | - | - | - | - | - | - | Qualification | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2000-2001 | Suomi-sarja | 34 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 14 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 2001-2002 | Suomi-sarja | 27 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 10 | - | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | |
| 2002-2003 | II-divisioona | 10 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 6 | - |
Riku Niemelä Career Totals by League
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 50 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 0.74 | 47 | 17* | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 3.20 | 6 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 98 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.11 | 18 | -8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 | |
| 2 | 61 | 27 | 66 | 93 | 1.52 | 24 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.00 | 16 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.56 | 6 | - | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 | 4 | - | |
| 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.
Riku Niemelä Career Totals by Team
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 100 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.12 | 18 | -6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1.00 | 22 | - | 2 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2.00 | 43 | - | |
| 4 | 76 | 29 | 70 | 99 | 1.30 | 53 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.00 | 16 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 0.71 | 12 | - | 2 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.57 | 16 | - | |
| 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 3.20 | 6 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 31 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 0.90 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 | 4 | 0 |
Riku Niemelä Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2001-2002 |
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