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Daniel Nieminen
#3 Milwaukee Admirals / AHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Mar 01, 2006
- Age
- 20
- Place of Birth
- Lahti, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- Pelicans
- Position
- D
- Height
- 184 cm / 6'0"
- Weight
- 85 kg / 187 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- 28/29
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- Player Type
- Mobile DefensemanTwo-Way Defenseman
- Cap Hit
- $975,000Powered by
- NHL Rights
Nashville Predators / Signed- Agency
- Premium
Nieminen’s skating base has always been his calling card, he’s able to beat forecheckers with ease and carry the puck across the neutral zone seemingly every other shift. He’ll activate and offer support down the middle or as a trailer, sometimes even leading the rush but still having the wheels required to get back in position in due time. His skating is also a defensive weapon, allowing him to close on attackers through powerful pivots and match them along the wall. And there’s a physical flair to his game, too. -EliteProspects 2025 NHL Draft Guide
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 |  Pelicans U16 "A" | U16 SM-sarja | 36 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 49 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 2021-2022 | Pelicans U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Finland U16 (all) | International-Jr | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Pelicans U18 "A" | U18 SM-sarja | 43 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 22 | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Pelicans U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U17 (all) | International-Jr | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Pelicans U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Pelicans U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 37 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 51 | 18 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-2024 | Finland U18 | WJC-18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 21 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | - | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Pelicans U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Pelicans | Liiga | 39 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | -1 | Relegation | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024-2025 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | - | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Pelicans | Liiga | 47 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 3 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 20 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | - | |||||||
| 2026-2027 |  Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 0 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 |  Projected | AHL | 71 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 76 | 0 |
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Pelicans | Champions HL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AHL | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.50 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
 Champions HL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| International-Jr | 5 | 66 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 0.45 | 36 | 2* | 0 | |||||||
| Liiga | 2 | 86 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 0.33 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.40 | 0 | 3 |
| U16 SM-sarja | 1 | 36 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0.56 | 49 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 2 | - |
| U18 SM-sarja | 3 | 45 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0.49 | 22 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U20 SM-sarja | 3 | 41 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 0.73 | 80 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | 0 |
| WJC-18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
| Finland U16 (all) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U17 (all) | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U18 (Cup) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U18 (all) | 1 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.57 | 16 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U20 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U20 (all) | 2 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0.39 | 14 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Milwaukee Admirals | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.50 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Pelicans | 2 | 90 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 0.31 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.40 | 0 | 3 |
| Pelicans U16 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0.56 | 49 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 2 | - |
| Pelicans U18 | 3 | 45 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0.49 | 22 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Pelicans U20 | 3 | 41 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 0.73 | 80 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | 0 |