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Finland Niclas Westerholm

#53 SaiPa / Liiga - 22/23
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GA
SVS
SV%
Last 5 games
5
18
97
.844
Last 10 games
9
25
190
.884
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Aug 13, 1997
Position
G
Age
25
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
L
Youth Team
Karhu-Kissat
Contract
22/23
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2010-11 Karhu-Kissat U16 U16 I-divisioona 0 - - - - - - - - |
2011-12 Karhu-Kissat U16 U16 I-divisioona 2 - 3.00 .894 - - - - - |
2012-13 Karhu-Kissat U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7 10 6.48 .861 38 236 0 0-5-0 352 |
Karhu-Kissat U16 U16 Mestis 11 - 3.35 .902 - - - - - | Playoffs 1 - 3.09 .906 - - - - -
Karhu-Kissat U18 U18 Mestis 1 - 0.00 1.000 - - - - - |
2013-14 Karhu-Kissat U18 U18 Mestis 29 - 3.00 .908 - - - - - |
2014-15 Karhu-Kissat U18 U18 Mestis 16 - 1.81 .928 - - - - - |
Karhu-Kissat U18 U18 SM-sarja 8 - - .910 - - - - - |
Karhu-Kissat U20 U20 Mestis 0 - - - - - - - - |
2015-16 Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl High USHS-MN 22 - 3.28 .914 - - - - - | Playoffs 1 - 4.00 .917 - - - - -
2016-17 SaiPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 20 - 3.29 .903 - - - - - |
2017-18 SaiPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 28 - 2.42 .926 - - - - - |
SaiPa Liiga 4 - 3.23 .898 12 106 0 0-2-1 224 | Playoffs 1 - 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0-1-0 1
Peliitat Mestis 3 - 5.00 .854 - - - - - |
2018-19 SaiPa Liiga 15 57 2.27 .907 34 332 2 5-6-1 738 | Playoffs 0 3 - - - - - - -
Ketterä Mestis 2 2 2.00 .940 4 63 0 2-0-0 120 |
2019-20 SaiPa Liiga 40 - 2.76 .896 106 916 5 10-23-6 2 301 |
2020-21 SaiPa Liiga 37 - 2.53 .898 94 829 1 9-20-8 2 228 |
2021-22 SaiPa Liiga 43 - 2.77 .898 114 1 002 2 13-20-8 2 470 |
Finland (all) International 1 7 2.00 .935 2 29 0 1-0-0 60 |
2022-23 SaiPa Liiga 25 - 2.97 .893 67 557 0 5-11-7 1 348 |
Finland (all) International 1 3 5.00 .737 5 14 0 0-1-0 60 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2021-22 Finland EHT 1 3 2.00 .935 2 29 0 1-0-0 60 |
2022-23 Finland EHT 1 3 5.00 .737 5 14 0 0-1-0 60 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score GA SA SV SV% TOI
Liiga
2022-12-07T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa vs HPK
2022-12-03T14:00:00-0100 SaiPa @ Jukurit
2022-12-02T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa vs Jukurit
2022-11-30T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa @ Ässät
2022-11-27T14:00:00-0100 SaiPa @ Ilves
2022-11-26T14:00:00-0100 SaiPa vs Sport
2022-11-24T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa vs KalPa
2022-11-19T14:00:00-0100 SaiPa @ Kärpät
2022-11-18T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa @ Sport
EHT
2022-11-13T15:30:00+0100 Finland vs Sweden
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
EHT 2 2 6 3.50 .860 7 43 0 1-1-0 120 | 0
International 2 2 10 3.50 .860 7 43 0 1-1-0 120 | 0
Liiga 6 164 57 2.75 .898 427 3 742 10 42-82-31 9 305 | 2 1 3 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0-1-0 1
Mestis 2 5 2 2.00 .940 4 63 0 2-0-0 120 | 0
U16 I-divisioona 2 2 - 3.00 .894 - - - - - | 0
U16 Mestis 1 11 - 3.35 .902 - - - - - | 1 1 - 3.09 .906 - - - - -
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 7 10 6.48 .861 38 236 0 0-5-0 352 | 0
U18 Mestis 3 46 - - - - - - - - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 1 8 - - .910 - - - - - | 0
U20 Mestis 1 0 - - - - - - - - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 48 - - - - - - - - | 0
USHS-MN 1 22 - 3.28 .914 - - - - - | 1 1 - 4.00 .917 - - - - -
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Mental
14
Recovery
14
Positioning
14
Rebound Control
13
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Ville Vainikainen (F) 2018-2023 5 Ketterä, SaiPa
Jonatan Tolvanen (D) 2011-2015 4 Karhu-Kissat U16, Karhu-Kissat U18, Karhu-Kissat U20
Leo Sormunen (F) 2011-2017 4 Karhu-Kissat U16, Karhu-Kissat U18, Karhu-Kissat U20, SaiPa U20
Matias Ritvanen (F) 2011-2015 4 Karhu-Kissat U16, Karhu-Kissat U18, Karhu-Kissat U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/28/2021
09/28/2021 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
02/05/2021
02/05/2021 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
07/31/2020
07/31/2020 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
04/03/2018
04/03/2018 Confirmed SaiPa Nashville Predators
12/12/2017
12/12/2017 Loan SaiPa Peliitat
05/05/2017
05/05/2017 Extension SaiPa U20 SaiPa
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