Niklas Friman
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Birth place: Rauma, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 2" (189 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg)
Birth place: Rauma, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 2" (189 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 23 | 2017 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | JYP Jyväskylä defeated HIFK Helsinki 6‑5 in the bronze medal game. |
 | 25 | 2019 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | HPK Hämeenlinna defeated Kärpät Oulu 4‑3 in a best of seven series. |
| 28 | 2022 | Team Finland | Olympics - Beijing | Beijing, China |
| 28 | 2022 | Team Finland | World Championship | Tampere and Helsinki, Finland |
| 31 | 2025 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | Ilves Tampere defeated Lukko Rauma 5?4 in the bronze medal game. |
| IIHF World Championship Medals | | ||||
| Olympic Medals | | ||||
| Finnish Championship Medals | | ||||
| Stripe: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2011‑12 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Finland U19 |  | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011‑12 | Team Finland U20 | | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012‑13 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 19 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013‑14 | TPS Turku | Liiga | 20 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 2014‑15 | TuTo Hockey | Mestis | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014‑15 | TPS Turku | Liiga | 21 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | TPS Turku | Liiga | 22 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016‑17 | JYP-Akatemia | Mestis | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2016‑17 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016‑17 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 23 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 |
| 2017‑18 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | 24 | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| 2018‑19 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | 25 | 56 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2018‑19 | Team Finland | | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | 26 | 58 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 2019‑20 | Team Finland | | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Jokerit Helsinki | KHL | 27 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2020‑21 | Team Finland | | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021‑22 | Jokerit Helsinki | KHL | 28 | 43 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2021‑22 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | 28 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2021‑22 | Team Finland | | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022‑23 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 29 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 2022‑23 | Team Finland | | 29 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023‑24 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | 30 | 52 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 2023‑24 | Team Finland | | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024‑25 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | 31 | 58 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Liiga Totals | 484 | 30 | 71 | 101 | 186 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.8 | |||
| KHL Totals | 69 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |||
| SHL Totals | 51 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015‑16 | TPS Turku | Liiga | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| 2016‑17 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 23 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2018‑19 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | 25 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 2020‑21 | Jokerit Helsinki | KHL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| 2024‑25 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | 31 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Liiga Totals | 56 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | |||
| KHL Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Beijing 2022 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2022 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2023 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Olympics Totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |