Niilopekka Muhonen

Born on: February 28, 2006
Birth place: Kuopio, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 5" (196 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg)

Drafted by: Dallas Stars, 5. round (#158 overall), in 2024 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	16	2022	Team Finland	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
	19	2025	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL Ed Chynoweth Cup Champion	Medicine Hat Tigers defeated Spokane Chiefs 4‑1 in a best of seven series.
Hlinka Gretzky Cup Medals
WHL Ed Chynoweth Cup Championships

Rows Seasons		Overall								Goals			per Game			Shots
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
2021‑22	Team Finland U16		15	5	0	3	3	2	4	0	0	0	0.000	0.600	0.600
2022‑23	Team Finland U18		16	19	2	3	5	2	5	0	0	0	0.105	0.158	0.263
2023‑24	JoKP Joensuu	Mestis	17	12	0	3	3	4	-2	0	0	0	0.000	0.250	0.250	12	0.0
2023‑24	Team Finland U18		17	13	1	1	2	8	-1	0	0	0	0.077	0.077	0.154
2024‑25	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	18	60	4	13	17	45	20	0	0	1	0.067	0.217	0.283	67	6.0
2024‑25	Medicine Hat Tigers	Memorial Cup	18	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	3	0.0
2024‑25	Team Finland U20		18	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
2025‑26	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	19	20	0	5	5	17	9	0	0	0	0.000	0.250	0.250	20	0.0
	WHL Totals			80	4	18	22	62	29	0	0	1	0.050	0.225	0.275	87	4.6
	Mestis Totals			12	0	3	3	4	-2	0	0	0	0.000	0.250	0.250	12	0.0
	Memorial Cup Totals			4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	3	0.0

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
2024‑25	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	18	18	1	2	3	14	0	0	0	0	0.056	0.111	0.167	23	4.3
	WHL Totals			18	1	2	3	14	0	0	0	0	0.056	0.111	0.167	23	4.3

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
Team Finland - Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2022	16	5	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0.000	0.200	0.200
Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2023	16	5	1	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	0.200	0.200	0.400	1	100.0
Team Finland - Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2023	17	5	1	1	2	6	0	0	0	0	0.200	0.200	0.400
Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals		10	1	2	3	6	0	0	0	0	0.100	0.200	0.300
U18 World Championship Totals		5	1	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	0.200	0.200	0.400	1	100.0

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%
Team Finland - U16 2‑Nations 2021	15	2	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0.000	1.000	1.000
Team Finland - U16 2‑Nations 2021	15	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0.333	0.333
Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2022	16	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.250	0.000	0.250
Team Finland - U18 4‑Nations 2023	16	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0.333	0.333
Team Finland - U18 Worlds Exhibition Games 2023	17	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2023	17	4	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2024	17	4	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
Team Finland - U20 3‑Nations 2024	18	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
U18 Men Totals		17	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0.059	0.059	0.118
U16 Men Totals		5	0	3	3	2	4	0	0	0	0.000	0.600	0.600
U20 Men Totals		2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000