Sami Niku

Born on: October 10, 1996
Birth place: Haapavesi, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 1" (185 cm) | 176 lb (80 kg)

Drafted by: Winnipeg Jets, 7. round (#198 overall), in 2015 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	19	2016	Team Finland	U20 World Championship	Helsinki, Finland
	20	2017	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	JYP Jyväskylä defeated HIFK Helsinki 6‑5 in the bronze medal game.
IIHF U20 World Championship Medals
Finnish Championship Medals

		Overall						Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			Shots		Defensive		Faceoffs
Date	Game	Score	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	TOI	ES	PP	SH	ESG	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG	ESA	PPA	SHA	GWA	OTA	ESP	PPP	SHP	GWP	OTP	PPP%	G/60	A/60	P/60	ESG/60	ESA/60	ESP/60	PPG/60	PPA/60	PPP/60	SOG	SH%	HITS	BS	FOW	FOL	FO%
Nov 29, 2021	VAN @ MTL	(2-1)	0	0	0	0	0	16:21	13:14	3:07	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	1	2	0	0	0.00%
Dec 28, 2021	MTL @ TBL	(4-5)	0	1	1	0	1	12:59	8:48	4:11	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	4.621	4.621	0.000	6.818	6.818	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Dec 30, 2021	MTL @ CAR	(0-4)	0	0	0	0	0	15:07	11:19	3:41	0:07	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Jan 1, 2022	MTL @ FLA	(2-5)	0	2	2	0	2	20:40	17:47	1:24	1:29	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	5.806	5.806	0.000	6.748	6.748	0.000	0.000	0.000	2	0.0%	0	2	0	0	0.00%
Jan 12, 2022	MTL @ BOS	(1-5)	0	0	0	0	-2	18:33	17:03	0:00	1:30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	3	0.0%	1	2	0	0	0.00%
	GAME LOG

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	GWG	SH%
2014‑15	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	18	6	0	5	5	4	2	0
2016‑17	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	20	15	1	5	6	2	-1	1	0	1.7
2017‑18	Manitoba Moose	AHL	21	9	1	2	3	2	-1	0	0	10.0
2021‑22	Laval Rocket	AHL	25	15	0	11	11	10	2	0	0	0.0
2023‑24	Ilves Tampere	Liiga	27	5	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0.0
2024‑25	EHC Kloten	NLA	28	9	0	1	1	4	-8	0	0	0.0
	AHL Totals			24	1	13	14	12	1	0	0	4.0
	Liiga Totals			20	1	6	7	4	0	1	0	1.4
	NLA Totals			9	0	1	1	4	-8	0	0	0.0
	Mestis Totals			6	0	5	5	4	2	0

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SH%
Team Finland - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2013	16	4	1	1	2	4	-1	1
Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2014	17	5	1	0	1	0	-3	0	16.7
Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2015	18	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0
Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2016	19	7	1	1	2	2	3	0	14.3
U20 World Championship Totals		12	1	1	2	2	5	0	14.3
U18 World Championship Totals		5	1	0	1	0	-3	0	16.7
Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals		4	1	1	2	4	-1	1

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Finland - U16 2‑Nations 2011	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2012	15	2	0	1	1	0	-2	0	0	0
Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2012	15	3	1	0	1	2	-1	1	0	0	16.7
Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2012	16	1	0	0	0	3	-1	0	0	0
Team Finland - U17 5‑Nations 2013	16	4	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Team Finland - European Youth Olympic Festival 2013	16	3	0	1	1	2	7	0	0	0
Team Finland - U17 4‑Nations 2013	16	2	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0
Team Finland - U18 4‑Nations 2013	17	3	1	1	2	2	1
Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2013	17	4	0	2	2	4	-2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2014	17	4	0	1	1	0
Team Finland - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2014	17	4	1	1	2	2		1	0	0
Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2014	17	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2014	18	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Team Finland - U19 5‑Nations 2015	18	4	2	2	4	2	2	0	1	0	28.6
Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2015	18	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2015	18	5	1	1	2	0		0	0	0
Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2015	19	3	0	1	1	6	3	0	0	0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Swiss Ice Hockey Games 2022	26	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Beijer Hockey Games 2023	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2023	27	3	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0
U20 Men Totals		21	2	5	7	10	6	1	0	0
U17 Men Totals		15	1	2	3	9	1	1	0	0
U18 Men Totals		11	1	4	5	6	-1	0	0	0
Men Totals		7	0	1	1	0	-2	0	0	0
U19 Men Totals		4	2	2	4	2	2	0	1	0	28.6
U16 Men Totals		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0