Joonas Niemelä

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Birth place: Espoo, Finland
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5 ' 11" (180 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg)
Birth place: Espoo, Finland
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 11" (180 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2015 | Team Finland | U18 World Championship | Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| 21 | 2018 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | KeuPa HT defeated TuTo Hockey 4‑2 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| IIHF U18 World Championship Medals | |||||
| Mestis Medals | |||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2012‑13 | Team Finland U16 | | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013‑14 | Team Finland U17 | | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014‑15 | Team Finland U18 | | 17 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015‑16 | Blues Espoo | Liiga | 18 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Team Finland U20 | | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016‑17 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | 19 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2016‑17 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 19 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 51 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017‑18 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 20 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 |
| 2018‑19 | Hermes Kokkola | Mestis | 21 | 45 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 60 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15.2 |
| 2019‑20 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 22 | 48 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24.4 |
| 2020‑21 | Kiekko-Espoo | Mestis | 23 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Mestis Totals | 160 | 48 | 76 | 124 | 226 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 17.7 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 67 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016‑17 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2018‑19 | Hermes Kokkola | Mestis | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Mestis Totals | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2014 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2015 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U16 2‑Nations 2012 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U16 2‑Nations 2012 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U16 4‑Nations 2012 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Finland - U16 4‑Nations 2013 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U16 4‑Nations 2013 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2013 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2013 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2013 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Team Finland - U18 4‑Nations 2014 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2014 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2015 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2015 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2016 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2016 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2016 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| U16 Men Totals | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U20 Men Totals | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U18 Men Totals | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U17 Men Totals | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |