Samuli Niinisaari
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Birth place: Hamina, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 1" (185 cm) | 187 lb (85 kg)
Birth place: Hamina, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 1" (185 cm) | 187 lb (85 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 26 | 2025 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | Liiga | KalPa Kuopio defeated SaiPa Lappeenranta 4‑2 in a best of seven gold medal series. |
| Finnish Championship Medals | | ||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2018‑19 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 20 | 60 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 52 | -17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2019‑20 | Brown University | NCAA | 21 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Brown University | NCAA | 23 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2022‑23 | Brown University | NCAA | 24 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | NCAA | 25 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 2024‑25 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | Liiga | 26 | 60 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2025‑26 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | Liiga | 27 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.6 |
| NCAA Totals | 115 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 32 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 81 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | |||
| USHL Totals | 60 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 52 | -17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024‑25 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | Liiga | 26 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Liiga Totals | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |