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Finland Jyri Niemi

#88 Sport / Liiga - 18/19

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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Will Smith 37 23 44 67
2. Cutter Gauthier 37 35 24 59
3. Macklin Celebrini 35 31 28 59
4. Jackson Blake 39 21 38 59
5. Gabe Perreault 32 18 39 57
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Jyri Niemi Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
33
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired

Niemi is a big, physical defenseman. He owns a heavy shot, but isn't a very good skater. Lacks some hockey sense and could improve his defensive positioning.
-Ulf Andersson, EP

Brother: Pyry Niemi

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Jyri Niemi Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2005-06 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7* 4* 2* 6* 6* -* |
Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 13* 5* 3* 8* 36* -* | Playoffs 6 4 3 7 46 -
2006-07 HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 35* 6* 3* 9* 72* -6* | Relegation 8 2 2 4 14 4
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 2* 2* 28* -* |
2007-08 Saskatoon Blades WHL 49* 14* 20* 34* 57* -1* |
2008-09 Saskatoon Blades WHL 60* 7* 25* 32* 74* 19* | Playoffs 6 1 6 7 10 5
Finland U20 “A” WJC-20 6* 2* 1* 3* 6* 3* |
2009-10 Saskatoon Blades WHL 50* 8* 21* 29* 67* 9* | Playoffs 10 2 0 2 26 1
Finland U20 “C” WJC-20 6* 3* 2* 5* 6* -8* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 6* 3* 2* 5* 6* -* |
2010-11 Connecticut Whale AHL 46* 3* 6* 9* 22* -1* |
2011-12 Connecticut Whale AHL 8* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 52* 9* 12* 21* 82* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 1
2012-13 Connecticut Whale AHL 11* 1* 1* 2* 9* 2* |
Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 15* 1* 5* 6* 34* 9* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 12 -7
2013-14 HPK Liiga 23* 1* 8* 9* 32* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 2
2014-15 HPK Liiga 41* 4* 9* 13* 28* 9* |
2015-16 Ilves “A” Liiga 24* 1* 5* 6* 22* 1* |
2016-17 Ilves Liiga 12* 0* 3* 3* 6* 0* |
2017-18 KooKoo Liiga 34* 2* 8* 10* 55* -7* |
2018-19 Sport Liiga 41* 4* 12* 16* 97* 5* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2021-22 Ässät U18 U18 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2022-23 Lukko U20 U20 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2023-24 Lukko U18 U18 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2024-25 Lukko U20 U20 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
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Jyri Niemi Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 65* 4* 8* 12* 0.18* 35* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 67* 10* 17* 27* 0.40* 116* 12* | 2 8 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.13 * 14 * -6 *
International-Jr 2 13* 3* 4* 7* 0.54* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 6 175* 12* 45* 57* 0.33* 240* 7* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 2 *
U16 SM-sarja 2 15* 6* 4* 10* 0.67* 36* -* | 1 6 4 * 3 * 7 * 1.17 * 46 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 7* 4* 2* 6* 0.86* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 35* 6* 3* 9* 0.26* 72* -6* | 1 8 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.50 * 14 * 4 *
WHL 3 159* 29* 66* 95* 0.60* 198* 27* | 2 16 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.56 * 36 * 6 *
WJC-20 2 12* 5* 3* 8* 0.67* 12* -5* | 0 * * * * * *

Jyri Niemi Career Highlights

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Jyri Niemi Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/23/2018
03/23/2018 Confirmed KooKoo Sport
11/06/2017
11/06/2017 Extension KooKoo KooKoo
08/13/2017
08/13/2017 Confirmed Ilves KooKoo
05/02/2015
05/02/2015 Confirmed HPK Ilves
05/17/2013
05/17/2013 Confirmed Greenville Road Warriors HPK
05/25/2010
05/25/2010 Confirmed New York Islanders New York Rangers

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Jyri Niemi Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2009, 2 #39 overall by SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2007, 1 #13 overall by Saskatoon Blades in the CHL Import Draft

Transactions
- 2010-05-25 • Traded to the New York Rangers for a 2010 6th round pick (later traded to Atlanta; Tanner Lane)

Memorable dates
- 2014-03-13 • Scored first Liiga goal against HIFK
- 2011-02-04 • Scored first AHL goal (assisted by T.Kundratek and C.Kolarik), vs. the Bridgeport Sound Tigers(M.Koskinen)
- 2010-11-19 • Scored first AHL assist point against the Springfield Falcons
- 2010-10-15 • Made AHL debut against the Albany Devils +/-: -1 PIM: 0 S: 4
- 2009-12-26 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster (Named captain)
- 2008-12-16 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster (Named vice-captain)
- 2007-09-26 • Scored first WHL points (1+2), goal (assisted by D.Hulak and W.Wintoneak), vs. the Moose Jaw Warriors(J.Perricone)
- 2007-09-21 • Made WHL debut against the Brandon Wheat Kings +/-: -1 PIM: 4

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