Who is Topi Niemelä?

Topi Niemelä is a defender from Finland who plays for IF Björklöven in the SHL.

What team does Topi Niemelä play for?

Topi plays for IF Björklöven in the SHL.

How tall is Topi Niemelä?

Topi Niemelä is 183 cm (6'0") tall.

How much does Topi Niemelä weigh?

Topi Niemelä weighs 82 kg (181 lbs).

When was Topi Niemelä born?

Topi Niemelä was born on 2002-03-25 in Oulu, FIN.

Topi Niemelä

#7 IF Björklöven / SHL - 26/27

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Date of Birth: Mar 25, 2002
Age: 24
Place of Birth: Oulu, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kärpät
Position: D
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 26/27

Player Type: Puck-Moving Defenseman
Two-Way Defenseman
NHL Rights: Toronto Maple Leafs / Unsigned
Drafted: 2020 round 3 #64 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Agency: Premium
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He takes phenomenal care of the puck, can distribute through layers in the neutral zone, isn't afraid to use the centre of the ice, and just displays a high level of competence with the puck on his stick. Niemela smartly scans the ice with shoulder checks as he skates to collect the puck, then smartly and decisively acts in a way that quickly moves play in the other direction. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

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A mobile offensive defenseman, doesn’t hesitate whenever he has a chance to shoot.. needs to limit turnovers against intense forecheck
—Draftin Europe 2018

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
16-17	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	1	0	0	0	0	-
	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	2	2	4	6	0	-
17-18	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	4	6	6	12	0	-	Playoffs	4	2	3	5	0	-
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	36	2	7	9	36	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-
	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	11	2	8	10	10	-
18-19	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	1	5	6	18	-	Playoffs	1	0	1	1	0	-
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	39	1	7	8	16	12	Playoffs	11	1	3	4	2	8
	Finland U17	WHC-17	6	0	1	1	2	-
	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	12	0	3	3	4	-
	Finland U18	WJC-18	5	1	0	1	0	-2
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	16	2	3	5	18	-
19-20	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	1	1	0	1	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-2
	Kärpät	Liiga	43	1	6	7	8	4
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	9	0	4	4	2	-
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	9	0	4	4	2	-
20-21	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	6	1	3	4	0	0
	Kärpät	Liiga	15	0	4	4	2	3	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0	-1
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	2	6	8	6	4
21-22	Kärpät	Liiga	48	10	22	32	20	8	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	2	0
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	9	2	5	7	8	1
	Finland U20"A"	WJC-20	7	0	6	6	2	1
22-23	KärpätLoan	Liiga	58	8	10	18	12	0	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-3
	Toronto Marlies	AHL	6	1	1	2	0	0	Playoffs	7	2	3	5	2	4
	Finland (all)	International	2	0	0	0	0	-2
23-24	Toronto Marlies	AHL	68	8	31	39	43	3	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-1
24-25	Toronto Marlies	AHL	61	2	20	22	18	-11	Playoffs	2	0	2	2	0	2
25-26	Malmö Redhawks	SHL	52	4	14	18	14	-7	Playoffs	8	1	2	3	6	-5
	Finland (all)	International	5	0	2	2	0	3
26-27	IF Björklöven	SHL	-	-	-	-	-	-

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
19-20	Kärpät	Champions HL	4	0	2	2	2	1
	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	3	0	3	3	0	0
21-22	Finland U20 (all)"A"	WJC-20 Cancelled	2	1	0	1	4	6
22-23	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	-2
25-26	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	0

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2025-2026

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Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
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Tue 31/03		@
Sun 29/03		vs
Fri 27/03		vs
Wed 25/03		@
Mon 23/03		@

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	3	135	11	52	63	0.47	61	-8	3	12	2	5	7	0.58	4	5
Champions HL	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	2	1	0
EHT	2	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
Hlinka Gretzky Cup	1	3	0	3	3	1.00	0	0	0
International	2	7	0	2	2	0.29	0	1	0
International-Jr	4	66	6	27	33	0.50	44	1*	0
Liiga	4	164	19	42	61	0.37	42	15	3	13	0	3	3	0.23	6	-4
SHL	2	52	4	14	18	0.35	14	-7	1	8	1	2	3	0.38	6	-5
U16 SM-sarja	2	6	8	10	18	3.00	0	-	1	4	2	3	5	1.25	0	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	42	3	12	15	0.36	54	-	2	2	0	1	1	0.50	0	-
U20 SM-sarja (U20 SM-liiga)	3	46	2	11	13	0.28	16	13	2	12	1	3	4	0.33	2	6
WHC-17	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	2	-	0
WJC-18	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	0	-2	0
WJC-20	2	14	2	12	14	1.00	8	5	0
WJC-20 Cancelled	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	4	6	0

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Topi Niemelä Career Totals

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AHL

135

Champions HL

EHT

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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164

SHL

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U16 SM-sarja Q

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U20 SM-sarja

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WJC-20 Cancelled

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Topi Niemelä Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
2017-2018	U16 SM-sarja Silver Medal (Kärpät) U18 SM-sarja Bronze Medal
2018-2019	U17 WHC Silver Medal U18 SM-sarja Silver Medal U20 SM-liiga Champion
2020-2021	U20 WJC Best Defenseman U20 WJC Bronze Medal U20 WJC Most Assists by Defenseman (6) U20 WJC Most Goals by Defenseman (2) U20 WJC Most Points by Defenseman (8)
2021-2022	U20 WJC Silver Medal

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Topi Niemelä Biography and Trivia

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #40 by Elite Prospects
2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #37 by FCHockey
2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #47 by TSN/Craig Button
2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #42 by McKeen's Hockey
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