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Finland Niko Huuhtanen
#88 Syracuse Crunch / AHL - 24/25
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Jun 26, 2003
Position
RW/LW
Age
21
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Blues
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$867,500 Powered by
NHL Rights
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning / Signed
Drafted
2021 round 7 #224 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning

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Niko Huuhtanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 22* 23* 37* 60* 42* -* |
Blues U18 Akatemia U18 SM-sarja 12* 2* 2* 4* 38* -* |
2018-19 Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 10* 8* 14* 22* 12* -* |
Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja 5* 2* 7* 9* 2* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 12 -
Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 37* 6* 20* 26* 61* -* | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 16 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 6* 3* 1* 4* 2* -* |
2019-20 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
Kiekko-Espoo U20 U20 SM-liiga 48* 18* 16* 34* 54* 3* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 1* 3* 4* 8* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 15* 1* 8* 9* 43* -* |
2020-21 Tappara U20 U20 SM-sarja 37* 20* 14* 34* 73* 12* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 0
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 3* 5* 4* 3* |
2021-22 Everett Silvertips WHL 65* 37* 40* 77* 85* 20* | Playoffs 5 5 5 10 10 6
2022-23 Jukurit Liiga 48* 17* 13* 30* 72* -3* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 2* 1* 3* 4* -1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 4* 6* 10* 12* 5* |
2023-24 Jukurit Liiga 52* 19* 27* 46* 46* 2* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 33 -2
Syracuse Crunch AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 -4
Finland (all) International 4* 2* 1* 3* 0* 3* |
2024-25 Syracuse Crunch AHL 16* 7* 3* 10* 17* 5* |
Projected AHL 72* 32* 14* 46* 77* 23* |

Niko Huuhtanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Western Canada Selects U13 WSI U13 8* 4* 11* 15* 4* -* |
Blues Selects QC Int PW 2* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2016-17 Finland Selects U14 WSI U14 7* 3* 7* 10* 16* -* |
2022-23 Jukurit Champions HL 7* 3* 1* 4* 8* 1* |
2023-24 Finland EHT 4* 2* 1* 3* 0* 3* |

Niko Huuhtanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 16* 7* 3* 10* 0.63* 17* 5* | 1 4 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.50 * 2 * -4 *
Champions HL 1 7* 3* 1* 4* 0.57* 8* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 31* 8* 15* 23* 0.74* 57* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 2 100* 36* 40* 76* 0.76* 118* -1* | 1 6 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.50 * 33 * -2 *
QC Int PW 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 5* 2* 7* 9* 1.80* 2* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 12 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 32* 31* 51* 82* 2.56* 54* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 50* 9* 23* 32* 0.64* 99* -* | 1 4 1 * 3 * 4 * 1.00 * 16 * - *
U20 SM-sarja (U20 SM-liiga) 2 85* 38* 30* 68* 0.80* 127* 15* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * 0 *
WHC-17 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 1 65* 37* 40* 77* 1.18* 85* 20* | 1 5 5 * 5 * 10 * 2.00 * 10 * 6 *
WJC-18 1 7* 2* 3* 5* 0.71* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U13 1 8* 4* 11* 15* 1.88* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U14 1 7* 3* 7* 10* 1.43* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niko Huuhtanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/15/2024
05/15/2024 Confirmed Jukurit Tampa Bay Lightning
06/23/2022
06/23/2022 Confirmed Everett Silvertips Jukurit
07/20/2021
07/20/2021 Confirmed Tappara Everett Silvertips
05/19/2021
05/19/2021 Extension Tappara U20 Tappara
03/27/2020
03/27/2020 Confirmed Kiekko-Espoo U20 Tappara
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2021, 1 #2 overall by Everett Silvertips in the CHL Import Draft

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #156 by FCHockey

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #49 by NHL Central Scouting