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Finland Niilopekka Muhonen
#25 Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL - 24/25
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Feb 28, 2006
Position
D
Age
18
Height
6'5" / 195 cm
Place of Birth
Kuopio, FIN
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
KalPa
Contract
-
NHL Rights
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars / Unsigned
Drafted
2024 round 5 #158 overall by Dallas Stars

Muhonen’s calling card is his skating ability – especially going forward – combined with the size and the physical edge. He’s capable of transporting the puck across the neutral zone, also using his feet to gap up early and aggressively to force breakups on top of the defensive blue line. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide

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Niilopekka Muhonen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2020-21 KalPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 18* 3* 10* 13* 12* -* |
KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 11* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
2021-22 KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 20* 1* 8* 9* 18* -* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 0 -
KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 16* 0* 2* 2* 4* -4* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 5* 0* 3* 3* 2* 4* |
2022-23 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 18* 1* 5* 6* 6* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -1
Finland U18 WJC-18 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* 3* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 21* 2* 3* 5* 4* -* |
2023-24 KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 3* 0* 1* 1* 18* -* | Relegation 6 2 7 9 10 -
KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 27* 4* 7* 11* 43* 8* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 2 1
JoKP Mestis 12* 0* 3* 3* 4* -2* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 10* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2024-25 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 44* 2* 8* 10* 45* 9* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Projected WHL 61* 3* 11* 14* 62* 12* |

Niilopekka Muhonen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2018-19 Finland Selects U13 WSI U13 6* 1* 2* 3* -* -* |
2022-23 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2023-24 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |

Niilopekka Muhonen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2 10* 1* 2* 3* 0.30* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 38* 2* 6* 8* 0.21* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Mestis 1 12* 0* 3* 3* 0.25* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 18* 3* 10* 13* 0.72* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 34* 3* 11* 14* 0.41* 36* -* | 2 13 3 * 8 * 11 * 0.85 * 10 * - *
U20 SM-sarja 3 61* 5* 14* 19* 0.31* 53* 1* | 2 6 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.50 * 2 * 0 *
WHL 1 44* 2* 8* 10* 0.23* 45* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U13 1 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niilopekka Muhonen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/27/2024
08/27/2024 Confirmed KalPa U20 Medicine Hat Tigers
01/26/2024
01/26/2024 Loan KalPa JoKP
04/18/2023
04/18/2023 Extension KalPa U20 KalPa
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2024, 1 #47 overall by Medicine Hat Tigers in the CHL Import Draft

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #196 by FCHockey

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #45 by TSN/Craig Button

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #126 by McKeen's Hockey

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #32 by NHL Central Scouting