Niko Hovinen is a goaltender from Finland who plays for Tappara in the Liiga.

What team does Niko Hovinen play for?

Niko plays for Tappara in the Liiga.

How tall is Niko Hovinen?

Niko Hovinen is 200 cm (6'7") tall.

How much does Niko Hovinen weigh?

Niko Hovinen weighs 102 kg (225 lbs).

When was Niko Hovinen born?

Niko Hovinen was born on 1988-03-16 in Helsinki, FIN.

Niko Hovinen

#32 Tappara / Liiga - 26/27

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Date of Birth: Mar 16, 1988
Age: 38
Place of Birth: Helsinki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: GrIFK
Position: G
Height: 200 cm / 6'7"
Weight: 102 kg / 225 lbs
Catches: L
Contract: Sep 26th

Drafted: 2006 round 5 #132 overall by Minnesota Wild
Agency: Premium
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Brothers: Rami Hovinen & Miro Hovinen

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Niko Hovinen — Career Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season					Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	POST	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
03-04	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	13	1.48	.947	-	-	Playoffs	2	3.97	.861	-	-
03-04	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	5	2.95	.908	-	-
04-05	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	1.95	.936	-	-	Playoffs	4	2.20	.933	-	-
04-05	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	3.21	.906	-	-
04-05	Finland U17	WHC-17	2	4.50	.891	0	1-1-0
04-05	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	5	1.62	.950	-	-
05-06	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	3	2.27	.929	-	-
05-06	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	3.57	.889	-	-	Playoffs	4	3.60	.912	-	-
05-06	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	3.12	.919	-	-	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
05-06	Jokerit	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-
05-06	Suomi U20Loan	Mestis	1	4.02	.882	-	-
05-06	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	5	3.00	.903	-	-
06-07	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	27	2.71	.917	-	-	Playoffs	5	2.38	.917	-	-
06-07	Jokerit	SM-liiga	1	4.00	.871	0	0-1-0
06-07	Suomi U20Loan	Mestis	6	3.28	.896	-	-
07-08	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	22	2.74	.905	-	-	Playoffs	3	4.62	.890	-	-
07-08	Jokerit	SM-liiga	4	5.78	.833	0	0-1-0	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
07-08	Suomi U20Loan	Mestis	3	4.00	.897	-	-
08-09	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	13	1.99	.931	-	-	Playoffs	3	4.33	.895	-	-
08-09	Pelicans	SM-liiga	21	2.92	.896	2	7-12-1	Playoffs	1	15.72	.667	0	-
08-09	HeKiLoan	Mestis	1	5.81	.833	-	-
09-10	Pelicans	SM-liiga	18	2.67	.921	1	4-7-5
09-10	HeKiLoan	Mestis	10	2.65	.912	-	-
10-11	Pelicans	SM-liiga	49	2.58	.921	3	17-26-5	Relegation	4	1.45	.950	-	-
10-11	Finland	WC	0	-	-	-	-
11-12	PelicansLoan	SM-liiga	41	2.26	.921	5	21-13-6	Playoffs	8	2.30	.925	2	4-2-0
12-13	Trenton Titans	ECHL	16	3.14	.889	0	4-6-3
12-13	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL	10	2.94	.892	1	5-3-2	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
13-14	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	KHL	18	3.01	.916	0	2-13-1
13-14	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL	7	2.51	.921	0	1-4-0
13-14	Finland (all)	International	2	2.46	.898	-	-
14-15	EC Salzburg	EBEL	5	1.21	.955	2	4-0-0
14-15	Luleå HF	SHL	1	6.00	.692	0	0-1-0
14-15	Malmö Redhawks	HockeyAllsvenskan	9	2.32	.916	0	6-3-0	Qualification	12	2.38	.915	-	-
14-15	Finland (all)	International	0	-	-	-	-
15-16	Kärpät	Liiga	1	11.30	.500	0	0-0-0
15-16	Pelicans	Liiga	22	3.16	.881	1	5-9-3	Playoffs	4	1.99	.932	0	2-2-0
16-17	Medvescak Zagreb	KHL	5	5.38	.842	0	1-4-0
16-17	KalPa	Liiga	8	2.62	.912	0	4-2-2
16-17	KooKoo	Liiga	5	2.37	.917	0	0-3-2
16-17	Lausanne HC	NLA	1	3.00	.935	0	0-1-0
17-18	KalPa	Liiga	22	1.68	.937	5	12-7-3	Playoffs	6	2.51	.902	0	2-3-0
18-19	KalPa	Liiga	5	2.80	.881	0	1-2-2
18-19	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL	23	3.26	.905	0	8-15-0
19-20	Sport	Liiga	39	2.82	.892	1	8-22-6
20-21	Sport	Liiga	36	2.12	.920	4	15-13-6	Playoffs	2	3.50	.857	0	0-2-0
21-22	Sport	Liiga	18	2.19	.909	0	9-9-0
22-23	Sport	Liiga	20	2.64	.893	1	6-9-5
22-23	Tappara	Liiga	4	1.53	.915	1	3-1-0	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
23-24	HIFK	Liiga	22	1.81	.920	3	9-7-5	Playoffs	5	1.51	.941	1	3-2-0
24-25	HIFK	Liiga	32	2.34	.905	3	14-8-9	Playoffs	4	3.03	.871	0	0-4-0
25-26	HIFK	Liiga	14	3.44	.856	0	2-7-4
26-27	Tappara	Liiga	0	-	-	-	-

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Niko Hovinen — Tournament Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season					Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	POST	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
10-11	Finland	EHT	0	-	-	-	-
11-12	Finland	EHT	3	0.41	.979	-	-
13-14	Finland	EHT	2	2.46	.898	-	-
14-15	EC Salzburg	Champions HL	2	4.81	.873	0	1-1-0
14-15	Finland	EHT	0	-	-	-	-
17-18	KalPa	Champions HL	2	4.50	.833	0	1-0-0
25-26	HIFK	Spengler Cup	1	4.11	.862	0	0-1-0

Niko Hovinen Game Log

2026-2027

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Thu 24/09		@
Tue 22/09		vs
Sat 19/09		@

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Niko Hovinen — Career Totals
League	Regular Season						Postseason
League	Years	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Years	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	1	10	2.94	.892	1	5-3-2	1	0	-	-	-	-
Champions HL	2	4	4.34	.867	0	2-1-0	0
DEL	1	23	3.26	.905	0	8-15-0	0
EBEL (ICEHL)	1	5	1.21	.955	2	4-0-0	0
ECHL	1	16	3.14	.889	0	4-6-3	0
EHT	4	5	-	-	-	-	0
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	9	2.32	.916	0	6-3-0	1	12	2.38	.915	-	-
International	2	2	2.46	.898	-	-	0
International-Jr	3	15	-	-	-	-	0
KHL	2	30	3.31	.904	0	4-21-1	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	19	382	2.49	.909	30	137-159-64	10	34	2.41*	.912*	3*	11-15-0
Mestis	5	21	-	-	-	-	0
NLA (NL)	1	1	3.00	.935	0	0-1-0	0
SHL	1	1	6.00	.692	0	0-1-0	0
Spengler Cup	1	1	4.11	.862	0	0-1-0	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	13	1.48	.947	-	-	1	2	3.97	.861	-	-
U18 SM-sarja	2	28	-	-	-	-	2	8	-	-	-	-
U18 SM-sarja Q	1	3	2.27	.929	-	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	5	92	-	-	-	-	4	11	-	-	-	-
WC	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
WHC-17	1	2	4.50	.891	0	1-1-0	0

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Niko Hovinen — Career Totals

League

GAA

SV%

AHL

2.94

.892

Champions HL

4.34

.867

DEL

3.26

.905

EBEL

1.21

.955

ECHL

3.14

.889

EHT

HockeyAllsvenskan

2.32

.916

International

2.46

.898

International-Jr

KHL

3.31

.904

Liiga

382

2.49

.909

Mestis

NLA

3.00

.935

SHL

6.00

.692

Spengler Cup

4.11

.862

U16 SM-sarja

1.48

.947

U18 SM-sarja

U18 SM-sarja Q

2.27

.929

U20 SM-liiga

WHC-17

4.50

.891

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Niko Hovinen Career Highlights

Niko Hovinen — Awards by Season
Season	Awards by Season
2002-2003	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (Jokerit)
2006-2007	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2010-2011	World Championship Gold Medal
2011-2012	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2014-2015	HockeyAllsvenskan to SHL Promotion (Malmö) EBEL Champion
2017-2018	Liiga Best GAA (1.68) Liiga Best SVS% (.937)
2022-2023	Liiga Champion
2023-2024	Liiga Best GAA (1.81) Liiga Best SVS% (.920)

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Niko Hovinen — Transactions
Date	Status	From	To	Source
09/18/2026	Confirmed	HIFK	Tappara	Details
05/05/2025	Extension	HIFK	HIFK	Details
10/03/2024	Extension	HIFK	HIFK	Details
11/03/2023	Extension	HIFK	HIFK	Details
08/16/2023	Confirmed	Tappara	HIFK	Details
02/12/2023	Confirmed	Sport	Tappara	Details
03/23/2021	Extension	Sport	Sport	Details
12/21/2019	Extension	Sport	Sport	Details
10/07/2019	Confirmed	Iserlohn Roosters	Sport	Details
10/19/2018	Confirmed	KalPa	Iserlohn Roosters	Details
12/21/2017	Extension	KalPa	KalPa	Details
05/08/2017	Confirmed	Lausanne HC	KalPa	Details
02/07/2017	Confirmed	KooKoo	Lausanne HC	Details
01/25/2017	Confirmed	KalPa	KooKoo	Details
11/15/2016	Confirmed	Medvescak Zagreb	KalPa	Details
11/02/2016	Confirmed	Medvescak Zagreb	Unknown	Details
06/13/2016	Confirmed	Pelicans	Medvescak Zagreb	Details
09/25/2015	Confirmed	Kärpät	Pelicans	Details
09/07/2015	Extension	Kärpät	Kärpät	Details
08/13/2015	Confirmed	Malmö Redhawks	Kärpät	Details
01/28/2015	Confirmed	Luleå HF	Malmö Redhawks	Details
12/27/2014	Confirmed	EC Salzburg	Luleå HF	Details
12/15/2014	Confirmed	EC Salzburg	Unknown	Details
10/23/2014	Confirmed	Admiral Vladivostok	EC Salzburg	Details
11/22/2013	Confirmed	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	Admiral Vladivostok	Details
05/08/2013	Confirmed	Oklahoma City Barons	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	Details
01/25/2013	Confirmed	Philadelphia Flyers	Edmonton Oilers	Details
05/17/2011	Confirmed	Pelicans	Philadelphia Flyers	Details
01/27/2011	Extension	Pelicans	Pelicans	Details
03/17/2010	Extension	Pelicans	Pelicans	Details

Niko Hovinen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Jokerit U18
Cult/Star player for Pelicans