Sami Niku is a defender from Finland who plays for Linköping HC in the SHL.

What team does Sami Niku play for?

Sami plays for Linköping HC in the SHL.

How tall is Sami Niku?

Sami Niku is 185 cm (6'1") tall.

How much does Sami Niku weigh?

Sami Niku weighs 88 kg (194 lbs).

When was Sami Niku born?

Sami Niku was born on 1996-10-10 in Haapavesi, FIN.

Sami Niku

#88 Linköping HC / SHL - 26/27

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Games	GP	G	A	TP	+/-
Last 5 games	5	0	0	0	-2
Last 10 games	7	0	1	1	-3

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Date of Birth: Oct 10, 1996
Age: 30
Place of Birth: Haapavesi, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: JYP
Position: D
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 27/28

Drafted: 2015 round 7 #198 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Agency: Premium
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Brothers: Juho Niku, Tomi Niku

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S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
10-11	JYP U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	9	1	2	3	4	-
10-11	JYP U16	U16 SM-sarja	25	1	5	6	10	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-
11-12	JYP U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	7	0	4	4	2	-
11-12	JYP U16	U16 SM-sarja	14	1	8	9	4	-	Playoffs	3	0	3	3	0	-
11-12	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	17	1	1	2	0	-
11-12	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	1	0	0	0	0	1
12-13	JYP U17	U17 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	7	1	4	5	2	-
12-13	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	2	1	3	0	-
12-13	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	0	8	8	22	-3	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	2	-3
12-13	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	1	1	2	4	-
12-13	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	6	1	1	2	2	-4
13-14	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	3	3	0	-
13-14	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	20	4	10	14	20	1
13-14	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	30	0	3	3	16	2
13-14	Finland U18	WJC-18	5	1	0	1	0	-3
13-14	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	20	3	5	8	6	-
14-15	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	39	3	22	25	24	8	Playoffs	6	0	5	5	4	2
14-15	JYP	Liiga	12	0	1	1	6	1
14-15	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	0	0	0	0	2
14-15	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	24	3	5	8	6	7
15-16	JYP	Liiga	38	4	7	11	2	2
15-16	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	7	0	2	2	4	1
15-16	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	1	2	2	3
15-16	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	17	2	3	5	8	9
16-17	JYP	Liiga	59	5	22	27	26	3	Playoffs	15	1	5	6	2	-1
17-18	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	1	1	0	1	0	0
17-18	Manitoba Moose	AHL	76	16	38	54	30	17	Playoffs	9	1	2	3	2	-1
18-19	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	30	1	3	4	2	0
18-19	Manitoba Moose	AHL	20	3	9	12	14	-6
19-20	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	17	0	5	5	12	-2
19-20	Manitoba Moose	AHL	18	3	11	14	12	-6
20-21	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	6	0	0	0	8	-3
21-22	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	13	0	6	6	2	3
21-22	Laval Rocket	AHL	36	2	11	13	14	3	Playoffs	15	0	11	11	10	2
22-23	JYP"A"	Liiga	54	9	33	42	26	7
22-23	Finland (all)	International	4	0	1	1	2	3
23-24	JYP	Liiga	37	11	26	37	24	-7
23-24	Ilves	Liiga	16	1	11	12	4	13	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	1
23-24	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	-3
24-25	EHC Kloten	NL	52	5	25	30	32	5	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	4	-8
25-26	Lausanne HC	NL	50	8	16	24	22	10	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0	0
25-26	Finland (all)	International	3	1	0	1	2	-1
26-27	Linköping HC	SHL	7	0	1	1	6	-3
26-27	Projected	SHL	52	0	7	7	45	-22

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S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
12-13	Finland U17	EYOF	3	0	1	1	2	7
13-14	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	1	1	2	4	-1
14-15	JYP	Champions HL	1	0	0	0	0	1
15-16	JYP	Champions HL	6	0	1	1	2	1
16-17	JYP	Champions HL	8	1	2	3	4	2
22-23	Finland	EHT	4	0	1	1	2	3
23-24	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	-3
25-26	Lausanne HC	Champions HL	6	0	1	1	0	-3
25-26	Finland	EHT	3	1	0	1	2	-1

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2026-2027

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Sami Niku — 2026-2027 Game Log
Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
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Sat 10/10		@
Thu 08/10		@
Sat 03/10		vs
Thu 01/10		vs
Sat 26/09		@

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Sami Niku — Career Totals
League	Regular Season								Postseason
League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	4	150	24	69	93	0.62	70	8	2	24	1	13	14	0.58	12	1
Champions HL	4	21	1	4	5	0.24	6	1	0
EHT	3	10	1	1	2	0.20	4	-1	0
EYOF	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	7	0
International	3	10	1	1	2	0.20	4	-1	0
International-Jr	5	68	9	14	23	0.34	22	13*	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	4	-1	0
Liiga	5	216	30	100	130	0.60	88	19	2	20	1	6	7	0.35	4	0
Mestis	3	76	3	27	30	0.39	44	11	1	6	0	5	5	0.83	4	2
NHL	5	67	2	14	16	0.24	24	-2	0
NL	2	102	13	41	54	0.53	54	15	2	15	0	4	4	0.27	4	-8
SHL	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	6	-3	0
U16 SM-sarja	2	39	2	13	15	0.38	14	-	2	6	0	3	3	0.50	0	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	2	16	1	6	7	0.44	6	-	0
U17 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	7	1	4	5	0.71	2	-
U18 SM-sarja	3	21	3	5	8	0.38	0	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	2	50	4	18	22	0.44	42	-2	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	2	-3
WHC-17	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	4	-	0
WJC-18	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	0	-3	0
WJC-20	2	12	1	1	2	0.17	2	5	0

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Sami Niku — Career Totals

League

AHL

150

Champions HL

EHT

EYOF

International

International-Jr

Ivan Hlinka Memorial

Liiga

216

100

130

Mestis

NHL

102

SHL

U16 SM-sarja

U16 SM-sarja Q

U17 SM-sarja

U18 SM-sarja

U20 SM-liiga

WHC-17

WJC-18

WJC-20

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Sami Niku — Awards by Season
Season	Awards by Season
2010-2011	U16 Huippu-Pohjola Camp Roster (JYP)
2012-2013	EYOF Gold Medal
2013-2014	Finland2 (Mestis) Most Points by U18 Junior (3)
2015-2016	U20 WJC Gold Medal
2016-2017	Liiga Bronze Medal
2017-2018	AHL All-Rookie Team AHL Best Defenseman (Eddie Shore Award) AHL First All-Star Team
2021-2022	AHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (11)
2023-2024	Liiga Most Assists by Defenseman (37) Liiga Most Points by Defenseman (49)

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Sami Niku — Transactions
Date	Status	From	To	Source
09/14/2026	Confirmed	Lausanne HC	Linköping HC	Details
04/30/2025	Confirmed	EHC Kloten	Lausanne HC	Details
03/28/2025	Confirmed	EHC Kloten	Unknown	Details
07/02/2024	Confirmed	Ilves	EHC Kloten	Details
01/22/2024	Confirmed	JYP	Ilves	Details
04/17/2023	Extension	JYP	JYP	Details
07/29/2022	Confirmed	Laval Rocket	JYP	Details
09/24/2021	Confirmed	Winnipeg Jets	Montréal Canadiens	Details
09/20/2021	Confirmed	Winnipeg Jets	Unknown	Details
10/29/2020	Extension	Winnipeg Jets	Winnipeg Jets	Details
05/15/2017	Confirmed	JYP	Winnipeg Jets	Details
12/23/2015	Extension	JYP	JYP	Details

Sami Niku Biography and Trivia

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #116 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #56 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING

Career transactions
- 2015-04-17 • Signed to a three-year contract extension with JYP

Career assingments
- 2015-2016 • Assigned to JYP-Akatemia by JYP
- 2014-2015 • Assigned to JYP-Akatemia by JYP
- 2013-2014 • Assigned to JYP-Akatemia by JYP U20

Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-22 • Scored first Liiga goal against Sport(Mika Järvinen)
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2014-12-22 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2014-10-02 • Scored first Liiga assist point against TPS
- 2014-09-16 • Made Liiga debut (vs. HPK) +/-: -1 PIM: 0 S: 2 TOI: 9:16 (AGE:17)
- 2014-04-16 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster
- 2012-12-10 • Selected to U17 World Hockey Challenge roster