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Finland Jarkko Näppilä
#27 Ilves / Liiga - 15/16
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jul 06, 1988
Position
D
Age
36
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ilves
Status
Retired

Näppilä is a physical defenceman. Strong, athletic and likes to play the body. Effective in front of the net and along the boards. Good with the puck and likes to support the forwards. His offensive eagerness can lead to breakaways and odd man rushes. (EP 2014)

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Jarkko Näppilä Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 21* 2* 4* 6* 2* -* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 0 -
2004-05 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 23* 0* 3* 3* 22* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
2005-06 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 5* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 8 -
Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 32* 0* 2* 2* 32* -10* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 0
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* 1* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 11* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
2006-07 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 32* 2* 13* 15* 141* 11* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 10 2
Ilves SM-liiga 17* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 1* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
2007-08 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 34* 3* 15* 18* 92* 9* |
Ilves SM-liiga 21* 0* 0* 0* 14* 0* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 2 -1
Suomi U20 Mestis 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* 1* |
2008-09 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Ilves SM-liiga 34* 0* 3* 3* 8* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 1
LeKi Mestis 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
2009-10 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 3* 0* 1* 1* 14* 2* |
Ilves SM-liiga 19* 1* 1* 2* 10* -3* | Relegation 3 0 1 1 4 2
LeKi Mestis 10* 2* 1* 3* 34* -5* |
2010-11 LeKi Mestis 46* 8* 16* 24* 95* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -2
2011-12 Jokipojat Mestis 37* 6* 17* 23* 61* -6* | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 20 0
2012-13 LeKi “C” Mestis 27* 11* 11* 22* 107* 8* |
Ilves SM-liiga 22* 1* 4* 5* 14* -2* | Relegation 3 0 1 1 2 0
2013-14 Ilves “C” Liiga 46* 6* 10* 16* 36* -16* |
2014-15 Ilves Liiga 40* 4* 10* 14* 18* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 6 -1
2015-16 Ilves Liiga 48* 0* 9* 9* 20* -12* |

Jarkko Näppilä Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Ilves Continental Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |

Jarkko Näppilä Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Continental Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 11* 1* 1* 2* 0.18* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 8 247* 12* 37* 49* 0.20* 120* -34* | 5 20 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.10 * 18 * 1 *
Mestis 7 132* 27* 47* 74* 0.56* 311* -5* | 2 15 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.40 * 20 * -2 *
U16 SM-sarja 1 21* 2* 4* 6* 0.29* 2* -* | 1 6 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 2 28* 0* 3* 3* 0.11* 28* -* | 2 8 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.50 * 10 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 105* 5* 32* 37* 0.35* 279* 13* | 2 8 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.50 * 12 * 2 *
WJC-18 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Jarkko Näppilä Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/17/2013
04/17/2013 Extension Ilves Ilves
01/17/2013
01/17/2013 Confirmed LeKi Ilves
07/12/2012
07/12/2012 Confirmed Jokipojat LeKi
05/16/2011
05/16/2011 Confirmed LeKi Jokipojat
08/31/2010
08/31/2010 Confirmed Ilves LeKi
Player Biography and Trivia


Memorable dates
- 2010-02-20 • Scored first Liiga goal (assisted by V.Snellman and J.Pellinen), vs. Pelicans (T.Nikkilä)
- 2006-11-30 • Made Liiga debut (vs. HIFK)
- 2006-04-11 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster