Sami Niku

Born on: October 10, 1996
Birth place: Haapavesi, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 1" (185 cm) | 176 lb (80 kg)

Drafted by: Winnipeg Jets, 7. round (#198 overall), in 2015 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	19	2016	Team Finland	U20 World Championship	Helsinki, Finland
	20	2017	JYP Jyv�skyl�	Liiga	JYP Jyv�skyl� defeated HIFK Helsinki 6‑5 in the bronze medal game.
IIHF U20 World Championship Medals
Finnish Championship Medals

Last 5 NHL Games

		Overall						Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			Shots		Defensive		Faceoffs
Date	Game	Score	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	TOI	ES	PP	SH	ESG	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG	ESA	PPA	SHA	GWA	OTA	ESP	PPP	SHP	GWP	OTP	PPP%	G/60	A/60	P/60	ESG/60	ESA/60	ESP/60	PPG/60	PPA/60	PPP/60	SHOTS	SH%	HITS	BS	FOW	FOL	FO%
Nov 29, 2021	VAN @ MTL	(2-1)	0	0	0	0	0	16:21	13:14	3:07	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	1	2	0	0	0.00%
Dec 28, 2021	MTL @ TBL	(4-5)	0	1	1	0	1	12:59	8:48	4:11	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	4.621	4.621	0.000	6.818	6.818	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Dec 30, 2021	MTL @ CAR	(0-4)	0	0	0	0	0	15:07	11:19	3:41	0:07	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Jan 1, 2022	MTL @ FLA	(2-5)	0	2	2	0	2	20:40	17:47	1:24	1:29	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	5.806	5.806	0.000	6.748	6.748	0.000	0.000	0.000	2	0.0%	0	2	0	0	0.00%
Jan 12, 2022	MTL @ BOS	(1-5)	0	0	0	0	-2	18:33	17:03	0:00	1:30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	3	0.0%	1	2	0	0	0.00%
	GAME LOG

Regular Season

Stripe: Rows Seasons
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2013‑14	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	17	30	0	3	3	16	2	0	0
2014‑15	JYP Jyv�skyl�	Liiga	18	12	0	1	1	6	1	0	0	0	0.0
2014‑15	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	18	39	3	22	25	24	8	1	1
2015‑16	JYP Jyv�skyl�	Liiga	19	38	4	7	11	2	2	1	0	1	4.5
2016‑17	JYP Jyv�skyl�	Liiga	20	59	5	22	27	26	3	2	0	3	2.5
2017‑18	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	21	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	50.0
2017‑18	Manitoba Moose	AHL	21	76	16	38	54	30	17	10	0	1	11.5
2018‑19	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	22	30	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	5.3
2018‑19	Manitoba Moose	AHL	22	20	3	9	12	14	-6	1	0	0	7.9
2019‑20	Manitoba Moose	AHL	23	18	3	11	14	12	-6	0	0	0	15.8
2019‑20	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	23	17	0	5	5	12	-2	0	0	0	0.0
2020‑21	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	24	6	0	0	0	8	-3	0	0	0	0.0
2021‑22	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	25	13	0	6	6	2	3	0	0	0	0.0
2021‑22	Laval Rocket	AHL	25	36	2	11	13	14	3	0	0	0	4.7
2022‑23	JYP Jyv�skyl�	Liiga	26	54	9	33	42	26	7	4	0	1	3.8
2023‑24	JYP Jyv�skyl�	Liiga	27	37	11	26	37	24	-7	7	0	2	8.7
2023‑24	Ilves Tampere	Liiga	27	16	1	11	12	4	13	0	0	1	2.8
	Liiga Totals			216	30	100	130	88	19	14	0	8	4.3
	AHL Totals			150	24	69	93	70	8	11	0	1	10.0
	Mestis Totals			69	3	25	28	40	10	1	1
	NHL Totals			67	2	14	16	24	-2	0	0	0	3.1

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2014‑15	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	18	6	0	5	5	4	2	0	0
2016‑17	JYP Jyv�skyl�	Liiga	20	15	1	5	6	2	-1	1	0	0	1.7
2017‑18	Manitoba Moose	AHL	21	9	1	2	3	2	-1	0	0	0	10.0
2021‑22	Laval Rocket	AHL	25	15	0	11	11	10	2	0	0	0	0.0
2023‑24	Ilves Tampere	Liiga	27	5	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0.0
	AHL Totals			24	1	13	14	12	1	0	0	0	4.0
	Liiga Totals			20	1	6	7	4	0	1	0	0	1.4
	Mestis Totals			6	0	5	5	4	2	0	0

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Finland - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2013	16	4	1	1	2	4	-1	1	0	0
Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2014	17	5	1	0	1	0	-3	0	0	0	16.7
Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2015	18	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2016	19	7	1	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	14.3
U20 World Championship Totals		12	1	1	2	2	5	0	0	0	14.3
U18 World Championship Totals		5	1	0	1	0	-3	0	0	0	16.7
Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals		4	1	1	2	4	-1	1	0	0

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2012	15	3	1	0	1	2	-1	1	0	0	16.7
Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2013	17	4	0	2	2	4	-2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2014	17	4	1	1	2	2		1	0	0
Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2014	17	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2014	18	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Team Finland - U19 5‑Nations 2015	18	4	2	2	4	2	2	0	1	0	28.6
Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2015	18	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2015	18	5	1	1	2	0		0	0	0
Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2015	19	3	0	1	1	6	3	0	0	0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Swiss Ice Hockey Games 2022	26	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Beijer Hockey Games 2023	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2023	27	3	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0
U20 National Team Totals		21	2	5	7	10	6	1	0	0
EHT Totals		7	0	1	1	0	-2	0	0	0
U18 National Team Totals		4	0	2	2	4	-2	0	0	0	0.0
U19 National Team Totals		4	2	2	4	2	2	0	1	0	28.6
U17 National Team Totals		3	1	0	1	2	-1	1	0	0	16.7