Eetu Mäkiniemi

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Eetu Mäkiniemi
Born (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 22)
Vantaa, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Ilves
NHL Draft 104th overall, 2017
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2018–present

Eetu Mäkiniemi (born 19 April 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract to the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 104th overall by the Hurricanes in the fourth round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[]

Europe[]

As a youth, Mäkiniemi played minor hockey for Kiekko-Vantaa before playing junior hockey for Jokerit. He represented Jokerit U20 in 2016–17 and 2017–18 for the Junior Club World Cup (JCWC).[1]

Mäkiniemi was transferred to Kiekko-Vantaa for the 2018–19 Mestis season, however, he was out for part of the season with a hip injury.[2]

In April 2019, Ilves signed Mäkiniemi to a two-year contract with a one-year extension option.[3] On 28 December 2019, he made his Liiga debut in a 2–1 win against KooKoo.[4] On 28 November 2020, he recorded his first Liiga shutout against KalPa with 24 shots saved.[5]

North America[]

On 1 May 2021, the Carolina Hurricanes signed Mäkiniemi to a two-year entry-level contract.[6] Makiniemi in his first 14 appearances for the Hurricanes' AHL affiliate in Chicago posted a sparking 11-2-1 mark with a .922 save percentage and two shutouts, and he yielded two goals or less nine times, including a 41-save performance at Milwaukee on Oct. 22 to earn a 3-2 win in his AHL debut.

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2016–17 Jokerit Jr. A 26 — — — — — — 2.68 .914 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Jokerit Jr. A 35 — — — — — — 3.03 .916 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Jokerit Jr. A 1 — — — — — — 9.00 .735 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 13 4 7 2 773 38 1 2.92 .905 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 KOOVEE Mestis 26 14 4 8 1592 80 1 3.01 .908 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Ilves Liiga 7 2 0 4 352 9 0 1.53 .936 — — — — — — — —
2020–21 Ilves Liiga 34 13 14 7 2039 88 2 2.59 .907 5 1 4 298 15 0 3.02 .915
Liiga totals 41 15 14 11 2391 97 2 2.43 .911 5 1 4 298 15 0 3.02 .915

Awards and honors[]

Award Year
Mestis
Best Goaltender 2019–20
Second All-Star Team 2019–20

References[]

  1. ^ "Eetu Mäkiniemi at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  2. ^ "Ilveksen nuorella torjujalla huima startti uralle – taustalla kova nousu: "En uskonut, että homma lähtee käyntiin näin hyvin"". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. ^ "Kolppanen, Maalahti ja lupaavia nuoria Ilvekseen − Rautiainenkin jää Tampereelle". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  4. ^ Gynther, Mikko (2019-12-28). "Ilveksen maalilla debytoinut nuori lupaus häikäisi heti ja otti Dostalista mallia – Takana on vaikea viime kausi: "Olen tosi ylpeä itsestäni"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  5. ^ "Game logs | #38 Mäkiniemi, Eetu | Liiga". old.liiga.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  6. ^ "Canes Sign Kochetkov and Makiniemi". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

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