Topi Niemelä
| Topi Niemelä | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
25 March 2002 Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team | Oulun Kärpät | ||
| NHL Draft |
64th overall, 2020 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Topi Niemelä (born 25 March 2002) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga.[1] He was drafted 64th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, ranking within the top ten of European skaters.[2][3]
International play[]
At the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Niemelä led all defensemen in points, accumulating two goals and six assists on the way to winning the Bronze Medal with Team Finland.[4][5] After the end of the tournament, he was named Best Defenceman by the IIHF Directorate.[6]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | Oulun Kärpät | Jr. A | 39 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 43 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Oulun Kärpät | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 43 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Finland
| ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2021 Canada | |
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | U17 | 
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Finland | U18 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WJC | 
|
7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Topi Niemelä player profile". eliteprospects.com. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Kournianos, Steve (July 31, 2019). "NHL Draft 2020 prospect rankings: Preseason top 62 players on next year's big board". sportingnews.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Morreale, Mike G. (June 22, 2019). "Lafreniere headlines 2020 NHL Draft prospects". NHL.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "IIHF - Statistics 2021 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ^ "IIHF - Lundell leads Finns to bronze". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ^ "IIHF - Zegras named MVP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 2002 births
- Finnish ice hockey defencemen
- Living people
- Oulun Kärpät players
- Sportspeople from Oulu
- Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
- Finnish ice hockey defenceman stubs