Jesse Niinimäki
Finnish ice hockey player (born 1983)
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Jesse Niinimäki (born August 19, 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. Niinimäki was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round, 15th overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
| Jesse Niinimäki | |||
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| Born |
August 19, 1983 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Ilves Edmonton Road Runners Jokerit JYP Jyväskylä Luleå HF Krefeld Pinguine HC Davos HPK HDD Olimpija Ljubljana Lahti Pelicans Amur Khabarovsk Brynäs IF HC Fassa Yunost Minsk | ||
| NHL draft |
15th overall, 2002 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2018 | ||
Playing career
Niinimäki spent the 2004–05 season with the Edmonton Road Runners in the American Hockey League (AHL) and Ilves, then signed with Jokerit for the 2005–06 season. After a disappointing fall season, Niinimäki was released from his contract with Jokerit in January 2006 and signed by JYP for the rest of the season.[1]
After the 2005–06 season, Niinimäki moved to Sweden and played for Elitserien side Luleå HF in 37 games. Niinimäki also played for Deutsche Eishockey Liga team Krefeld Pinguine. His tenure in Germany lasted for nine regular season and two playoff games. After the 2006–07 season, Niinimäki returned to Luleå HF but was released in September 2007. Niinimäki was acquired by Swiss Nationalliga A team HC Davos, but in January 2008, he returned to HPK.
Personal life
He is the son of former Finnish international footballer, Jari Niinimäki.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Tappara | FIN U18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ilves | FIN U18 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Ilves | FIN U18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 27 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 41 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Sport | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Edmonton Road Runners | AHL | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 34 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | JYP | SM-liiga | 19 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Luleå HF | SEL | 37 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Luleå HF | SEL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Davos | NLA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HPK | SM-liiga | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | AUT | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | LeKi | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 55 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | LeKi | Mestis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 57 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 47 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Pelicans | SM-liiga | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Pelicans | Liiga | 50 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ilves | Liiga | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | LeKi | Mestis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Fassa | ITA | 19 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 39 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Liiga totals | 441 | 79 | 169 | 248 | 176 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||||
