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Finland USA Viljami Nieminen
#71 Sport / Liiga - 23/24
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
Date of Birth
Dec 28, 2001
Position
F
Age
22
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Denver, CO, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Finland / USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Tappara
Contract
24/25+1

Grandfather: Esa Nieminen
Grandmother: Anne Nurmi
Father: Ville Nieminen
Cousin: Linnea Melotindos

© Photo: Riku Laukkanen

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Viljami Nieminen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 22* 15* 18* 33* 20* -* |
Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 18* 12* 15* 27* 6* -* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 2 -
2017-18 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 46* 15* 18* 33* 12* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -
2018-19 Tappara U18 “C” U18 SM-sarja 17* 11* 8* 19* 8* -* |
Sioux City Musketeers USHL 40* 5* 2* 7* 2* -9* |
2019-20 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 20* 9* 7* 16* 20* -* |
Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 31* 3* 9* 12* 16* -4* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020-21 Tappara U20 U20 SM-sarja 30* 3* 7* 10* 12* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 1
2021-22 Tappara U20 U20 SM-sarja 32* 10* 12* 22* 10* 5* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -1
Tappara Liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
KeuPa HT Mestis 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -7* |
2022-23 Tappara U20 U20 SM-sarja 24* 12* 22* 34* 14* 19* |
Tappara Liiga 13* 1* 1* 2* 0* -3* |
Sport Liiga 12* 1* 0* 1* 4* -10* |
2023-24 Sport Liiga 48* 3* 10* 13* 6* 1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
RoKi Mestis 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
Hermes Mestis 1* 0* 1* 1* 12* 1* |

Viljami Nieminen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2022-23 Tappara Champions HL 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |

Viljami Nieminen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 3 75* 5* 11* 16* 0.21* 10* -13* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -2 *
Mestis 2 9* 1* 2* 3* 0.33* 16* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 18* 12* 15* 27* 1.50* 6* -* | 1 4 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.75 * 2 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 22* 15* 18* 33* 1.50* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 83* 35* 33* 68* 0.82* 40* -* | 1 4 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.25 * 0 * - *
U20 SM-sarja (U20 SM-liiga) 4 117* 28* 50* 78* 0.67* 52* 22* | 3 5 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.40 * 0 * 0 *
USHL 1 40* 5* 2* 7* 0.18* 2* -9* | 0 * * * * * *

Viljami Nieminen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/09/2024
03/09/2024 Extension Sport Sport
01/26/2024
01/26/2024 Loan Sport Hermes
01/04/2024
01/04/2024 Loan Sport RoKi
12/14/2023
12/14/2023 Loan Sport RoKi
02/12/2023
02/12/2023 Confirmed Tappara Sport
01/22/2022
01/22/2022 Loan Tappara U20 KeuPa HT
07/05/2019
07/05/2019 Confirmed Sioux City Musketeers Tappara U20
10/25/2018
10/25/2018 Confirmed Tappara U18 Sioux City Musketeers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 13 #200 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Entry Draft