Jesse Niinimäki

Jesse Niinimäki (born August 19, 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently a free agent. He was last under contract with the Nikko Icebucks of the Asia League Ice Hockey having signed for the team on July 20, 2017, but ultimately never played for the team. Niinimäki was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round (15th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Jesse Niinimäki
Born (1983-08-19) August 19, 1983
Tampere, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
team
Former teams
Free agent
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 2000present

Playing career

Niinimäki spent the 2004–05 season with the Edmonton Road Runners in the American Hockey League and Ilves, and 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 hired 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 the German DEL team Krefeld Pinguine. The tenure in Germany lasted for 9 games plus 2 games in the playoffs. After completion of the 2006–07 season Niinimäki returned to Luleå but was released during 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
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Ilves Jr. A 18 2 4 6 6
2001–02 Ilves Jr. A 27 9 23 32 54
2001–02 Ilves SM-l 16 2 4 6 4 3 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Ilves Jr. A 6 0 3 3 2
2002–03 Ilves SM-l 41 4 13 17 12
2002–03 Sport Mestis 2 0 1 1 10
2003–04 Ilves SM-l 10 3 3 6 2
2004–05 Ilves SM-l 18 4 4 8 8
2004–05 Edmonton Road Runners AHL 24 1 0 1 2
2005–06 Jokerit SM-l 34 4 8 12 14
2005–06 JYP SM-l 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 0 1 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-l 17 1 4 5 4
2008–09 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 8 1 1 2 8
2008–09 LeKi Mestis 2 1 0 1 0
2008–09 Ilves SM-l 24 4 2 6 18 3 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Ilves SM-l 55 14 20 34 36
2009–10 LeKi Mestis 3 1 2 3 0
2010–11 Ilves SM-l 57 17 32 49 20 6 1 5 6 2
2011–12 Ilves SM-l 40 3 29 32 16
2012–13 Ilves SM-l 27 2 9 11 4
2012–13 Pelicans SM-l 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 ITL 19 12 13 25 10 5 2 3 5 6
2016–17 Yunost Minsk BXL 39 7 34 41 22 13 2 3 5 4
Liiga totals 331 62 127 189 146 15 1 5 6 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Finland WJC 7 1 3 4 0
Junior totals 7 1 3 4 0

References

  1. "Jesse Niinimaki player biography". The Sports Network. February 3, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  2. JARI NIINIMÄKI - HAN SPETSADE AIK:s ANFALL I HÖSTSPURTEN 1986 at AIK official website, retrieved 12-12-2016 (in Swedish)
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Ales Hemsky
Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick
2002
Succeeded by
Marc Pouliot
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