Niklas Friman
| Niklas Friman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 30, 1993 Rauma, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Ilves HC TPS HPK JYP Jyväskylä Jokerit Brynäs IF | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Niklas Friman (born August 30, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Ilves of the Liiga.
Playing career
[edit]Friman made his SM-liiga debut playing with HC TPS during the 2011–12 SM-liiga season.[1]
After splitting the 2021–22 season, between Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and former club HPK of the Liiga, Friman as a free agent signed his first contract in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), agreeing to a two-year contract with Brynäs IF on 13 May 2022.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | TPS | FIN U18 Q | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | TPS | FIN U18 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | TPS | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | FIN U18 Q | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | FIN U18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | FIN U20 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | TPS | FIN U18 | 43 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | TPS | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kiekkohait | FIN.3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | TPS | FIN U20 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | TPS | SM-l | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | TPS | FIN U20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | TPS | Liiga | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | TPS | Liiga | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | TUTO Hockey | Mestis | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | TPS | Liiga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | HPK | Liiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | JYP | Liiga | 45 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | JYP–Akatemia | Mestis | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HPK | Liiga | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HPK | Liiga | 56 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | HPK | Liiga | 58 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Jokerit | KHL | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Jokerit | KHL | 43 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HPK | Liiga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 51 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Ilves | Liiga | 52 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ilves | Liiga | 58 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | HC Ajoie | NL | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 484 | 30 | 71 | 101 | 186 | 56 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2022 Beijing | |
| World Championships | ||
| 2022 Finland | |
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Finland | OG |  |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WC | |
10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Finland | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "2011–12 HC TPS player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. April 3, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Finnish National Team defenseman Niklas Friman signs with BIF" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Niklas Friman at Olympedia
- Niklas Friman at Olympics.com
- Niklas Friman at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
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