Jesse Niinimäki
| Jesse Niinimäki | |||
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| Born |
August 19, 1983 Tampere, FIN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SM-liiga team Former teams |
Ilves HC Davos Luleå HF Lahti Pelicans | ||
| NHL Draft |
15th overall, 2002 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Jesse Niinimäki (born August 19, 1983) is a Finnish ice hockey forward. He Currently plays with Ilves in the Finnish Liiga. Niinimäki was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round (15th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Niinimäki spent the 2004–05 season with the Edmonton Road Runners 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. 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.
Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Ilves | SM-l | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | Edmonton Road Runners | AHL | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ilves | SM-l | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | FNL | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Ljubljana Olimpija | Aust | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ilves | FNL | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ilves | FNL | 55 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010-11 | Ilves | FNL | 57 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2011-12 | Ilves | FNL | 40 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 331 | 62 | 127 | 189 | 146 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||
External links
- Jesse Niinimäki's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Bio at TSN.ca
- Jesse Niinimäki's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Ales Hemsky |
Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick 2002 |
Succeeded by Marc Pouliot |