Niko Ojamäki (born 17 June 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for EHC Kloten of the National League.
| Niko Ojamäki | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
17 June 1995 Pori, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NL team Former teams |
EHC Kloten Ässät Linköping HC HC Vityaz Tappara | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career edit
Ojamäki made his Liiga debut playing with Ässät during the 2013–14 Liiga season.[1]
After establishing himself in the Liiga through four seasons with Ässät, Ojamäki left following the 2016–17 season, to sign an initial two-year contract with Tappara on May 29, 2017.[2]
Ojamäki played the 2020–21 season with Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), collecting 5 goals and 16 points in 48 regular season games. Leaving Sweden as a free agent, Ojamäki moved to the KHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Russian based, HC Vityaz, on 21 May 2021.[3]
On 23 June 2022, Ojamäki returned to the Liiga signing a one-year contract with former club, Tappara.[4]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Ässät | FIN U18 Q | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Ässät | FIN U18 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Ässät | Jr. A | 40 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ässät | FIN U18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ässät | Jr. A | 47 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ässät | Jr. A | 48 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ässät | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ässät | Jr. A | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ässät | Liiga | 54 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ässät | Liiga | 60 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ässät | Jr. A | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ässät | Liiga | 54 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Tappara | Liiga | 60 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Tappara | Liiga | 58 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Tappara | Liiga | 60 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Linköping HC | SHL | 48 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 48 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 351 | 88 | 74 | 162 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| SHL totals | 48 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 48 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 |
2022 Beijing | |
| World Championships | ||
| |
2019 Slovakia | |
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2021 Latvia | |
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Finland | IH18 | 
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC18 | 
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WC | 
|
10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WC |
|
8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Finland | OG |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "2013–14 Ässät player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Tappara announce player signings". Tappara (in Finnish). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Vityaz replenished with Finnish forward Ojamaki" (in Russian). HC Vityaz. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Niko Ojamaki" (in Finnish). Tappara. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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