Jyri Niemi
 Jyri Niemi 
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| Date of birth | June 15, 1990 |
| place of birth | Hämeenkyrö , Finland |
| size | 187 cm |
| Weight | 85 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
2008 , 3rd round, 72nd position New York Islanders |
| KHL Junior Draft |
2009 , 2nd round, 39th position SKA Saint Petersburg |
| Career stations | |
| until 2006 | Tappara Tampere |
| 2006-2007 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
| 2007-2010 | Saskatoon Blades |
| 2010-2013 | Connecticut Whale |
| 2011-2013 | Greenville Road Warriors |
| 2013-2015 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
| 2015-2017 | Ilves Tampere |
| 2017-2018 | KooKoo |
| since 2018 | Vaasan Sport |
Jyri Niemi (born June 15, 1990 in Hämeenkyrö ) is a Finnish ice hockey player who has been under contract with Vaasan Sport in the Liiga since March 2018 .
Career
Jyri Niemi began his career as a hockey player in the youth department of Tappara Tampere . For the 2006/07 season he left this and joined the A-Juniors from HPK Hämeenlinna . The defender then played for the Saskatoon Blades in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League for three years . During this period he was first selected in the NHL Entry Draft 2008 in the third round as a total of 72nd player by the New York Islanders and in the KHL Junior Draft 2009 in the second round as a total of 39th player from SKA Saint Petersburg . On May 25, 2010, the Islanders exchanged Niemis transfer rights for a six-round vote for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft of the New York Rangers . This was the first transfer between players from the two arch-rivals in almost 38 years. In the 2010/11 season , the Finn played for the farm team of Rangers, Connecticut Whale , 46 games in the American Hockey League , scoring three goals and providing six assists.
In the following two seasons Niemi was still active for the Whale, but was mostly used in the Greenville Road Warriors in the ECHL . After failing to establish himself in North America, he returned to HPK Hämeenlinna in Finland in May 2013.
International
For Finland , Niemi took part in the U20 World Junior Championships in 2009 and 2010 . He was assistant captain at the 2009 tournament, and team captain a year later.
Achievements and Awards
AHL statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Regular season | 1 | 46 | 3 | 6th | 9 | 22nd |
| Playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(Status: end of the 2010/11 season)
Web links
- Jyri Niemi at hockeydb.com (English)
- Jyri Niemi at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ rangers.nhl.com, Rangers get blueliner Niemi from Isles
- ↑ rangers.nhl.com, Rangers contract was worth Niemi's wait
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| SURNAME | Niemi, Jyri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hämeenkyrö , Finland |