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MARKUS NIEMELÄINEN

June 8, 1998  (28 yrs)
Kuopio, FI

Defenseman  (Shoot left)
6'5"  (200 LBS)

Entry drafts	KHL - 2015 R3 #63 RIGA DINAMO NHL - 2016 R3 #63 EDMONTON OILERS
NHL earnings	$ 3 160 000

STATS

MARKUS NIEMELÄINEN

PER SEASON		SEASONS						PLAYOFFS
PER SEASON		GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-	GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-
2014-15	WJC-18 - FI	7	-	-	-	-	-2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015-16	OHL - SPI	65	1	26	27	28	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
	WJC-18 - FI	7	-	1	1	6	+1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	OHL - SPI	59	3	6	9	40	-5	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-21	AHL - CON	21	2	4	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	NHL - EDM	20	-	1	1	4	-5	-	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - CON	34	2	6	8	12	+4	3	-	-	-	-	-1
2022-23	NHL - EDM	23	-	-	-	4	+3	-	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - CON	30	2	5	7	18	+4	2	-	-	-	-	-3
2023-24	AHL - CON	35	1	4	5	18	+2	2	-	-	-	-	-3
PER LEAGUE		SEASONS						PLAYOFFS
PER LEAGUE		GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-	GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-
NHL		43	-	1	1	8	-2	-	-	-	-	-	-
AHL		120	7	19	26	54	+10	7	-	-	-	-	-7
OHL		124	4	32	36	68	-5	4	-	-	-	-	-
WJC-18		14	-	1	1	6	-1	-	-	-	-	-	-

NHL SALARIES

MARKUS NIEMELÄINEN

NHL	AGE	SALAIRE	CAP HIT	TOTAL
2 years · $ 1 635 000
2020-21	22	792 500	817 500	792 500
2021-22	23	842 500	817 500	1 635 000
2 years · $ 1 525 000
2022-23	24	750 000	762 500	2 385 000
2023-24	25	775 000	762 500	3 160 000
TOTAL			3 160 000	3 160 000

TRANSACTIONS

MARKUS NIEMELÄINEN

April 30, 2020

Markus Niemeläinen signed a new deal with the Edmonton Oilers

March 10, 2022

Markus Niemeläinen signed a new deal with the Edmonton Oilers

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