Finnish ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Niklas Friman (born August 30, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Ilves of the Liiga.
Playing career
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
Regular season and playoffs
|
|
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
|
Liiga totals
|
426
|
22
|
58
|
80
|
162
|
45
|
4
|
6
|
10
|
20
|
International
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
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