Niko Ojamäki

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Niko Ojamäki

| image =

| caption =

| image_size = 225px

| team = EHC Kloten

| league = NL

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| former_teams = Ässät
Linköping HC
HC Vityaz
Tappara

| position = Right Wing

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 183

| shoots = Right

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|06|17}}

| birth_place = Pori, Finland

| draft =

| ntl_team = Finland

| career_start = 2013

| career_end =

}}

Niko Ojamäki (born 17 June 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for EHC Kloten of the National League.

Playing career

Ojamäki made his Liiga debut playing with Ässät during the 2013–14 Liiga season.{{cite web| url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=49&year0=2014&status=stats | publisher = Eliteprospects.com | title = 2013–14 Ässät player statistics | date = 2014-05-06 | accessdate = 2014-05-06}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://www.tappara.fi/liiga/tappara-julkaisi-lukuisia-pelaajahankintoja/ | title = Tappara announce player signings | website = Tappara | date = 2017-05-29 | accessdate = 2017-05-29 | language = Finnish}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://hcvityaz.ru/news.php/?detail=80917 | title = Vityaz replenished with Finnish forward Ojamaki | publisher = HC Vityaz | language = Russian | date = 21 May 2021 | accessdate = 21 May 2021}}

On 23 June 2022, Ojamäki returned to the Liiga signing a one-year contract with former club, Tappara.{{cite web| url = https://www.tappara.fi/fi-fi/article/uutiset/niko-ojamaki-palaa-tapparaan/4993/ | title = Niko Ojamaki | publisher = Tappara | date = 23 June 2022 | accessdate = 23 June 2022 | language = Finnish}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2011–12

| Ässät

| FIN U18 Q

| 3

| 5

| 1

| 6

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Ässät

| FIN U18

| 7

| 6

| 3

| 9

| 2

| —

2011–12

| Ässät

| Jr. A

| 40

| 7

| 15

| 22

| 8

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Ässät

| Jr. A

| 48

| 20

| 23

| 43

| 6

| 11

| 5

| 2

| 7

| 0

2013–14

| Ässät

| Liiga

| 5

| 0

| —

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| 2014–15

| Ässät

| Jr. A

| 5

| 4

| 0

| 4

| 0

| —

2014–15

| Ässät

| Liiga

| 54

| 8

| 6

| 14

| 4

| 2

| 0

| 2

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| 2015–16

| Ässät

| Liiga

| 60

| 16

| 17

| 33

| 6

| —

2015–16

| Ässät

| Jr. A

| 2

| 4

| 1

| 5

| 0

| 3

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Tappara

| Liiga

| 58

| 23

| 14

| 37

| 4

| 11

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 2

2019–20

| Tappara

| Liiga

| 60

| 19

| 16

| 35

| 6

| —

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| 2020–21

| Linköping HC

| SHL

| 48

| 5

| 11

| 16

| 6

| —

2021–22

| HC Vityaz

| KHL

| 48

| 29

| 14

| 43

| 6

| —

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! colspan="3" | Liiga totals

! 351

! 88

! 74

! 162

! 34

! 32

! 5

! 4

! 9

! 6

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | SHL totals

! 48

! 5

! 11

! 16

! 6

! —

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | KHL totals

! 48

! 29

! 14

! 43

! 6

! —

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=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2012

| Finland

| IH18

| {{silver2}}

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 0

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| 2013

| Finland

| WJC18

| {{bronze3}}

| 7

| 0

| 2

2015

| Finland

| WJC

| 7th

| 5

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019

| Finland

| WC

| {{gold1}}

| 10

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 2

2021

| Finland

| WC

| {{silver2}}

| 8

| 0

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022

| Finland

| OG

| {{gold1}}

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 17

! 0

! 1

! 4

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 19

! 1

! 6

! 7

! 2

References

External links

{{icehockeystats}}

Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players

Category:Finnish ice hockey right wingers

Category:Linköping HC players

Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Finland

Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic gold medalists for Finland

Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey

Category:Tappara players

Category:HC Vityaz players

Category:Ice hockey people from Pori

Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen