Jesse Niinimäki

Jesse Niinimäki
Born	August 19, 1983 (1983-08-19) (age 28) Tampere, FIN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
FNL team Former teams	Ilves HC Davos Luleå HF
NHL Draft	15th overall, 2002 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2000–present

Jesse Niinimäki (born August 19, 1983 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward.

Niinimäki played four seasons for Ilves in the Finnish SM-liiga, and was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall. He spent the 2004–05 season with the Edmonton Road Runners and Ilves, and signed with Jokerit for the 2005–06 season. After a disappointing fall season, Niinimäki was released from his contract with Jokerit in January 2006, and hired by JYP for the rest of the season. After the 2005–06 season, Niinimäki moved to Sweden and played for Elitserien side Luleå HF in 37 games. Niinimäki also played for the German DEL team Krefeld Pinguine. The tenure in Germany lasted for 9 games plus 2 games in the playoffs. After completion of the 2006–07 season Niinimäki returned to Luleå but was released during September 2007. Niinimäki was acquired by Swiss Nationalliga A team HC Davos, but in January 2008 he returned to HPK.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Ilves	SM-l		16	2	4	6	4		3	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Ilves	SM-l		41	4	13	17	12		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Sport	Mestis		2	0	1	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Ilves	SM-l		10	3	3	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Edmonton Road Runners	AHL		24	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Ilves	SM-l		18	4	4	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Jokerit	SM-l		34	4	8	12	14		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	JYP	SM-l		19	6	8	14	12		3	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Luleå HF	SEL		37	7	8	15	20		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		9	4	9	13	4		2	0	1	1	0
2007–08	Luleå HF	SEL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HC Davos	NLA		5	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HPK	FNL		17	1	4	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HK Ljubljana Olimpija	Aust		8	1	1	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Ilves	FNL		24	4	2	6	18		3	0	0	0	0
SM-liiga totals				179	28	46	74	74		9	0	0	0	0

External links

• Bio at TSN.ca
• Jesse Niinimäki's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Ales Hemsky

Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick 2002

Succeeded by Marc Pouliot

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Name	Niinimaki, Jesse
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Date of birth	August 19, 1983
Place of birth	Tampere, FIN
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