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Markus Niemelainen

#56

age27

posD

shotl

h6'6"

w190lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$762,500$763K

Term

2 Years

Expiry Status

UFA-Group6 2024 age 26

Qualifying Offer

$813,750$814K

Markus Niemelainen is an Unrestricted Free Agent (Group 6). His last contract was 2 years, $1,525,000 with a cap hit of $762,500 per season . It expired at the end of the 2023-24 season.

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Draft Team

Round3

Pick63

Year2016

Agent Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond

Birthdate Jun 8, 1998

Birthplace Kuopio

Nationality Finland

UFA Year 2025

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $1.33M

Eisbären Berlin

(DEL)

GP40

PPG0.18

PIM35

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP43

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.02

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.00

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Eisbären Berlin

(DEL)

GP40

PPG0.18

PIM35

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP43

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.02

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.00

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	26		Champions HL	Eisbären Berlin	4	1	0	1	2								Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2024-25	26		DEL	Eisbären Berlin	40	1	6	7	35								Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2023-24	25	$762,500 $763K	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	35	1	4	5	18								Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2022-23	24	$762,500 $763K	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	23	0	0	0	4	210	55.60	50.80	-0.50	48.00	-0.80
2022-23	24	$762,500 $763K	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	30	2	5	7	18								Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2021-22	23	$817,500 $818K	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	20	0	1	1	4	232	35.30	41.50	-12.60	47.40	-6.60	0.26
2021-22	23	$817,500 $818K	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	34	2	6	8	12								Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2020-21	22	$817,500 $818K	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	21	2	4	6	6
2020-21	22	$817,500 $818K	Liiga	Ässät	14	0	3	3	35
2019-20	21		Liiga	Ässät	55	1	6	7	42
2018-19	20		Liiga	HPK	50	1	4	5	8								Playoffs	18	0	2	2	0
2017-18	19		U20 SM-sarja	HPK U20	0	0	0	0	0								Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
2017-18	19		Spengler Cup	HPK	3	0	0	0	0
2017-18	19		International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	9	0	1	1	4
2017-18	19		Mestis	LeKi	1	0	0	0	0
2017-18	19		Liiga	HPK	42	1	2	3	24
2016-17	18		International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	8	1	0	1	6
2016-17	18		OHL	Saginaw Spirit	59	3	6	9	40
2015-16	17		WJC-18	Finland U18	7	0	1	1	6
2015-16	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Finland U18	5	0	2	2	6
2015-16	17		OHL	Saginaw Spirit	65	1	26	27	28								Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2014-15	16		International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	12	0	0	0	2
2014-15	16		WJC-18	Finland U18	7	0	0	0	0
2014-15	16		EYOF	Finland U17	3	0	3	3	2
2014-15	16		WHC-17	Finland U17	6	1	0	1	2
2014-15	16		U18 SM-sarja	HPK U18	4	0	2	2	0
2014-15	16		International-Jr	Finland U17 (all)	14	1	3	4	6
2014-15	16		U20 SM-sarja	HPK U20	39	2	14	16	28								Playoffs	12	0	5	5	0
2013-14	15		U16 SM-sarja	Tappara U16	10	0	4	4	4
2013-14	15		U16 SM-sarja Q	Tappara U16	1	1	1	2	0
2013-14	15		International-Jr	Finland U16 (all)	11	1	4	5	6
2013-14	15		U18 SM-sarja	Tappara U18	40	3	11	14	14								Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2012-13	14		U17 SM-sarja	HPK U17	1	0	0	0	0								Playoffs	9	2	3	5	0
2012-13	14		U18 SM-sarja	HPK U18	0	0	0	0	0								Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0
2012-13	14		U16 SM-sarja	HPK U16	31	3	6	9	10
2012-13	14		U16 SM-sarja Q	HPK U16	9	3	8	11	8
2011-12	13		U16 SM-sarja	HPK U16	8	0	4	4	4
NHL Totals					43	0	1	1
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Signings & Trades

03/10

2022

Niemelainen, Markus

2yrs

$762,500

Cap Hit

04/30

2020

Niemelainen, Markus

2yrs

$817,500

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

10/13

2023

Niemelainen, Markus

Niemelainen was put on waivers by Edmonton on Friday.

04/26

2023

Niemelainen, Markus

Niemelainen was recalled from AHL Bakersfield on Wednesday.

01/16

2023

Niemelainen, Markus

Niemelainen was reassigned to AHL Bakersfield on Monday.

12/16

2022

Niemelainen, Markus

Niemelainen was summoned by Edmonton on Friday.

11/25

2022

Niemelainen, Markus

Niemelainen was reassigned to AHL Bakersfield on Friday.

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Contract History

2022-2024 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,525,000$1.53M

cap hit$762,500$763K

expiry 2024 UFA-Group6 age 26

Signed On Mar 10 2022

Signing Agent Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond

Signed By

Signing GM Ken Holland

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Qualifying Offer $813,750$814K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$762,500$763K	$762,500$763K	UFA-Group6age 26
AAV	$762,500$763K	$762,500$763K
Base	$750,000$750K	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$300,000$300K	$775,000$775K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

$350K Guaranteed

2020-2022 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,635,000$1.64M

cap hit$817,500$818K

expiry 2022 RFA age 24

Signed On Apr 30 2020

Signing Agent Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond

Signed By

Signing GM Ken Holland

% Cap Contract Start 1.00%

Signing Status age 22

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$817,500$818K	$817,500$818K	RFAage 24
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	$132,500$133K	$82,500$83K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$792,500$793K	$842,500$843K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

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