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Sami Niku

age28

posD

shotl

h6'1"

w194lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$750,000$750K

Term

1 Year

Expiry Status

UFA 2022 age 25

Sami Niku is an Unrestricted Free Agent. His last contract was 1 year, $750,000 with a cap hit of $750,000 per season with the Montreal Canadiens. It expired at the end of the 2021-22 season.

Profile

Draft Team

Round7

Pick198

Year2015

Agent Michael Curran

Birthdate Oct 10, 1996

Birthplace Haapavesi

Nationality Finland

UFA Year 2024

ELC Year 20

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $4,525,000

2024-25 Stats

Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$0 $0K	NL	EHC Kloten	52	5	25	30	32									Playoffs	9	0	1	1	0
2023-24	$0 $0K	Liiga	Ilves	16	1	11	12	4									Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
2023-24	$0 $0K	International	Finland (all)	3	0	0	0	0
2023-24	$0 $0K	EHT	Finland	3	0	0	0	0
2023-24	$0 $0K	Liiga	JYP	37	11	26	37	24
2022-23	$0 $0K	International	Finland (all)	4	0	1	1	2
2022-23	$0 $0K	EHT	Finland	4	0	1	1	2
2022-23	$0 $0K	Liiga	JYP	54	9	33	42	26
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	AHL	Laval Rocket	36	2	11	13	14									Playoffs	15	0	11	11	0
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	13	0	6	6	2	165	57.10	50.50	5.60	45.40	1.20		1.46
2020-21	$725,000 $725K	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	6	0	0	0	8	72	33.30	41.10	4.30	38.00	-5.50
2019-20	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	17	0	5	5	12	261	44.40	34.40	-12.80	43.90	-6.70		1.15
2019-20	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Manitoba Moose	18	3	11	14	12
2018-19	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	30	1	3	4	2	407	50.00	41.29	-3.83	43.99	-2.38	0.15	0.59
2018-19	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Manitoba Moose	20	3	9	12	14
2017-18	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	1	1	0	1	0	13	50.00	30.98	-9.40	49.76	4.68	4.59	4.59
2017-18	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Manitoba Moose	76	16	38	54	30									Playoffs	9	1	2	3	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	Champions HL	JYP	8	1	2	3	4									Playoffs	15	1	5	6	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	Liiga	JYP	59	5	22	27	26									Playoffs	15	1	5	6	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Finland U20	7	1	1	2	2
2015-16	$0 $0K	Mestis	JYP-Akatemia	7	0	2	2	4
2015-16	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	17	2	3	5	8
2015-16	$0 $0K	Champions HL	JYP	6	0	1	1	2
2015-16	$0 $0K	Liiga	JYP	38	4	7	11	2
2014-15	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Finland U20	5	0	0	0	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	Mestis	JYP-Akatemia	39	3	22	25	24									Playoffs	6	0	5	5	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	Champions HL	JYP	1	0	0	0	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	24	3	5	8	6
2014-15	$0 $0K	Liiga	JYP	12	0	1	1	6
2013-14	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	20	3	5	8	6
2013-14	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Finland U18	5	1	0	1	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	U18 SM-sarja	JYP U18	1	0	3	3	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	Mestis	JYP-Akatemia	30	0	3	3	16
2013-14	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	JYP U20	20	4	10	14	20
2013-14	$0 $0K	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Finland U18	4	1	1	2	4
2012-13	$0 $0K	EYOF	Finland U17	3	0	1	1	2
2012-13	$0 $0K	U17 SM-sarja	JYP U17	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	7	1	4	5	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	U18 SM-sarja	JYP U18	3	2	1	3	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	WHC-17	Finland U17	5	1	1	2	4
2012-13	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U17 (all)	6	1	1	2	2
2012-13	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	JYP U20	30	0	8	8	22									Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	U18 SM-sarja	JYP U18	17	1	1	2	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U16 (all)	1	0	0	0	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja	JYP U16	14	1	8	9	4									Playoffs	3	0	3	3	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja Q	JYP U16	7	0	4	4	2									Playoffs	3	0	3	3	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja	JYP U16	25	1	5	6	10									Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja Q	JYP U16	9	1	2	3	4									Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

09/24

2021

Niku, Sami

1yr

$750,000AAV

10/29

2020

Niku, Sami

2yrs

$725,000AAV

05/15

2017

Niku, Sami

3yrs

$775,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

07/24

2022

Niku, Sami

Niku has signed a contract with JYP Jyvaskyla of the Finnish Elite League, Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun reports.

01/27

2022

Niku, Sami

Niku cleared waivers and joined the taxi squad Thursday.

01/26

2022

Niku, Sami

The Canadiens placed Niku on waivers Wednesday.

01/1

2022

Niku, Sami

Niku recorded two assists in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers.

12/28

2021

Niku, Sami

Niku (not injury related) will suit up against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, per the NHL's media site.

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Contract History

2021-2022 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2022 UFA age 25

Signed On Sep 24 2021

Signing Agent Michael Curran

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	UFAage 25
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$425,000$425K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

$475K Guaranteed

2020-2022 Standard Contract

Terminated

term2yrs

value$1,450,000$1.45M

cap hit$725,000$725K

expiry 2022 RFA age 25

Signed On Oct 29 2020

Signing Agent Michael Curran

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.89%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$725,000$725K	$725,000$725K	RFAage 25
AAV	$725,000$725K	$725,000$725K
Base	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2017-2020 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,325,000$2.33M

cap hit$775,000$775K

expiry 2020 RFA age 23

Signed On May 15 2017

Signing Agent Michael Curran

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.03%

Signing Status age 20

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	RFAage 23
AAV	$916,667$917K	$916,667$917K	$916,667$917K
Base	$650,000$650K	$650,000$650K	$840,000$840K
Performance Bonuses	$182,500$183K	$182,500$183K	$60,000$60K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	$742,500$743K	$742,500$743K	$840,000$840K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

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