Emil Pieniniemi
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | March 2, 2005 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Kuopio, FIN | Height: | 6'2" |
| Nation: | Finland | Weight: | 175 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | Kingston Frontenacs | 2024 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHL Import Draft | 2023 | 1 | 10 | Kingston Frontenacs |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2023 | 3 | 91 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | D | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Wheeling Nailers | D | 2025-10-06 |
| Kärpät | Kingston Frontenacs | D | 2024-08-22 |
| Kärpät | Hermes | D | 2023-11-24 |
| Kärpät | Pittsburgh Penguins | D | 2023-07-14 |
| Kärpät U20 | Kärpät | D | 2022-12-30 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| U16 Pohjola Camp Roster | Finland | 2019-2020 |
| U16 Pohjola Camp All-Star Team | Finland | 2019-2020 |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Bronze Medal | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 2022-2023 |
| U18 SM-sarja Champion | U18 SM-sarja | 2022-2023 |
| Liiga Bronze Medal | Liiga | 2023-2024 |
| U20 WJC Silver Medal | U20 WJC | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | Kärpät U16 | U16 SM-sarja Q | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Kärpät U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Kärpät U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kärpät U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kärpät U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 34 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021-2022 | Finland U17 (all) | International-Jr | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Kärpät U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | Playoffs | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022-2023 | Kärpät U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 31 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 18 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Kärpät | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U18 | WJC-18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Kärpät U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Kärpät | Liiga | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | Playoffs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-2024 | Hermes | Mestis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 60 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 18 | Playoffs | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024-2025 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 35 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | |||||||||||
