Niilopekka Muhonen
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | February 28, 2006 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Kuopio, FIN | Height: | 6'4" |
| Nation: | Finland | Weight: | 194 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | Medicine Hat Tigers | 2024 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHL Import Draft | 2024 | 1 | 47 | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2024 | 5 | 158 | Dallas Stars |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | D | Dallas Stars |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Stars | Medicine Hat Tigers | D | 2025-09-22 |
| Medicine Hat Tigers | Dallas Stars | D | 2025-07-01 |
| KalPa U20 | Medicine Hat Tigers | D | 2024-08-27 |
| KalPa | JoKP | D | 2024-01-26 |
| KalPa U20 | KalPa | D | 2023-04-18 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| U16 SM-sarja II All-Star Team | U16 SM-sarja | 2020-2021 |
| U16 Pohjola Camp Roster | Finland | 2021-2022 |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Bronze Medal | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 2022-2023 |
| WHL Champion | WHL | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | Finland Selects U13 | WSI U13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | KalPa U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 18 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | KalPa U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | KalPa U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | KalPa U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Finland U16 (all) | International-Jr | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | KalPa U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-2023 | Finland U18 | WJC-18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | KalPa U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023-2024 | KalPa U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 27 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 43 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023-2024 | JoKP | Mestis | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 60 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 45 | Playoffs | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024-2025 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Memorial Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 25 | ||||||
