Kristian Näkyvä
| Kristian Näkyvä | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
November 18, 1990 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Nashville Predators Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) Espoo Blues JYP Luleå HF | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Kristian Näkyvä (born November 18, 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Undrafted, Näkyvä played as a youth within the Espoo Blues organization. He made his professional debut in the 2008–09 with the Blues with 2 assists in 6 games. After three seasons with the Blues, Näkyvä signed with rivals JYP in search of regular playing time at the Liiga level on May 18, 2011.[1]
Näkyvä established himself within the blueline of JYP and after three seasons in which he won a Championship in 2012 and found a place in the international squad he opted to leave his native Finland and signed a three-year contract with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League on June 9, 2014.[2] In his debut season in Sweden in the 2014–15 season, Näkyvä was an instant success in co-leading the league in goals from the blueline with 10 and finishing 5th in scoring with 29 points.
Näkyvä performances gained NHL interest and after just one season with Luleå, he cut short his contract with the club to sign a one-year entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators on April 24, 2015.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | TuTo | Mestis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Jukurit | Mestis | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 55 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP-Akatemia | Mestis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | JYP | SM-l | 59 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | JYP | Liiga | 57 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Luleå HF | SHL | 55 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Liiga totals | 200 | 20 | 60 | 80 | 126 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
References
- ^ "JYP capture Nakyva from Blues". JYP. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Nakyva ready for Lulea" (in Swedish). Luleå Hockey. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Nashville Predators sign Kristian Nakyva to entry-level contract". Nashville Predators. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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External links
- Kristian Näkyvä career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Kristian Nakyva career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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