Niklas Friman

Niklas Friman (born August 30, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Ilves of the Liiga.

Playing career Friman made his SM-liiga debut playing with HC TPS during the 2011–12 SM-liiga season.

After splitting the 2021–22 season, between Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and former club HPK of the Liiga, Friman as a free agent signed his first contract in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), agreeing to a two-year contract with Brynäs IF on 13 May 2022.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10 TPS FIN U18 Q 9 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 2009–10 TPS FIN U18 26 5 10 15 4 — — — — — 2009–10 TPS FIN U20 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2010–11 TPS FIN U18 Q 5 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 2010–11 TPS FIN U18 11 6 4 10 2 11 1 1 2 2 2010–11 TPS FIN U20 26 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 2011–12 TPS FIN U18 43 13 17 30 20 — — — — — 2011–12 TPS SM-l 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 Kiekkohait FIN.3 3 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2012–13 TPS FIN U20 24 6 10 16 18 7 1 2 3 2 2012–13 TPS SM-l 26 2 3 5 8 — — — — — 2013–14 TPS FIN U20 8 1 4 5 12 — — — — — 2013–14 TPS Liiga 45 1 4 5 18 — — — — — 2014–15 TPS Liiga 50 0 4 4 24 — — — — — 2014–15 TUTO Hockey Mestis 7 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 2015–16 TPS Liiga 27 0 3 3 14 6 1 0 1 6 2016–17 HPK Liiga 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2016–17 JYP Liiga 45 3 6 9 10 15 1 3 4 4 2016–17 JYP–Akatemia Mestis 8 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 2017–18 HPK Liiga 53 3 7 10 14 — — — — — 2018–19 HPK Liiga 56 5 10 15 28 17 1 3 4 6 2019–20 HPK Liiga 58 6 9 15 22 — — — — — 2020–21 Jokerit KHL 26 1 5 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 2021–22 Jokerit KHL 43 5 11 16 10 — — — — — 2021–22 HPK Liiga 11 1 3 4 4 2 0 0 0 2 2022–23 Brynäs IF SHL 51 3 7 10 14 — — — — — 2023–24 Ilves Liiga 52 1 9 10 18 5 1 0 1 2 2024–25 Ilves Liiga 58 8 13 21 24 11 0 2 2 0 2025–26 HC Ajoie NL 31 1 2 3 2 — — — — — Liiga totals 484 30 71 101 186 56 4 8 12 20

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2022 Finland OG 5 0 1 1 0 2022 Finland WC 10 1 3 4 2 2023 Finland WC 7th 8 0 2 2 0 Senior totals 23 1 6 7 2