Niko Huuhtanen

Niko Huuhtanen (born 26 June 2003) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for EHC Biel of the National League. He was selected in the seventh round, 224th overall in the 2021 NHL entry draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Playing career Huuhtanen played junior hockey with Blues, Tappara, and Everett Silvertips. In June 2022, he signed a two-year senior contract with Jukurit. He made his SM-liiga debut for Jukurit on September 14, 2022, against KooKoo. In June 2023, Huuhtanen won the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy awarded to the best rookie of the season in SM-liiga. On November 11, 2023, Huuhtanen made his debut in Finland men's national ice hockey team, scoring on his debut.

On 17 May 2024, Huuhtanen signed his three-year entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning, who had selected him in the seventh round of the 2021 NHL entry draft.

On 3 December 2025, the Lightning and Huuhtanen mutually terminated his contract; he subsequently signed with EHC Biel of the Swiss National League on 5 December.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2019–20 Kiekko-Espoo U20 48 18 16 34 54 — — — — — 2020–21 Tappara U20 37 20 14 34 73 2 1 0 1 0 2021–22 Everett Silvertips WHL 65 37 40 77 85 5 5 5 10 10 2022–23 Jukurit Liiga 48 17 13 30 72 — — — — — 2023–24 Jukurit Liiga 52 19 27 46 46 6 0 3 3 33 2023–24 Syracuse Crunch AHL — — — — — 4 0 2 2 2 2024–25 Syracuse Crunch AHL 51 8 12 20 47 1 0 0 0 0 2025–26 Syracuse Crunch AHL 5 0 3 3 10 — — — — — 2025–26 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — Liiga totals 100 36 40 76 118 6 0 3 3 33

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2019 Finland U17 7th 5 1 3 4 8 2021 Finland U18 4th 7 2 3 5 4 2023 Finland WJC 5th 5 2 1 3 4 Junior totals 17 5 7 12 16