| Niko Snellman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | March 12, 1988 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Ilves | ||
| NHL Draft | 105th overall, 2006 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2009–2012 | ||
Niko Snellman (born March 12, 1988) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted 105th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Snellman played eleven games in the SM-liiga for Ilves during the 2009–10 SM-liiga season, registering one assist. He also played in Mestis for Lempäälän Kisa, Kiekko-Laser and Jokipojat.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Ilves | FIN U18 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ilves | FIN U18 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 64 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Regina Pats | WHL | 32 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Ilves | SM-liiga | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | LeKi | Mestis | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | LeKi | Mestis | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kiekko–Laser | Mestis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokipojat | Mestis | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Mestis totals | 48 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
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