Nikolas Matinpalo

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Nikolas Matinpalo
Born (1998-10-05) October 5, 1998 (age 26)
Espoo, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Belleville Senators  (AHL)
Ilves
Ässät
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present

Nikolas Matinpalo (born October 5, 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). [1]

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Playing career

Matinpalo made his Liiga debut with Ilves during the 2018–19 Liiga season. [2]

Following the 2022–23 season, his sixth year in the Liiga, Matinpalo was signed as an undrafted free agent to a one-year, entry-level contract with the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators on 26 May 2023. [3] Matinpalo attended the 2023 Senators training camp but did not make the team. He was assigned to Ottawa's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Belleville Senators, to begin the 2023–24 season. [4] After injuries to Thomas Chabot and Erik Brännström, Matinpalo was recalled by Ottawa on 28 October. [5] Matinpalo played in his first NHL game the same day, a 5–2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. [6] He was returned to Belleville after four games with Ottawa on 10 November. [7] Matinpalo spent the rest of the season with Belleville and appeared in the Calder Cup playoffs with them. On 20 June 2024 Matinpalo signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with Ottawa. [8]

Matinpalo passed through waivers, going unclaimed, and was assigned to Belleville to start the 2024–25 season. [9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2016–17 Blues Jr. A 331673720110
2017–18BluesJr. A52714215940002
2018–19 Ilves Liiga 302461070004
2018–19 KOOVEE Mestis 20000—————
2019–20 IlvesLiiga3301147—————
2019–20 KOOVEEMestis1312310—————
2020–21 IlvesLiiga110006—————
2020–21 KOOVEEMestis10110—————
2020–21 Ässät Liiga3012318—————
2021–22 ÄssätLiiga5044820—————
2022–23 ÄssätLiiga5179162080444
2023–24 Belleville Senators AHL 67410142670004
2023–24 Ottawa Senators NHL 40000—————
Liiga totals205142034121150448
NHL totals40000—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2023 Finland WC 7th81230
Senior totals81230

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References

  1. ↑ Tiira, Jaakko (May 25, 2023). "Nyt tärähti! Leijonien komeetta solmi NHL-sopimuksen kesken MM-turnauksen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tilastot #52 Matinpalo, Nikolas". Liiga. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Sens ink defenceman Nikolas Matinpalo to a one-year, entry-level contract". Ottawa Senators. May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ottawa Senators assign eight players to Belleville Sens". Belleville Senators. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Senators recall Tyler Kleven, Nikolas Matinpalo, place Thomas Chabot on LTIR". Sportsnet. October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ Baines, Tim (October 28, 2023). "Joonas Korpisalso stands tall, Ottawa Senators make most of chances in win over Pittsburgh Penguins". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Senators' Nikolas Matinpalo: Returned to AHL". CBS Sports. November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ D'Amico, Sydney (June 20, 2024). "Matinpalo back for more". Ottawa Senators. Retrieved June 20, 2024– via NHL.com.
  9. ↑ Pronman, Corey; Dayal, Harman (October 4, 2024). "NHL waiver tracker: Best players on the wire throughout 2024-25 preseason". The Athletic. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
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