83 Sami Niku Position: • : : 10/10/1996 : 28 : FIN : 6' 1" : 194 lbs Carolina in 2017 (6/162). : : 100% CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD MO OV 54 32 74 70 68 58 64 53 30 56 45 67 50 62 57 50 61 - 2018-19 Charlotte Checkers 54 14 32 46 4 31 8 1 4 1 115 12.2 21:01 2018-19 Hurricanes 19 0 5 5 -1 4 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 15:47 2019-20 Charlotte Checkers 71 6 35 41 19 33 3 0 0 1 113 5.3 20:37 2019-20 Hurricanes 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 17:03 2020-21 Charlotte Checkers 11 3 5 8 3 8 2 0 1 0 21 14.3 20:50 2020-21 Hurricanes 33 0 6 6 -3 16 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 14:45 2021-22 Charlotte Checkers 43 3 23 26 -2 26 2 0 0 1 58 5.2 20:34 2021-22 Syracuse Crunch 16 0 11 11 6 20 0 0 0 0 22 0.0 20:23 55 0 11 11 0 20 0 0 0 0 19 0.0 15:14 195 26 106 132 30 118 15 1 5 3 329 7.9 20:42 - 2018-19 Charlotte Checkers 5 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 5 0.0 21:28 2019-20 Charlotte Checkers 8 2 0 2 -3 0 0 0 0 10 20.0 21:29 2020-21 Charlotte Checkers 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34:02 2021-22 Syracuse Crunch 5 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 8 0.0 19:36 19 2 4 6 -3 10 0 0 0 23 8.7 21:38 - 2018-19 Charlotte Checkers 54 0 64 0 0 0 2018-19 Hurricanes 19 0 7 0 0 0 2019-20 Charlotte Checkers 71 0 83 0 0 0 2019-20 Hurricanes 3 0 3 0 0 0 2020-21 Charlotte Checkers 11 0 18 0 0 0 2020-21 Hurricanes 33 0 27 0 0 0 2021-22 Charlotte Checkers 43 0 56 0 0 0 2021-22 Syracuse Crunch 16 0 18 0 0 0 55 0 37 0 0 0 195 0 18 0 0 0 - 2018-19 Charlotte Checkers 5 0 5 0 0 0 2019-20 Charlotte Checkers 8 0 12 0 0 0 2020-21 Charlotte Checkers 1 0 1 0 0 0 2021-22 Syracuse Crunch 5 0 2 0 0 0 19 0 2 0 0 0 - 2018-19 Charlotte Checkers 54 783:40 14:30 131:35 02:26 220:08 04:04 1135:23 21:01 00:00 2018-19 Hurricanes 19 250:57 13:12 02:34 00:08 46:35 02:27 300:06 15:47 00:00 2019-20 Charlotte Checkers 71 1041:53 14:40 152:18 02:08 269:38 03:47 1463:49 20:37 00:00 2019-20 Hurricanes 3 43:02 14:20 00:00 00:00 08:08 02:42 51:10 17:03 00:00 2020-21 Charlotte Checkers 11 167:35 15:14 27:50 02:31 33:45 03:04 229:10 20:50 00:00 2020-21 Hurricanes 33 453:38 13:44 15:52 00:28 17:44 00:32 487:14 14:45 00:00 2021-22 Charlotte Checkers 43 638:04 14:50 121:34 02:49 124:51 02:54 884:29 20:34 00:00 2021-22 Syracuse Crunch 16 235:46 14:44 32:34 02:02 57:54 03:37 326:14 20:23 00:00 55 747:37 13:35 18:26 00:20 72:27 01:19 838:30 15:14 00:00 195 2866:58 14:42 465:51 02:23 706:16 03:37 4039:05 20:42 00:00 - 2018-19 Charlotte Checkers 5 72:59 14:35 13:23 02:40 20:59 04:11 107:21 21:28 00:00 2019-20 Charlotte Checkers 8 123:19 15:24 26:06 03:15 22:31 02:48 171:56 21:29 00:00 2020-21 Charlotte Checkers 1 28:38 28:38 01:56 01:56 03:28 03:28 34:02 34:02 00:00 2021-22 Syracuse Crunch 5 75:57 15:11 08:31 01:42 13:32 02:42 98:00 19:36 00:00 19 300:53 15:50 49:56 02:37 60:30 03:11 411:19 21:38 00:00 - 2018-19 Charlotte Checkers 54 48 81 31 5 0 0 1 2 2 4 2018-19 Hurricanes 19 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019-20 Charlotte Checkers 71 43 90 33 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 2019-20 Hurricanes 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020-21 Charlotte Checkers 11 23 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2020-21 Hurricanes 33 38 9 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021-22 Charlotte Checkers 43 79 34 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2021-22 Syracuse Crunch 16 32 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 55 46 13 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 195 225 240 118 10 0 0 2 4 7 5 - 2018-19 Charlotte Checkers 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019-20 Charlotte Checkers 8 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020-21 Charlotte Checkers 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021-22 Syracuse Crunch 5 12 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 29 18 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - : : : 2018-19 Charlotte Checkers 54 5 20 25 37 8 10 18 75 1 2 3 3 2018-19 Hurricanes 19 0 5 5 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2019-20 Charlotte Checkers 71 3 25 28 43 3 9 12 69 0 1 1 1 2019-20 Hurricanes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2020-21 Charlotte Checkers 11 1 4 5 9 2 1 3 12 0 0 0 0 2020-21 Hurricanes 33 0 6 6 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2021-22 Charlotte Checkers 43 1 16 17 28 2 7 9 30 0 0 0 0 2021-22 Syracuse Crunch 16 0 9 9 9 0 2 2 13 0 0 0 0 55 0 11 11 9 0 11 0 10 0 11 0 0 195 10 74 9 126 15 29 44 199 1 3 4 4 - : : : 2018-19 Charlotte Checkers 5 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2019-20 Charlotte Checkers 8 2 0 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2020-21 Charlotte Checkers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021-22 Syracuse Crunch 5 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 19 2 3 2 13 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 1 - 2018-19 Charlotte Checkers 54 0 0 0 2018-19 Hurricanes 19 0 0 0 2019-20 Charlotte Checkers 71 0 0 0 2019-20 Hurricanes 3 0 0 0 2020-21 Charlotte Checkers 11 0 0 0 2020-21 Hurricanes 33 0 0 0 2021-22 Charlotte Checkers 43 0 0 0 2021-22 Syracuse Crunch 16 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 195 0 0 0 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 $962,500 - - - - ? ? 1 [8/8/2022] - Sami Niku transferred overseas.[5/21/2022] - TRADE: Tampa Bay Lightning acquired Sami Niku and a 2022 4th round pick from the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2022 4th round pick.[12/30/2021] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent down to farm.[11/27/2021] - Sami Niku re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Hurricanes to a 2-year contract ($962,500 per season).[6/11/2021] - Sami Niku [Checkers] out day-to-day (Right Hip).[6/6/2021] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent down to farm.[5/11/2021] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent to pro.[5/10/2021] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent down to farm.[5/6/2021] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent to pro.[5/5/2021] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent down to farm.[3/31/2021] - Sami Niku [Hurricanes] was injured (Fractured Right Foot) and is out for 4-6 weeks.[1/4/2021] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent to pro.[12/11/2020] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent down to farm.[6/30/2020] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent to pro.[5/22/2020] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent down to farm.[5/17/2020] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent to pro.[12/18/2019] - Sami Niku [Checkers] out day-to-day (Right Foot).[12/8/2019] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent down to farm.[6/4/2019] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent to pro.[4/20/2019] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent down to farm.[3/13/2019] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent to pro.[3/11/2019] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent down to farm.[3/3/2019] - Sami Niku [Checkers] has been selected to the East for the 2019 AHL All-Star Classic![2/28/2019] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent to pro.[11/19/2018] - Sami Niku of Hurricanes was sent down to farm.[10/10/2018] - Sami Niku signed by the Hurricanes to a 3-year entry-level contract ($875,000 per season, $150,000 signing bonus).[8/9/2017] - Sami Niku was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes as the 162nd overall pick of the 2017 Entry Draft. 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