He has been nothing short of awesome this season, his first in North America.The kid sniped 16 goals, added 38 assists and posted a plus-17 rating for the Manitoba Moose this season.
Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. Picked 198th overall in 2015, Niku built his skating and puck-moving skills over three seasons in the top Finnish league with JYP Jyvaskyla. Please try againPostmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles.
It’s not easy but I played those 30 games last year and it helped a lot.“Every player is a little bit better and faster and I need to make every decision faster. The recent signings of Andrew Copp and Neal Pionk have left Winnipeg without much wiggle room under the salary cap when you consider the … Canucks desperate for another signature bounce-back performance All Rights Reserved.
JetsTV Copyright © 1999-2020 True North Sports + Entertainment and the National Hockey League. There’s not much doubt now whether he’ll be ready.The NHL has largely moved away from the big, nasty, but immobile defenders who dominated the game in years past. Martin, Komarov score as Islanders beat Flyers to take series lead Ustawa o pracownikach samorządowych,prac. Hockey Diversity Alliance presents potential next steps to NHL players “I think I’m not guy who is nervous.
A toe drag is an insult on the ice to the defender. I’m excited to get going.”What both players have on their side is a taste of the NHL.“It was a pretty good season,” Niku said of 2018-19. He battled injuries while bouncing between Manitoba and Winnipeg again in 2019-20.WinnipegJets.com is the official web site of the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club. You’re not ready for the glow up of the century with this one". Niku, a defenseman from Haapavesi, Finland, made his debut in Liiga, Finland's top pro league, in 2014-15, then was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the seventh round (No. All rights reserved. I can really feel it in my skating.“Specifically in the D-zone, I need to be much stronger.”Niku, a seventh-round draft pick in 2015, isn’t the only player who has had a cup of NHL coffee looking for increased time with the big club this season.Another such player is Tucker Poolman, who played 24 regular-season games and two playoff games in 2017-18 but suffered through an injury-plagued season last year with the Moose.He played only 43 games and had five goals and 20 assists.“Every year I feel like I have an opportunity to try to prove myself,” said Poolman, a 26-year-old who was a fifth-round draft pick in 2013.“This year there’s things in the organization and guys leaving so there may be more opportunity.
He handled himself really well.