| Niklas Friman | |
| Team: | Ilves |
| League: | Liiga |
| Former Teams: | HC TPS HPK JYP Jyväskylä Jokerit Brynäs IF |
| Position: | Defence |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 194 |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 30 August 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Rauma, Finland |
| Ntl Team: | FIN |
| Career Start: | 2012 |
Niklas Friman (born August 30, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Ilves of the Liiga.
Friman made his SM-liiga debut playing with HC TPS during the 2011–12 SM-liiga season.[1]
After splitting the 2021–22 season, between Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and former club HPK of the Liiga, Friman as a free agent signed his first contract in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), agreeing to a two-year contract with Brynäs IF on 13 May 2022.[2]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | TPS | FIN U18 Q | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | TPS | FIN U18 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | TPS | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | FIN U18 Q | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | FIN U18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | FIN U20 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | TPS | FIN U18 | 43 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| TPS | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2011–12 | Kiekkohait | FIN.3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | TPS | FIN U20 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| TPS | SM-l | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2013–14 | TPS | FIN U20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| TPS | Liiga | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| TPS | Liiga | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| TUTO Hockey | Mestis | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| TPS | Liiga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||
| HPK | Liiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2016–17 | JYP | Liiga | 45 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| JYP–Akatemia | Mestis | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| HPK | Liiga | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| HPK | Liiga | 56 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||
| HPK | Liiga | 58 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Jokerit | KHL | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jokerit | KHL | 43 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| HPK | Liiga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Brynäs IF | SHL | 51 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Ilves | Liiga | 52 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Liiga totals | 426 | 22 | 58 | 80 | 162 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Finland | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Finland | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||||