Kristian Näkyvä

Kristian Näkyvä (born 18 November 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Kristian Näkyvä
Born (1990-11-18) 18 November 1990
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Örebro HK
Espoo Blues
JYP
Luleå HF
Milwaukee Admirals
Linköpings HC
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present

Playing career

Undrafted, Näkyvä played as a youth within the Espoo Blues organization. He made his professional debut in the 2008–09 with the Blues with 2 assists in 6 games. After three seasons with the Blues, Näkyvä signed with rivals JYP in search of regular playing time at the Liiga level on 18 May 2011.[1]

Näkyvä established himself within the blueline of JYP and after three seasons in which he won a Championship in 2012 and found a place in the international squad he opted to leave his native Finland and signed a three-year contract with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League on 9 June 2014.[2] In his debut season in Sweden in the 2014–15 season, Näkyvä was an instant success in co-leading the league in goals from the blueline with 10 and finishing 5th in scoring with 29 points.

Näkyvä performances gained NHL interest and after just one season with Luleå, he cut short his contract with the club to sign a one-year entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators on 24 April 2015.[3] In the 2015–16 season, Näkyvä was assigned to the American Hockey League with affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. Unable to earn a recall to the Predators, Näkyvä appeared in 69 games for 10 points.

On 18 May 2016, Näkyvä opted to leave the Predators organization after one season to return to Sweden in signing a two-year contract with Linköping HC of the SHL.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 Espoo Blues SM-l 60222 —————
2009–10 Espoo Blues SM-l 70004 —————
2009–10 TuTo Mestis 50000 —————
2010–11 Espoo Blues SM-l 160118 —————
2010–11 Jukurit Mestis 160778 —————
2010–11 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 50226 —————
2011–12 JYP SM-l 557162320 130554
2011–12 JYP-Akatemia Mestis 22132 —————
2012–13 JYP SM-l 596222852 111346
2013–14 JYP Liiga 577192640 61232
2014–15 Luleå HF SHL 5510192942 91346
2015–16 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 69191032 30002
2016–17 Linköpings HC SHL 508152338 60112
2017–18 Linköpings HC SHL 522242632 74156
2018–19 Örebro HK SHL 516212738 20000
2019–20 Örebro HK SHL 398122034 —————
Liiga totals 200206080126 302101212
SHL totals 2473491125184 24551014

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Finland WJC 5th 6 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 6 0 1 1 2
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References
  1. "JYP capture Nakyva from Blues". JYP. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  2. "Nakyva ready for Lulea" (in Swedish). Luleå Hockey. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. "Nashville Predators sign Kristian Nakyva to entry-level contract". Nashville Predators. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. "Kristian Nakyva ready for Linkoping" (in Swedish). Linköping HC. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.


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