Kristian Näkyvä

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

Kristian Näkyvä
Born	(1990-11-18) 18 November 1990 (age 34) 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	Timrå IK Espoo Blues JYP Luleå HF Milwaukee Admirals Linköpings HC Örebro HK HC Davos
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.^{[citation needed]}

Näkyvä's 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.^{[citation needed]}

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		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008–09	Espoo Blues	SM-l		6	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Espoo Blues	SM-l		7	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	TuTo	Mestis		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Espoo Blues	SM-l		16	0	1	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Jukurit	Mestis		16	0	7	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis		5	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	JYP	SM-l		55	7	16	23	20		13	0	5	5	4
2011–12	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis		2	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	JYP	SM-l		59	6	22	28	52		11	1	3	4	6
2013–14	JYP	Liiga		57	7	19	26	40		6	1	2	3	2
2014–15	Luleå HF	SHL		55	10	19	29	42		9	1	3	4	6
2015–16	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		69	1	9	10	32		3	0	0	0	2
2016–17	Linköpings HC	SHL		50	8	15	23	38		6	0	1	1	2
2017–18	Linköpings HC	SHL		52	2	24	26	32		7	4	1	5	6
2018–19	Örebro HK	SHL		51	6	21	27	38		2	0	0	0	0
2019–20	Örebro HK	SHL		39	8	12	20	34		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Örebro HK	SHL		39	3	13	16	49		9	2	1	3	4
2021–22	Örebro HK	SHL		36	6	12	18	18		8	0	2	2	6
2022–23	Örebro HK	SHL		52	7	29	36	53		13	1	5	6	6
2023–24	HC Davos	NL		49	6	22	28	18		2	1	0	1	25
Liiga totals				200	20	60	80	126		30	2	10	12	12
SHL totals				374	50	145	195	304		54	8	13	21	30

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