BirthOctober 101996

Sami Niku

Sami Niku, Finnish ice hockey player

30th anniversary in 2026

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In context

When
Thursday, October 10 199630 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
Anniversary
30th in 2026
Recorded from
Wikipedia “On this day” feed
Person
Sami Niku

At a glance

Born 1996-10-10.

Known as: ice hockey player. Citizenship: Finland.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Sami Niku is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). He was selected in the seventh round, 198th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2015 NHL entry draft.

Path and career

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2011–12 JYP FIN U18 17 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2012–13 JYP FIN U18 3 2 1 3 0 — — — — — 2012–13 JYP FIN U20 30 0 8 8 22 6 0 0 0 2 2013–14 JYP FIN U18 1 0 3 3 0 — — — — — 2013–14 JYP FIN U20 20 4 10 14 20 — — — — — 2013–14 JYP–Akatemia Mestis 30 0 3 3 16 — — — — — 2014–15 JYP–Akatemia Mestis 39 3 22 25 24 6 0 5 5 4 2014–15 JYP Liiga 12 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2015–16 JYP Liiga 38 4 7 11 2 — — — — — 2015–16…

Why this date

Sami Niku appears on our October 10 calendar for 1996 as a birth entry.

October 10 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1996Sami Niku
  2. 1998Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (1997–2003)
  3. 2002Iraq War
  4. 2004Murder of Huang Na
  5. 2007Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
  6. 2009Armenia
  7. 2010Netherlands Antilles
  8. 20152015 Ankara bombings
  9. 2018Hurricane Michael
  10. 2018National Fire and Rescue Administration
  11. 2022Ben Bernanke

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Everything we record for 1996 →

Sources

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Questions about this entry

When did Sami Niku happen?

October 10 1996 — 30 years ago, on a Thursday.

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