Person in history
Sami Niku
Sami Niku, Finnish ice hockey player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1996 · October 10
- Age this year
- 30No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- ice hockey player. Citizenship: Finland
- Born
- 30th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
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.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1996.
- July 18Saguenay flood
- May 11ValuJet Flight 592
- June 15The Troubles
- December 29Guatemala
- November 7NASA
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1996Ross ColtonSeptember 11
- 1996Colin FordSeptember 12
- 1996Batuhan Altıntaş (footballer)March 14
- 1996Adin HillMay 11
- 1996Faker (gamer)May 7
- 1996MyKayla SkinnerDecember 9
- 1996Esteban OconSeptember 17
- 1996Sigrid (singer)September 5
Sources
Cite this page
“Sami Niku”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/sami-niku, accessed October 25, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Sami Niku
When was Sami Niku born?
October 10 1996.
How old would Sami Niku be today?
30 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on October 10?
Geno Smith, Mariana Pajón, Josh Giddey and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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