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Jani Nyman

Position	Left Wing / Right Wing	Current Team	Seattle Kraken
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	3 years
Height	6'2"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	212	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	22
Age	21 (July 30, 2004)	Expiry Status	RFA
Drafted	2022, Round 2, Overall 49 (SEA)

News and Opinions

Are the Seattle Kraken a playoff contender in 2025-26? at Sound of Hockey (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
Kraken Notebook – Grubauer staying, RFA updates, Dev Camp thoughts, and more! at Sound of Hockey (Mon Jul 7, 2025)
2024-25 Seattle Kraken Player Grades – Forwards at WonderPens (Tue Jun 17, 2025)
3 Trade Destinations for Sabres Winger JJ Peterka at Sabres Noise (Thu Jun 5, 2025)
Firebirds’ playoff run ends early: What went wrong and what’s next at Kraken Chronicle (Tue May 13, 2025)
Can a silent Jani Nyman ignite the Firebirds before it’s too late? at Kraken Chronicle (Mon May 5, 2025)
Firebirds dispatch Calgary, but is their biggest test still ahead? at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Apr 28, 2025)
Triple-OT thriller sets the tone as Firebirds chase Calgary hat-trick at Kraken Chronicle (Thu Apr 24, 2025)
Leadership shuffle could be the spark the Kraken need at Kraken Chronicle (Wed Apr 23, 2025)
Firebirds eye redemption as playoffs arrive at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Apr 21, 2025)
Where the Kraken stand in the expansion race to relevance at Kraken Chronicle (Thu Apr 17, 2025)
Can Jani Nyman spark Coachella Valley’s Calder Cup dream? at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Apr 14, 2025)
Playoff bound again: Firebirds seek to rewrite their finals heartache at Kraken Chronicle (Tue Apr 8, 2025)
Did the Kraken just add a new chapter to a budding rivalry? at Kraken Chronicle (Thu Apr 3, 2025)
Kakko reaches new heights but Kraken can’t climb past Stars at Kraken Chronicle (Tue Apr 1, 2025)
The drought is over, but what comes next for the Kraken? at Kraken Chronicle (Fri Mar 28, 2025)
Can Seattle’s emerging core burn bright in Calgary? at Kraken Chronicle (Tue Mar 25, 2025)
Hat trick hurts as Kraken drop ninth straight to Oilers at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Mar 24, 2025)
New faces shine and a familiar star returns to form as Kraken split weekend matchups at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Mar 17, 2025)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: Mar 11 - Mar 17 at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Mar 17, 2025)
Montour makes history as Kraken rally to stun Canadiens in overtime at Kraken Chronicle (Thu Mar 13, 2025)
Youth movement begins as Kraken host Canadiens in Seattle at Kraken Chronicle (Wed Mar 12, 2025)
Seattle’s rising star earns first NHL opportunity at Kraken Chronicle (Tue Mar 11, 2025)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: Mar 4 - Mar 10 at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Mar 10, 2025)
Seattle Kraken’s future shines bright with rising stars at Kraken Chronicle (Wed Mar 5, 2025)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: Feb 25 - Mar 3 at Kraken Chronicle (Tue Mar 4, 2025)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: Feb 18 - Feb 24 at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Feb 24, 2025)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: Dec 31 - Jan 6 at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Jan 6, 2025)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: December 17-23 at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Dec 23, 2024)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: December 10-16 at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Dec 16, 2024)
Player Profile: Jani Nyman at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Dec 16, 2024)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: December 1-10 at Kraken Chronicle (Tue Dec 10, 2024)

Date	Team	Transaction
Apr 7, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Assigned to AHL
Mar 10, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Recalled from AHL
Jun 11, 2023	Seattle Kraken	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2017-18	U16 SM-sarja	Ilves U16	2	0	0	0
2018-19	U16 SM-sarja	Ilves U16	11	9	11	20		2				4	4	1	5
2019-20	U18 SM-sarja	Ilves U18	40	19	21	40		28
2019-20	U20 SM-sarja	Ilves U20	1	0	0	0	+1
2019-20	U16 SM-sarja	Ilves U16	2	3	2	5		2
2019-20	YOG	Finland U16	4	0	2	2	-5	2
2020-21	U20 SM-sarja	Ilves U20	36	10	13	23	-11	8
2021-22	Liiga	Ilves	10	0	1	1
2021-22	Mestis	KOOVEE	34	18	17	35	-13	20				2	1	1	2
2021-22	WJC-18	Finland U18	6	2	2	4	-1	2
2021-22	U20 SM-sarja	Ilves U20	3	2	2	4	+3
2021-22	EYOF	Finland U18	4	2	2	4	+3
2021-22	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Finland U18	5	3	4	7	-4	2
2022-23	Champions HL	Ilves	4	1	0	1		2
2022-23	Liiga	Ilves	29	10	4	14		6				6		1	1	+1	4
2022-23	WJC-20	Finland U20	5	2	1	3	+1
2022-23	U20 SM-sarja	Ilves U20	2	5	1	6	+4	2
2023-24	Champions HL	Ilves	4	1	2	3	+2	2
2023-24	Liiga	Ilves	48	26	17	43	+19	2				5	1	1	2	-1
2023-24	WJC-20	Finland U20	7	2	4	6	+1	2
2023-24	AHL	Coachella Valley Firebirds	5	2	0	2	+1	2				9	1		1		4
2024-25	NHL	Seattle Kraken	12	3	3	6	-3	4	22	13.6	13:59
2024-25	AHL	Coachella Valley Firebirds	58	28	16	44	+3	31				6		1	1	-5	8
NHL Career			12	3	3	6	-3	4	22	13.6	13:59

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2024-25	SEA	12	133:53	0.45	0.90	1.34	1.01	-0.56	6.67	15.04	-8.37	0.00	6.67

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	SEA	12	133:53	39.89	1.79	2.42	50.19	1.79	3.02	50.00	44.53	-0.48	0.52	-9.18

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	12	21.5	0.2	9.2	9.6	97.7	63.0	11.1	50.0	38.9	42.9	17.6	39.5

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Kakko, K	Beniers, M	SEA	60:08	2.99	2.99	50.00	2.50	2.88	46.49	-0.32	0.28	-5.61
2024-25	Burakovsky, A	McCann, J	SEA	33:52	1.77	1.77	50.00	2.48	2.54	49.36	-0.49	-0.02	-4.33

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	19	$923,333	$950,000	-	$95,000	-	$95,000	-	ELC
2024-25	20	$891,667	$918,333	$80,000	$95,000	$775,000	$870,000	$82,500	ELC
2025-26	21	$891,667	$918,333	-	$95,000	$855,000	$950,000	$82,500	ELC
2026-27	22	$891,667	$918,333	-	-	$855,000	$855,000	$82,500	ELC
Total				$80,000	$285,000	$2,485,000	$2,770,000	$247,500

Signed: June 11, 2023

Team: Seattle Kraken

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15