Kim Nousiainen

Kim Nousiainen (born 14 November 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Kim Nousiainen
Born (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000
Kuopio, Finland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Los Angeles Kings
Ontario Reign (AHL)
KalPa
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 119th overall, 2019
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2018–present

Playing career

Nousiainen made his Liiga debut for KalPa during the 2018–19 season, playing six regular season games.[1] He was drafted 119th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[2]

In his third full season with KalPa in 2021–22, Nousiainen was named an alternate captain and posted 4 goals and 14 points in 35 games. On 28 March 2022, Nousiainen left KalPa and moved to North America, joining the Kings organization in signing an amateur tryout contract with primary AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, for the remainder of the season.[3] Nousiainen was then promptly signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Kings commencing in the 2022–23 season, on 31 March 2022.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 KalPa Jr. A 14 1 5 6 4 3 0 2 2 0
2017–18 KalPa Jr. A 42 3 26 29 48 12 1 3 4 31
2018–19 KalPa Jr. A 32 8 20 28 36 7 0 7 7 27
2018–19 KalPa Liiga 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2018–19 IPK Mestis 8 0 5 5 4 — — — — —
2019–20 KalPa Liiga 51 6 13 19 26 — — — — —
2020–21 KalPa Liiga 54 9 18 27 14 4 0 0 0 0
2021–22 KalPa Liiga 35 4 10 14 22 — — — — —
2021–22 Ontario Reign AHL 8 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
2022–23 Ontario Reign AHL 37 2 4 6 4 — — — — —
Liiga totals 146 19 41 60 66 4 0 0 0 0
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Latvia

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Finland IH18 6th 4 0 1 1 2
2018 Finland U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 0 1 4
2020 Finland WJC 4th 7 1 3 4 4
2021 Finland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 18 2 4 6 10
Senior totals 8 1 1 2 2

References
  1. "Kim Nousiainen player profile" (in Finnish). Liiga. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. NHL Draft 2019: Los Angeles Kings Select D Kim Nousiainen with 119th Overall Pick
  3. "Hrenak And Lee, Along With Kim Nouisianen and Samuel Helenius Will Join Ontario Reign". Los Angeles Kings. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. "Kings sign defenseman Kim Nousiainen to entry-level contract". Los Angeles Kings. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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