Niclas Westerholm

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Fantasy Summary

A big goalie who was signed as a free agent. A late bloomer.

Observations

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December 2019 – Playing for the SaiPa in the Liiga this season, Westerholm is earning his stripes playing starter minutes and getting a ton of work in the process. SaiPa is among the league leaders in goals against and Westerholm is handling the heavy load well with a 2.97 GAA and two shutouts. – Nicholas Kawka

May 2019 – Westerholm has signed with the Nashville Predators after an impressive 2018-2019 campaign with SaiPa in the Finnish Elite League. Westerholm has NHL upside, especially after watching him play this season. He can cover a lot of ground due to his big frame and is able to make a lot of impressive saves look routine. The last goalie from Finland to sign with the Predators is currently the teams’ starting goalie, and there are a lot of comparisons to draw between the two players. Westerholm benefits from playing in the Liiga a year earlier. Westerholm may be a good pickup in long term keeper leagues if you are willing to wait a year or two. Matt Somma

Attributes
Fantasy Upside	5.7
NHL Certainty	3.7
Country	FIN
Position	G
Roster Type	Junior
Shoot/Glove	Left
Date of Birth	August 13, 1997
Height	6‘4”
Weight	198 lbs
Drafted	No

Stats

Season	Team	League	GP	GAA	SVS%		Playoffs	GP	GAA	SVS%
2010-2011	Karhu-Kissat U16	U16 I-divisioona	0	-	-	\|
2011-2012	Karhu-Kissat U16	U16 I-divisioona	2	3.00	.894	\|
2012-2013	Karhu-Kissat U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	7	6.48	.861	\|
	Karhu-Kissat U16	U16 Mestis	11	3.35	.902	\|	Playoffs	1	3.09	.906
	Karhu-Kissat U18	U18 Mestis	1	0.00	1.000	\|
2013-2014	Karhu-Kissat U18	U18 Mestis	29	3.00	.908	\|
2014-2015	Karhu-Kissat U18	U18 Mestis	16	1.81	.928	\|
	Karhu-Kissat U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	-	.910	\|
	Karhu-Kissat U20	U20 Mestis	0	-	-	\|
2015-2016	Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl High	USHS-MN	22	3.28	.914	\|	Playoffs	1	4.00	.917
2016-2017	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	20	3.29	.903	\|
2017-2018	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	28	2.42	.926	\|
	SaiPa	Liiga	4	3.23	.898	\|	Playoffs	1	0.00	.000
	Peliitat	Mestis	3	5.00	.854	\|
2018-2019	SaiPa	Liiga	15	2.27	.907	\|	Playoffs	0	-	-
	Ketterä	Mestis	2	2.00	.940	\|
2019-2020	SaiPa	Liiga	40	2.76	.896	\|
2020-2021	SaiPa	Liiga	37	2.53	.898	\|
2021-2022	SaiPa	Liiga	43	2.77	.898	\|
	Finland (all)	International	1	2.00	.935	\|
	Finland	EHT	1	2.00	.935	\|
2022-2023	SaiPa	Liiga	42	3.14	.888	\|
	Finland	EHT	1	5.00	.737	\|
	Kärpät	Liiga	4	3.98	.833	\|	Playoffs	1	1.88	.875
	Finland (all)	International	1	5.00	.737	\|
2023-2024	Kärpät	Liiga	37	2.16	.911	\|	Playoffs	4	2.90	.898