Aleksi Heponiemi Florida Panthers logo

Age 23 Jan 9, 1999
Tampere FIN
Center shoots left
5'10" 178 cm
147 lbs 67 kg
ELC Signing Age 20
Waivers Signing Age 20
UFA Year 2026
Agent Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond
Draft Year 2017
Drafted Overall 40
Draft Round 2
Draft Team Florida Panthers logo
  • Cap Hit: $925,000
  • 1.1% of team cap space
  • Accumulated Cap Hit: $64,750
  • Year 3 of 3 year contract
  • Expiry Status RFA | 2022 | 23 yrs old
  • Career Earnings: $2,775,000

Transaction History
Apr 27, 2022 Recalled Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was recalled from AHL Charlotte on Wednesday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Jan 28, 2022 Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was demoted to AHL Charlotte on Friday.
Jan 17, 2022 Assigned Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was reassigned from the AHL Charlotte to the taxi squad Monday, per CBS Sports.
Jan 14, 2022 Assigned Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was assigned to AHL Charlotte from the taxi squad Friday.
Jan 8, 2022 Recalled Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was recalled from the taxi squad and is expected to play Saturday versus the Hurricanes, Steve Goldstein of Fox Sports Florida reports.
Jan 4, 2022 Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was placed on the taxi squad Tuesday.
Dec 17, 2021 Assigned Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was reassigned to AHL Charlotte on Friday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Dec 14, 2021 Recalled Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was recalled by the Panthers on Tuesday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Dec 4, 2021 Assigned Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was reassigned to AHL Charlotte on Saturday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Nov 29, 2021 Recalled Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was recalled from AHL Charlotte on Monday.
Nov 28, 2021 Assigned Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was reassigned to AHL Charlotte on Sunday, per CBS Sports.
Nov 27, 2021 Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was called up from AHL Charlotte on Saturday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Apr 27, 2021 Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi registered an assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Predators.
Apr 27, 2021 Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was promoted to the active roster Tuesday.
Apr 25, 2021 Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was added to the taxi squad Sunday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Apr 17, 2021 Assigned Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Saturday.
Mar 28, 2021 Recalled Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi was recalled from AHL Syracuse to the taxi squad Sunday.
Feb 5, 2021 Assigned Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | The Panthers assigned Heponiemi to AHL Syracuse on Friday.
Jan 30, 2021 Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | Heponiemi scored the overtime winner in Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Red Wings.
Jan 30, 2021 Florida Panthers | Aleksi Heponiemi | The Panthers added Heponiemi to their active roster Saturday, George Richards of Panthers Press Box reports.
Sep 17, 2019 Assigned Florida Panthers | assigned C Aleksi Heponiemi to Springfield (AHL).
May 15, 2019 Florida Panthers | signed C Aleksi Heponiemi to a three-year, entry-level contract.
2021-2022 Regular Season Stats

Aleksi Heponiemi		 GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers logo 6 0 1 1 -6 2 81 51.30 1.70 54.30 1.70
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Career Stats
Season Team League GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60 Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2013-2014 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 6 3 4 7 0
2013-2014 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 15 2 5 7 2
2014-2015 Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 7 1 2 3 0
2014-2015 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 1 0 0 0 0
2014-2015 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 10 7 18 25 2
2014-2015 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 31 26 50 76 16
2015-2016 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 39 25 40 65 24 Playoffs 5 2 4 6 0
2015-2016 Finland U17 WHC-17 5 0 0 0 0
2015-2016 Ilves U20 U20 SM-sarja 7 2 2 4 2 Playoffs 7 1 0 1 0
Draft Yr 2016-2017 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 28 58 86 18 Playoffs 14 0 8 8 0
Draft Yr 2016-2017 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 4 0 5 5 0
Draft Yr 2016-2017 Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 3 0 3 3 0
2017-2018 Swift Current Broncos WHL 57 28 90 118 28 Playoffs 26 5 25 30 0
2017-2018 Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10 3 1 4 2
2017-2018 Finland U20 WJC-20 5 2 0 2 2
2017-2018 Swift Current Broncos M-Cup 3 1 3 4 2 Playoffs 26 5 25 30 0
2018-2019 Kärpät Liiga 50 16 30 46 8 Playoffs 17 3 0 3 0
2018-2019 Kärpät Champions HL 10 2 5 7 12 Playoffs 17 3 0 3 0
2018-2019 Finland U20 WJC-20 7 3 6 9 4
2018-2019 Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 12 6 11 17 6
2019-2020 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 49 3 11 14 16
2020-2021 MoDo Hockey HockeyAllsvenskan 16 6 8 14 22
2020-2021 Florida Panthers NHL 9 1 1 2 2 99 60.00 55.30 -3.30 51.60 -7.90 0.61
2020-2021 Syracuse Crunch AHL 6 0 6 6 6
2021-2022 Charlotte Checkers AHL 56 9 30 39 28 Playoffs 4 1 2 3 0
2021-2022 Florida Panthers NHL 6 0 1 1 2 81 51.30 1.70 54.30 1.70
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Active Contract

Signing Team Florida Panthers logo
Signing Date May 15, 2019
Agent Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond
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Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.13% of cap space
2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022
Cap Hit $925,000 $925,000 $925,000
RFA
AAV $1,775,000 $1,775,000 $1,775,000
Performance Bonuses $850,000 $850,000 $850,000
Base Salary $832,500 $832,500 $832,500
Signing Bonuses $92,500 $92,500 $92,500
Total Salary $925,000 $925,000 $925,000
Minors Salary $70,000 $70,000 $70,000
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