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Finland Janne Niinimaa
#44 Asplöven HC / HockeyAllsvenskan - 12/13
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
3-time Liiga Champion 3
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 22, 1975
Position
D
Age
49
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Raahe, FIN
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kärpät
Status
Retired
Drafted
1993 round 2 #36 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

A large body, Niinimaa was primarily an offensive defenseman. His hard shot and accurate passes made him very valuble on the powerplay.

On the downside, Niinimaa wa prone to defensive braincramps and lapses. Didn't use his size effectively at times.

Use/Embed statistics

Janne Niinimaa Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
1991-92 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Kärpät I-divisioona 41* 2* 11* 13* 49* 22* | Qualification 4 0 0 0 0 -4
Finland U18 EJC-18 6* 4* 3* 7* 8* -* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1992-93 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 10* 3* 9* 12* 16* -* |
Kärpät I-divisioona 29* 2* 3* 5* 14* -7* |
KKP II-divisioona 1* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
Finland U18 EJC-18 6* 1* 1* 2* 20* -* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 1* 2* 3* 20* -* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 2* 2* 8* -* |
1993-94 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 10* 2* 6* 8* 41* -2* |
Jokerit SM-liiga 45* 3* 8* 11* 24* 4* | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 4 2
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 0* 0* 10* -4* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 2* 6* 8* 38* -* |
1994-95 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 3* 1* 2* 3* 8* -* | Relegation 3 5 1 6 31 -
Jokerit SM-liiga 42* 7* 10* 17* 36* 26* | Playoffs 10 1 4 5 35 2
Finland U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
Finland WC 8* 1* 2* 3* 10* 3* |
1995-96 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 2 3 4 7 6 -
Jokerit SM-liiga 49* 5* 15* 20* 79* 19* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 12 8
Finland WC 5* 1* 0* 1* 10* -4* |
1996-97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77* 4* 40* 44* 58* 12* | Playoffs 19 1 12 13 16 3
Finland WCup 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
1997-98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66* 3* 31* 34* 56* 6* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 11* 1* 8* 9* 6* 7* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 12 3
Finland OG 6* 0* 3* 3* 8* 1* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 3* 3* 8* 1* |
1998-99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 81* 4* 24* 28* 88* 7* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -2
1999-00 Edmonton Oilers NHL 81* 8* 25* 33* 89* 14* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 1
Finland WC 9* 2* 1* 3* 8* 5* |
2000-01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82* 12* 34* 46* 90* 6* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 6 -1
2001-02 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 81* 5* 39* 44* 80* 13* |
Finland OG 4* 0* 3* 3* 2* 2* |
Finland “A” WC 9* 0* 4* 4* 8* 4* |
Finland (all) International 13* 0* 7* 7* 10* 6* |
2002-03 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 63* 4* 24* 28* 66* -7* |
New York Islanders NHL 13* 1* 5* 6* 14* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 12 -4
Finland WC 7* 1* 2* 3* 12* -1* |
2003-04 New York Islanders NHL 82* 9* 19* 28* 64* 12* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 -2
Finland WC 7* 0* 5* 5* 2* 2* |
2004-05 Kärpät SM-liiga 26* 3* 10* 13* 30* 14* | Playoffs 12 0 5 5 8 3
Malmö Redhawks Elitserien 10* 0* 3* 3* 34* -2* |
Finland WCup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2005-06 New York Islanders NHL 41* 1* 9* 10* 62* -7* |
Dallas Stars NHL 22* 2* 4* 6* 24* -5* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 8 0
2006-07 Montréal Canadiens NHL 41* 0* 3* 3* 36* -13* |
2007-08 HC Davos NLA 48* 9* 28* 37* 137* -* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 20 -
2008-09 SC Langnau NLA 20* 8* 10* 18* 20* -* |
Finland WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 16* 0* |
2009-10 HV71 Elitserien 43* 4* 17* 21* 24* 1* | Playoffs 16 0 3 3 8 4
2010-11 Luleå HF Elitserien 48* 9* 21* 30* 44* -2* | Playoffs 11 1 5 6 12 -1
2011-12 Kiekko-Laser Mestis 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 20* 0* 3* 3* 26* -4* |
2012-13 Asplöven HC HockeyAllsvenskan 7* 1* 3* 4* 10* -6* |

Janne Niinimaa Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1991-92 Finland U18 Macs Tournament -* 2* 8* 10* 18* -* |
2004-05 Finland EHT 3* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
2007-08 HC Davos ECC 2* 0* 1* 1* 30* -1* |
HC Davos Spengler Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 31* -* |
Finland EHT 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2008-09 HC Davos Spengler Cup 4* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
Finland EHT 6* 2* 1* 3* 10* -2* |
2011-12 HC Davos Spengler Cup 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |

Janne Niinimaa Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ECC 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 30* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 13* 3* 3* 6* 0.46* 18* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 2 12* 5* 4* 9* 0.75* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 7* 1* 3* 4* 0.57* 10* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
I-divisioona 2 70* 4* 14* 18* 0.26* 63* 15* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -4 *
II-divisioona 1 1* 0* 2* 2* 2.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 19* 0* 10* 10* 0.53* 18* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 33* 3* 10* 13* 0.39* 66* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 4 162* 18* 43* 61* 0.38* 169* 63* | 4 45 2 * 12 * 14 * 0.31 * 59 * 15 *
Macs Tournament 1 -* 2* 8* 10* -* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Mestis 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 741* 54* 265* 319* 0.43* 733* 43* | 8 59 3 * 21 * 24 * 0.41 * 60 * -2 *
NLA (NL) 3 88* 17* 41* 58* 0.66* 183* -4* | 1 9 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.11 * 20 * - *
OG 2 10* 0* 6* 6* 0.60* 10* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 101* 13* 41* 54* 0.53* 102* -3* | 2 27 1 * 8 * 9 * 0.33 * 20 * 3 *
Spengler Cup 3 10* 0* 4* 4* 0.40* 33* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 23* 6* 17* 23* 1.00* 65* -2* | 2 5 8 * 5 * 13 * 2.60 * 37 * - *
WC 7 51* 5* 15* 20* 0.39* 66* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 2 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 19* 2* 3* 5* 0.26* 18* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Janne Niinimaa Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/10/2014
02/10/2014 Confirmed No team Retired
10/22/2012
10/22/2012 Confirmed Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Asplöven HC
12/21/2011
12/21/2011 Extension Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
11/22/2011
11/22/2011 Confirmed Kiekko-Laser Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
10/28/2011
10/28/2011 Confirmed Luleå HF Kiekko-Laser
08/01/2010
08/01/2010 Confirmed HV71 Luleå HF
08/16/2009
08/16/2009 Confirmed SCL Tigers HV71
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers

Cult/Star player for Finland

Cult/Star player for HC Davos

Cult/Star player for Jokerit

Cult/Star player for Kärpät

Cult/Star player for SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

Career transactions
- 2010-08-01 • Signed to a one-year contract by Luleå
- 2009-08-16 • Signed to a one-year contract by HV71
- 2008-11-25 • Signed to a one-year contract by Langnau
- 2007-09-07 • Signed to a one-year contract by Davos
- 2006-09-30 • Traded to the Montreal Canadiens with a 2007 5th round pick (Andrew Conboy) for Mike Ribeiro and a 2008 6th round pick (Matt Tassone)
- 2006-01-10 • Traded to the Dallas Stars with a 2007 5th round pick (Ondrej Roman) for John Erskine & a 2006 2nd round pick (Jesse Joensuu)
- 2005-01-03 • Signed to a lockout contract by Kärpät
- 2004-12-21 • Released by Malmö
- 2004-11-17 • Signed to a lockout contract by Malmö
- 2004-10-06 • Signed to a lockout contract by Kärpät
- 2004-08-12 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the New York Islanders
- 2003-03-11 • Traded to the New York Islanders with a 2003 2nd round pick (Evgeni Tunik) for Brad Isbister and Raffi Torres
- 2001-08-03 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Edmonton Oilers
- 1998-03-24 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Dan McGillis & a 1998 2nd round pick (Jason Beckett)

Played in Kiekko-Laser (Finland2) during the season 2011-2012: GP 2, G 1, A 2, TP 3, PIM 6, +/- 4.
Due to team's bankruptcy all player statistics were removed from official records.