Janne Niinimaa

Janne Niinimaa
Position	Defenceman
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Swiss-A Team F. Teams	SCL Tigers NHL Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers New York Islanders Dallas Stars Montreal Canadiens SM-liiga Jokerit Kärpät Elitserien Malmö IF
Nationality	Finnish
Born	(1975-05-22)May 22, 1975, Raahe, FIN
NHL Draft	36th overall, 1993 Philadelphia Flyers
Pro Career	1993 – present

Janne Niinimaa (born 22 May, 1975 in Raahe, Finland) is a professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected in the second round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 36th overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers.

Following three seasons playing with Jokerit in Helsinki, Finland, Niinimaa made his debut with the Flyers in the 1996–97 NHL season, posting 44 points and a +12 rating, and being named to the NHL All-Rookie Team.

The following season Niinimaa was traded to the Edmonton Oilers, where he spent parts of six seasons. Earning himself an All-Star appearance in the 2000–01 NHL regular season. He was traded to the New York Islanders in 2003 and then was traded to the Montreal Canadiens. During the NHL lockout, Niinimaa returned to play in his native Finland. Niinimaa has twice represented Finland at the Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1998, and was on the national team when Finland won its only world championship gold medal.

Transactions

• 26 June, 1993 - Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers .
• 24 March, 1998 - Traded by Philadelphia to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Dan McGillis and a 2nd round draft pick (Philadelphia selected Jason Beckett)
• 11 March, 2003 - Traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the New York Islanders along with a second round draft pick (New York selected Evgeni Tunik) in exchange for Brad Isbister and Raffi Torres
• 10 January, 2006 - Traded by the New York Islanders to the Dallas Stars along with a fifth round draft pick in exchange for John Erskine and a second round draft pick.
• 30 September,2006 - Traded by the Dallas Stars along with a fifth round pick in 2007 to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Mike Ribeiro and a 2008 sixth round pick.
• 14 September,2007 - Signed by HC Davos of the Swiss National League.
• 14 August,2008 - Signed by Kärpät of the SM-liiga.
• 27 November,2008 - Signed by SCL Tigers of the Swiss National League.

Career statistics

				Regular season							Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
1993–94	Jokerit	SM-liiga		45	3	8	11	-	24		12	1	1	2	-	4
1994–95	Jokerit	SM-liiga		42	7	10	17	-	36		10	1	4	5	-	35
1995–96	Jokerit	SM-liiga		49	5	15	20	-	79		11	0	2	2	-	12
1996–97	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		77	4	40	44	+12	58		19	1	12	13	+3	16
1997–98	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		66	3	31	34	+6	56		-	-	-	-	-	-
1997–98	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		11	1	8	9	+7	6		11	1	1	2	+3	12
1998–99	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		81	4	24	28	+7	88		4	0	0	0	-2	2
1999–00	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		81	8	25	33	+14	89		5	0	2	2	+1	2
2000–01	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		82	12	34	46	-6	90		6	0	2	2	-1	6
2001–02	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		81	5	39	44	+13	80		-	-	-	-	-	-
2002–03	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		63	4	24	28	-7	66		-	-	-	-	-	-
2002–03	New York Islanders	NHL		13	1	5	6	-2	14		5	0	1	1	-4	12
2003–04	New York Islanders	NHL		82	9	19	28	+12	64		5	1	2	3	-2	2
2004–05	Malmö	Elitserien		10	0	3	3	-2	34		-	-	-	-	-	-
2004–05	Kärpät	SM-liiga		26	3	10	13	+14	30		12	0	5	5	+3	8
2005–06	New York Islanders	NHL		41	1	9	10	-7	62		-	-	-	-	-	-
2005–06	Dallas Stars	NHL		22	2	4	6	-5	24		4	0	1	1	0	8
2006–07	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		41	0	3	3	-13	36		-	-	-	-	-	-
2007–08	HC Davos	NLA		48	9	28	37	-	127		-	-	-	-	-	-
2008–09	SCL Tigers	NLA		20	8	10	18	20	-		-	-	-	-	-
NHL totals				741	54	265	319	+43	733		59	3	21	24	-2	60
SM-liiga totals				162	18	43	61	-	169		45	2	12	14	+3	59
Elitserien totals				10	0	3	3	-2	34		-	-	-	-	-	-
NLA totals				68	17	38	55	147	-		-	-	-	-	-

External links

• Janne Niinimaa at TSN.ca
• Niinimaa Family
• Janne Niinimaa's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database