Janne Niskala

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Janne Niskala (born September 22, 1981, Västerås, Sweden) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in 5th round as the 147th pick overall.

Niskala is known for his good offensive game of play. He shoots left, is 183 cm (6'0") tall and is weight is 90 kg (198 lbs).

Niskala has played in Finland almost during his entire career with the SM-Liiga club Lukko. But he has also played a few games with the English club Manchester Storm in the 2000/01 season. And in the 2005/06 season he played in with the Swiss club EV Zug. And in 2006/07 he will continue his trip around Europe, this time he will play in Sweden for the Elitserien club Färjestads BK. In Färjestad he is reunited with his former teammate from Lukko, Esa Pirnes.

Even though Niskala was born in Sweden, he plays for the Finnish national team.

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000-01	Lukko	SM-Liiga		18	0	0	0	0
2000-01	Jää-Kotkat	Finland 2		13	4	1	5	43
2000-01	Manchester Storm	Ice Hockey Superleague		10	0	1	1	8
2001-02	Lukko	SM-Liiga		55	7	13	20	81
2002-03	Lukko	SM-Liiga		46	4	5	9	40
2003-04	Lukko	SM-Liiga		55	21	15	36	73
2004-05	Lukko	SM-Liiga		44	9	12	21	63
2005-06	EV Zug	NLA		44	12	17	29	50
2006-07	Färjestads BK	Elitserien
SM-Liiga totals				218	41	45	86	257
Finland 2 totals				13	4	1	5	43
Ice Hockey Superleague totals				10	0	1	1	8
NLA totals				44	12	17	29	50
Elitserien totals