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Janne Niskala (D)

Norfolk Admirals

Name:

Janne Niskala

Number:

29

Position:

D

Shoots:

L

Height:

6-0

Weight:

198

Birthdate:

1981-09-22

Birth place:

Vasteras, Sweden

Biography

2007-08…Picked up first point as an Admiral 10/6 @ PEO…Notched two goals vs. Quad City on 10/12…Registered a pair of power play goals 10/24 vs. QC…Registered two points (1g-1a) 12/8 @ HAM…
Career… Played for EV Zug (Swiss) in 2005-06 and led team defensemen in goals (12)… Led Lukko (Finland) defensemen in scoring (9g-12a-21pts) and led the team in playoff goals (5) in 2004-05… Led Finnish league defensemen and tied for eighth in the league with 21 goals in 2003-04… Tied for third in overall defensemen scoring (21g-15a-36pts) in 2003-04 and led Lukko in goals… Named the Finnish League Player of the Month for Nov. 2003… Led Lukko defensemen in scoring (7g-13a-20pts) in 2001-02… Helped Finland win the silver medal at the 2001 World Junior Championships.