page_title: Matt Niskanen
section_title: Professional
hierarchical_section_title: Matt Niskanen / Playing career / Professional
caption_attribution_description: English: Dallas Stars defenceman Matt Niskanen during warm-up prior to a National Hockey League game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary.
context_page_description: Matthew Norman Niskanen is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League. He has previously played for the Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals.
  He was drafted by the Stars in the first round, 28th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
  Niskanen won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Capitals in 2018.
caption: Niskanen with the Stars.
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