Janne Niinimaa

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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	741 	54 	265 	319 	+43 	733 	 	59 	3 	21 	24 	-2 	60
SM-liiga totals 	SM-liiga totals 	SM-liiga totals 	 	162 	18 	43 	61 	- 	169 	 	45 	2 	12 	14 	+3 	59
Elitserien totals	Elitserien totals 	Elitserien totals	 	10 	0 	3 	3 	-2 	34 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
NLA totals 	NLA totals 	NLA totals 	 	68 	17 	38 	55 	147 	- 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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* Niinimaa Family
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Category:Born in 1975
Category:Dallas Stars players
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Finnish ice hockey players
Category:Kärpät Oulu players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
Category:2002 Olympian
Category:Jokerit Helsinki players
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