Janne Niinimaa
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Height 6'1"
Weight 220 lbs.
Born Raahe, Finland
Birthdate May 22, 1975
Drafted Philadelphia's 1st choice, 36th overall, in 1993 Entry Draft
REGULAR SEASON
Season Club League No GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S %
1990-1991 Karpat Oulu Finn-Jr. 3 1 0 1 2
1991-1992 Karpat Oulu Finn-Jr. 3 0 0 0 4
Karpat Oulu Finland 2 41 2 11 13 49
Finland WJC-A 5 0 0 0 2
1992-1993 Karpat Oulu Finn-Jr. 10 3 9 12 16
KKP Kiiminki Finland 2 2 0 0 2 4
Karpat Oulu Finland 2 29 2 3 5 14
1993-1994 Jokerit Helsinki Finn-Jr. 10 2 6 8 41
Jokerit Helsinki Finland 45 3 8 11 24
Finland WJC-A 7 0 0 0 10
1994-1995 Jokerit Helsinki Finn-Jr. 3 1 2 3 4
Jokerit Helsinki Finland 42 7 10 17 36
Finland WJC-A 7 2 3 5 6
Finland WC-A 8 1 2 3 10
1995-1996 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 49 5 15 20 79
Finland WC-A 5 1 0 1 10
1996-1997 Finland W Cup 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 44 77 4 40 44 12 58 1 0 2 0 141 2.8
1997-1998 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 3 31 34 6 56 2 0 1 0 115 2.6
Finland Olympics 6 0 3 3 8
Edmonton Oilers NHL 24 11 1 8 9 7 6 1 0 0 0 19 5.3
1998-1999 Edmonton Oilers NHL 44 81 4 24 28 7 88 2 0 1 0 142 2.8
1999-2000 Edmonton Oilers NHL 44 81 8 25 33 14 89 2 2 0 0 133 6.0
Finland WC-A 44 9 2 1 3 5 8 2 0 1 0 28 7.1
2000-2001 Edmonton Oilers NHL 44 82 12 34 46 6 90 8 0 1 0 122 9.8
2001-2002 Edmonton Oilers NHL 44 81 5 39 44 13 80 1 0 2 0 119 4.2
Finland Olympics 44 4 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
Finland WC-A 44 9 0 4 4 4 8 0 0 0 0 26 0.0
2002-2003 Edmonton Oilers NHL 44 63 4 24 28 -7 66 2 0 0 0 90 4.4
New York Islanders NHL 44 13 1 5 6 -2 14 1 0 0 0 11 9.1
Finland WC-A 44 7 1 2 3 -1 12 1 0 1 0 14 7.1
2003-2004 New York Islanders NHL 44 82 9 19 28 12 64 4 0 2 0 97 9.3
Finland WC-A 44 7 0 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
Finland W Cup 44 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edmonton Total NHL 399 34 154 188 40 419 16 2 4 0 625 5.4
Total NHL 637 51 249 300 68 611 24 2 9 0 989 5.2
PLAYOFFS
Season Club League No GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW OT S %
1993-1994 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 12 1 1 2 4
1994-1995 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 10 1 4 5 35
1995-1996 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 11 0 2 2 12
Helsinki Finn-Jr. 2 3 4 7 6
1996-1997 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 44 19 1 12 13 3 16 1 0 1 0 56 1.8
1997-1998 Edmonton Oilers NHL 24 11 1 1 2 3 12 0 0 1 0 20 5.0
1998-1999 Edmonton Oilers NHL 44 4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
1999-2000 Edmonton Oilers NHL 44 5 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
2000-2001 Edmonton Oilers NHL 44 6 0 2 2 -1 6 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
2002-2003 New York Islanders NHL 44 5 0 1 1 -4 12 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
2003-2004 New York Islanders NHL 44 5 1 2 3 -2 2 1 0 1 0 4 25.0
Edmonton Total NHL 26 1 5 6 1 22 0 0 1 0 44 2.3
Total NHL 55 3 20 23 -2 52 2 0 3 0 109 2.8
EJC-A All-Star Team 1993
Named Best Defenceman at EJC-A 1993
NHL All-Rookie Team 1997
Played in NHL All-Star Game 2001
Traded to Edmonton by Philadelphia for Dan McGillis and Edmonton's 2nd round choice (Jason Beckett) in 1998 Entry Draft, March 24, 1998.
Traded to Islanders by Edmonton with Washington's 2nd round choice (previously acquired, Islanders selected Evgeni Tunik) in 2003 Entry Draft for Brad Isbister and Raffi Torres, March 11, 2003.
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