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Janne Niinimaa

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: May 22, 1975 in Raahe, Finland

Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2nd round (36th overall) of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1996-97 21 PHI NHL 77 4 40 44 13 12 58 3 1 0 2 141 2.8
1997-98 22 TOT NHL 77 4 39 43 13 13 62 1 3 0 1 134 3.0
1997-98 22 PHI NHL 66 3 31 34 10 6 56 1 2 0 1 115 2.6
1997-98 22 EDM NHL 11 1 8 9 3 7 6 0 1 0 0 19 5.3
1998-99 23 EDM NHL 81 4 24 28 9 7 88 2 2 0 1 142 2.8 1936 23:54
1999-00 24 EDM NHL 81 8 25 33 11 14 89 4 2 2 0 133 6.0 1982 24:28
2000-01 25 EDM NHL 82 12 34 46 16 6 90 4 8 0 1 122 9.8 2078 25:20
2001-02 26 EDM NHL 81 5 39 44 13 13 80 4 1 0 2 119 4.2 2108 26:02
2002-03 27 TOT NHL 76 5 29 34 10 -9 80 2 3 0 0 101 5.0 1988 26:09
2002-03 27 EDM NHL 63 4 24 28 9 -7 66 2 2 0 0 90 4.4 1688 26:48
2002-03 27 NYI NHL 13 1 5 6 2 -2 14 0 1 0 0 11 9.1 300 23:02
2003-04 28 NYI NHL 82 9 19 28 10 12 64 5 4 0 2 97 9.3 1907 23:15
2005-06 30 TOT NHL 63 3 13 16 5 -12 86 1 1 1 1 49 6.1 1246 19:46
2005-06 30 NYI NHL 41 1 9 10 3 -7 62 1 0 0 0 23 4.3 840 20:30
2005-06 30 DAL NHL 22 2 4 6 2 -5 24 0 1 1 1 26 7.7 405 18:25
2006-07 31 MTL NHL 41 0 3 3 1 -13 36 0 0 0 0 29 0.0 609 14:51
Career NHL 741 54 265 319 101 43 733 26 25 3 10 1067 5.1 13852 23:36

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1996-97 21 PHI NHL 77 0.05 0.52 0.57 0.17 0.75 1.83 4 42 46 14 109 35 67 5 12 3.0 4.3 7.3
1997-98 22 TOT NHL 77 0.05 0.51 0.56 0.17 0.81 1.74 4 44 48 14 103 43 55 8 13 3.2 5.0 8.2
1997-98 22 PHI NHL 66 0.05 0.47 0.52 0.15 0.85 1.74 3 35 38 11 84 34 48 4 6 2.4 3.8 6.2
1997-98 22 EDM NHL 11 0.09 0.73 0.82 0.25 0.55 1.73 1 9 10 3 19 9 7 4 7 0.8 1.1 1.9
1998-99 23 EDM NHL 81 0.05 0.30 0.35 0.11 1.09 1.75 5 27 32 10 84 18 88 29 7 1.4 3.9 5.3
1999-00 24 EDM NHL 81 0.10 0.31 0.41 0.14 1.10 1.64 9 27 36 12 86 24 79 31 14 2.1 5.3 7.4
2000-01 25 EDM NHL 82 0.15 0.41 0.56 0.19 1.10 1.49 13 36 49 17 113 41 87 21 6 3.8 4.3 8.1
2001-02 26 EDM NHL 81 0.06 0.48 0.54 0.16 0.99 1.47 6 44 50 15 105 36 78 22 13 3.1 6.1 9.2
2002-03 27 TOT NHL 76 0.07 0.38 0.45 0.14 1.05 1.33 6 33 39 12 96 34 99 28 -9 2.1 2.9 5.0
2002-03 27 EDM NHL 63 0.06 0.38 0.44 0.14 1.05 1.43 5 27 32 10 82 29 84 24 -7 1.7 2.5 4.2
2002-03 27 NYI NHL 13 0.08 0.38 0.46 0.14 1.08 0.85 1 6 7 2 14 5 15 4 -2 0.4 0.4 0.8
2003-04 28 NYI NHL 82 0.11 0.23 0.34 0.13 0.78 1.18 11 22 33 12 88 19 77 20 12 2.1 4.3 6.4
2005-06 30 TOT NHL 63 0.05 0.21 0.25 0.08 1.37 0.78 3 13 16 5 47 10 70 21 -12 0.4 2.0 2.3
2005-06 30 NYI NHL 41 0.02 0.22 0.24 0.07 1.51 0.56 1 9 10 3 32 4 53 18 -7 0.1 1.3 1.4
2005-06 30 DAL NHL 22 0.09 0.18 0.27 0.10 1.09 1.18 2 4 6 2 15 6 17 3 -5 0.3 0.6 0.9
2006-07 31 MTL NHL 41 0.00 0.07 0.07 0.02 0.88 0.71 0 3 3 1 15 1 32 5 -13 -0.4 0.4 0.0
Career NHL 741 0.07 0.36 0.43 0.14 0.99 1.44 61 291 352 113 846 261 732 190 43 20.8 38.5 59.2

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1996-97 21 PHI NHL 19 1 12 13 3 16 0 1 0 1 56 1.8
1997-98 22 EDM NHL 11 1 1 2 3 12 1 0 0 1 20 5.0
1998-99 23 EDM NHL 4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 113 28:16
1999-00 24 EDM NHL 5 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 108 21:39
2000-01 25 EDM NHL 6 0 2 2 -1 6 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 171 28:33
2002-03 27 NYI NHL 5 0 1 1 -4 12 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 118 23:32
2003-04 28 NYI NHL 5 1 2 3 -2 2 0 1 0 1 4 25.0 123 24:31
2005-06 30 DAL NHL 4 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 56 14:07
Career NHL 59 3 21 24 -2 60 1 2 0 3 114 2.6 689 23:46

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1990-91 15 Karpat Oulu Jr. Fin-Jr. 7 1 1 2 4
1991-92 16 Karpat Oulu Jr. Fin-Jr. 3 0 0 0 4
1991-92 16 Karpat Oulu Finland-2 41 2 11 13 49
1991-92 16 Finland WJC-A 5 0 0 0 2
1991-92 16 Finland EJC-A 6 4 3 7 8
1992-93 17 Karpat Oulu Jr. Fin-Jr. 10 3 9 12 16
1992-93 17 Karpat Oulu Finland-2 29 2 3 5 14
1992-93 17 KKP Kiiminki Finland-3 1 0 2 2 2
1992-93 17 Finland EJC-A 6 1 1 2 20
1993-94 18 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 10 2 6 8 41
1993-94 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 45 3 8 11 24
1993-94 18 Finland WJC-A 7 0 0 0 10
1994-95 19 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 6 6 3 9 39
1994-95 19 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 42 7 10 17 36
1994-95 19 Finland WJC-A 7 2 3 5 6
1994-95 19 Finland WC-A 8 1 2 3 10
1995-96 20 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 49 5 15 20 79
1995-96 20 Finland WC-A 5 1 0 1 10
1996-97 21 Finland W-Cup 2 0 0 0 2
1997-98 22 Finland Olympics 6 0 3 3 8
1999-00 24 Finland WC-A 9 2 1 3 5 8 0 2 0 1
2001-02 26 Finland Olympics 4 0 3 3 -2 2 0 0 0 0
2001-02 26 Finland WC-A 9 0 4 4 4 8 0 0 0 0
2002-03 27 Finland WC-A 7 1 2 3 12
2003-04 28 Finland WC-A 7 0 5 5 2
2004-05 29 Finland W-Cup 3 0 0 0 0
2004-05 29 IF Malmo Redhawks Sweden 10 0 3 3 34
2004-05 29 Karpat Oulu Finland 26 3 10 13 30
2007-08 32 HC Davos Swiss 48 9 28 37 127
2008-09 33 SCL Tigers Langnau Swiss 20 8 8 16 20
2008-09 33 Finland WC-A 6 0 1 1 0 16 0 0 0 0
2009-10 34 HV 71 Jonkoping Sweden 43 4 17 21 24
2010-11 35 Lulea HF Sweden 48 9 21 30 44
Career 2 Seasons EJC-A 12 5 4 9 28
Career 5 Seasons Fin-Jr. 36 12 19 31 104
Career 4 Seasons Finland 162 18 43 61 169
Career 2 Seasons Finland-2 70 4 14 18 63
Career 1 Season Finland-3 1 0 2 2 2
Career 2 Seasons Olympics 10 0 6 6 -2 10 0 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons Sweden 101 13 41 54 102
Career 2 Seasons Swiss 68 17 36 53 147
Career 2 Seasons W-Cup 5 0 0 0 2
Career 7 Seasons WC-A 51 5 15 20 9 66 0 2 0 1
Career 3 Seasons WJC-A 19 2 3 5 18

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1991-92 16 Karpat Oulu Finland-2 4 0 0 0 0
1992-93 17 Karpat Oulu U18 Fin-U18 6 2 5 7 6
1993-94 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 12 1 1 2 4
1994-95 19 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 10 1 4 5 35
1995-96 20 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 3 4 7 6
1995-96 20 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 11 0 2 2 12
2004-05 29 Karpat Oulu Finland 12 0 5 5 8
2007-08 32 HC Davos Swiss 9 0 1 1 20
2009-10 34 HV 71 Jonkoping Sweden 16 0 3 3 8
2010-11 35 Lulea HF Sweden 11 1 5 6 12
Career 1 Season Fin-Jr. 2 3 4 7 6
Career 1 Season Fin-U18 6 2 5 7 6
Career 4 Seasons Finland 45 2 12 14 59
Career 1 Season Finland-2 4 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons Sweden 27 1 8 9 20
Career 1 Season Swiss 9 0 1 1 20

Similarity Scores

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Thru 10 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Janne Niinimaa 9.2 8.2 8.1 7.4 7.3 6.4 5.3 5.0 2.3 0.0
Paul Reinhart 91.7 8.9 8.8 8.3 7.9 7.5 7.3 6.8 3.7 2.1 0.4
Robert Svehla 91.3 9.6 8.6 8.6 8.4 6.8 5.4 5.3 4.6 0.7
Rod Langway 91.3 9.7 8.4 7.8 7.5 6.9 5.4 5.4 5.4 4.1 2.4
Stefan Persson 91.2 9.7 8.5 7.7 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.7 3.3 2.8
Carol Vadnais 90.7 10.0 9.5 8.5 7.9 6.9 6.5 6.1 4.6 1.3 0.7
J.C. Tremblay 90.6 8.4 8.2 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.4 5.5 5.1 1.9 0.7
Glen Harmon 90.6 7.1 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.0 2.6
Tom Johnson 90.6 8.8 7.1 6.7 6.4 6.1 6.1 5.4 4.4 4.1 0.0
Bill White 90.6 9.6 8.7 8.6 8.5 7.9 5.4 5.1 3.7 3.2
Jimmy Thomson 90.4 8.8 7.2 6.7 6.6 6.4 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.7 0.3
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Janne Niinimaa 9.2 8.2 8.1 7.4 7.3 6.4 5.3 5.0 2.3 0.0
Robert Svehla 91.3 9.6 8.6 8.6 8.4 6.8 5.4 5.3 4.6 0.7
Stefan Persson 91.2 9.7 8.5 7.7 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.7 3.3 2.8
Bill White 90.6 9.6 8.7 8.6 8.5 7.9 5.4 5.1 3.7 3.2
Glen Harmon 90.6 7.1 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.0 2.6
Pat Stapleton 88.9 10.5 9.5 8.4 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.8 6.4 0.4 0.3
Andrei Markov 88.5 9.9 9.7 8.3 8.2 8.1 6.6 5.1 4.2 4.1 0.8
Michal Rozsival 87.1 8.4 8.3 8.1 6.2 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.4 2.8 0.9
Craig Hartsburg 86.3 9.8 8.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.7 2.5 2.3 2.3 1.9
Tom Bladon 86.3 8.8 8.3 7.9 7.8 7.6 6.9 4.0 1.3 0.2
Brian Campbell 86.2 10.0 7.8 7.7 7.6 6.9 6.0 3.4 1.7 1.6 0.7 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

2001 NHL

Honors

1996-97 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)

Games Played

2000-01 NHL 82 (3)
2003-04 NHL 82 (3)

Defensive Point Shares

2001-02 NHL 6.1 (5)

Transactions

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March 24, 1998: Traded to Edmonton by Philadelphia for Dan McGillis and Edmonton's 2nd round choice (Jason Beckett) in 1998 Entry Draft, March 24, 1998.

March 11, 2003: Traded to NY Islanders by Edmonton with Washington's 2nd round choice (previously acquired, NY Islanders selected Evgeni Tunik) in 2003 Entry Draft for Brad Isbister and Raffi Torres, March 11, 2003.

November 17, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Malmo (Sweden), November 17, 2004.

January 3, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Oulu (Finland), January 3, 2005.

January 10, 2005: Traded to Dallas by NY Islanders with NY Islanders' 5th round choice (Ondrej Roman) in 2007 Entry Draft for John Erskine and Dallas' 2nd round choice (Jesse Joensuu) in 2006 Entry Draft, January 10, 2005.

September 30, 2006: Traded to Montreal by Dallas with Dallas' 5th round choice (Andrew Conboy) in 2007 Entry Draft for Mike Ribeiro and Montreal's 6th round choice (Matthew Tassone) in 2008 Entry Draft, September 30, 2006.

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