DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Janne Niinimaa

Born May 22, 1975 · Raahe, FIN

Draft 1993 · PHI round 2 #36

PTS

Career

54G 265A 319P

Bio

Position: Defense
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 220 lb
Shoots: L
Number: #6

Drafted 1993 by PHI · Round 2, #36 overall

58OVR

Fringe

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production10

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking13

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment0

Average ice time per game

Power Play0

Power play points per game

Skating0

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.7

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

41 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.07

current rate

Goals/Game

0.00

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

0.0%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.77

2007–08

0.80

2008–09

0.49

2009–10

0.63

2010–11

0.15

2011–12

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.06

Click date for box score · opponent for team

Date	Opp	A	P	S	+/-	GS
2007-04-05	NYR	0	0	0	-1	-0.15
2007-04-03	BOS	0	0	1	0	0.08
2007-03-31	BUF	1	1	0	1	0.75
2007-03-30	OTT	0	0	0	-2	-0.30
2007-03-27	NYR	0	0	1	-1	-0.07

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 41 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

Goal-scoring index0.00 · 0 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
Playmaking index0.07 · 10 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
Point-production index0.07 · 6 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games: 741
Goals: 54
Assists: 265
Points: 319
+/-: 43
PIM: 733
Shots: 1067

Career totals (playoffs)

Games: 59
Goals: 3
Assists: 21
Points: 24
+/-: -2
PIM: 60
Shots: 114

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
2012–13	Asplöven HC	7	1	3	4	-6
2011–12	Rapperswil	20	0	3	3
2010–11	Lulea	48	9	21	30
2009–10	HV 71	43	4	17	21
2008–09	Langnau	20	8	8	16
2008–09	Finland	6	0	1	1
2007–08	Davos	48	9	28	37
2006–07	Montréal Canadiens	41	0	3	3	-13
2005–06	New York Islanders	41	1	9	10	-7
2005–06	Dallas Stars	22	2	4	6	-5
2004–05	Malmo	10	0	3	3
2004–05	Karpat	26	3	10	13
2003–04	New York Islanders	82	9	19	28	12
2003–04	Finland	7	0	5	5
2002–03	Edmonton Oilers	63	4	24	28	-7
2002–03	New York Islanders	13	1	5	6	-2
2002–03	Finland	7	1	2	3
2001–02	Edmonton Oilers	81	5	39	44	13
2001–02	Finland	4	0	3	3
2001–02	Finland	9	0	4	4
2000–01	Edmonton Oilers	82	12	34	46	6
1999–00	Edmonton Oilers	81	8	25	33	14
1999–00	Finland	9	2	1	3
1998–99	Edmonton Oilers	81	4	24	28	7
1997–98	Philadelphia Flyers	66	3	31	34	6
1997–98	Edmonton Oilers	11	1	8	9	7
1997–98	Finland	6	0	3	3
1996–97	Philadelphia Flyers	77	4	40	44	12
1996–97	Finland	2	0	0	0
1995–96	Jokerit	49	5	15	20
1995–96	Finland	5	1	0	1
1994–95	Jokerit Jr.	6	6	3	9
1994–95	Jokerit	42	7	10	17
1994–95	Finland	7	2	3	5
1994–95	Finland	8	1	2	3
1993–94	Jokerit Jr.	10	2	6	8
1993–94	Jokerit	45	3	8	11
1993–94	Finland	7	0	0	0
1992–93	Karpat Jr.	10	3	9	12
1992–93	Karpat	29	2	3	5
1992–93	KKP	1	0	2	2
1992–93	Finland	6	1	1	2
1991–92	Karpat Jr.	3	0	0	0
1991–92	Karpat	41	2	11	13
1991–92	Finland	5	0	0	0
1991–92	Finland	6	4	3	7
1990–91	Karpat Jr.	7	1	1	2