Finland against Vitali Koval 1-0 (04 May 2012)
Overtime wins for Torpedo and Atlant (17 Mar 2012)
Janne Niskala
- Position: defender
- Player status: coach
- Gender: male
- Nationality: Finland

- Birth date: 22.09.1981 (44 years)
- Birth place: Västerås, Sweden
- Height: 184 cm / 6' 0"
- Weight: 91 kg / 201 lbs
- Shoots: left
- Draft 1: Nashville Predators, year: 2004, round: 5, position: 147
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- Trivia:
SM-liiga Player of the Month (Nov 2003)
Best +/- rating Elitserien 2006-07
Named to KHL All-Star Game 2010-11, 2011-12
| Season | Team | League | Pos | LPos | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Lukko Rauma | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | Assistant Coach | ||||
| 2019-20 | Lukko Rauma | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | Assistant Coach |
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Finland | Euro Hockey Tour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 2014-15 | Finland | Euro Hockey Tour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 2012-13 | Finland | Euro Hockey Tour | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011-12 | Finland | National team games | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011-12 | Finland | World Championship | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2011-12 | Finland | Euro Hockey Tour | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2010-11 | Finland | Euro Hockey Tour | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2010-11 | Finland | World Championship | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2009-10 | Finland | Euro Hockey Tour | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2009-10 | Finland | World Championship | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | |
| 2009-10 | Finland | Olympics | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | |
| 2008-09 | Finland | Euro Hockey Tour | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | |
| 2008-09 | Finland | World Championship | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007-08 | Finland | World Championship | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2006-07 | Finland | Euro Hockey Tour | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | Finland | National team games | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | |
| 2000-01 | Finland | U20 National team games (U20) | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2000-01 | Finland | WJC (U20) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | (C) | 44 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -4 |
| 2017-18 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | (C) | 54 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 28 | -3 |
| 2016-17 | Lukko Rauma | CHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2016-17 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | (C) | 43 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 12 | -2 |
| 2015-16 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga (Play-off) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | |
| 2015-16 | Lukko Rauma | CHL | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2015-16 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | 56 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 46 | 6 | |
| 2014-15 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga (Play-off) | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | |
| 2014-15 | Lukko Rauma | CHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014-15 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | 60 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 71 | -3 | |
| 2013-14 | Atlant | KHL (Cup of Hope) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2013-14 | Atlant | KHL | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2012-13 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL (Cup of Hope) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012-13 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 37 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2012-13 | Atlant | KHL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -7 | |
| 2011-12 | Atlant | KHL (Play-off) | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | |
| 2011-12 | Atlant | KHL | 54 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 12 | |
| 2010-11 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL (Play-off) | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -3 | |
| 2010-11 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 54 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 18 | |
| 2009-10 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien (Play-off) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -2 | |
| 2009-10 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 50 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 34 | 5 | |
| 2008-09 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien (Play-off) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | |
| 2008-09 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 35 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 6 | |
| 2008-09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2007-08 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL (Play-off) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -3 | |
| 2007-08 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 80 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 81 | 6 | |
| 2006-07 | Färjestad | European Champions Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | |
| 2006-07 | Färjestad | Elitserien (Play-off) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | |
| 2006-07 | Färjestad | Elitserien | 53 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 62 | 25 | |
| 2005-06 | EV Zug | NLA (Play-off) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2005-06 | EV Zug | NLA | 44 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 50 | ||
| 2004-05 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -2 | |
| 2004-05 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 44 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 63 | 6 | |
| 2003-04 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -4 | |
| 2003-04 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 55 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 73 | 13 | |
| 2002-03 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 46 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 5 | |
| 2001-02 | Lukko Rauma | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001-02 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 55 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 81 | -25 | |
| 2000-01 | Manchester Storm (1995-2002) | BISL (Play-off) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2000-01 | Manchester Storm (1995-2002) | BISL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2000-01 | UJK Uusikaupunki | Mestis | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 43 | -1 | |
| 2000-01 | Lukko Rauma | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 40 | ||
| 2000-01 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 1999-00 | Lukko Rauma | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20, Play-off) | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1999-00 | Lukko Rauma | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 40 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 50 | 8 | |
| 1998-99 | Lukko Rauma | Jr. B SM-sarja (U18) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 42 | ||
| 1998-99 | Lukko Rauma | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | |
| 1997-98 | Lukko Rauma | Jr. B SM-sarja (U18, Play-out) | 22 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 30 | ||
| 1997-98 | Lukko Rauma | Jr. B SM-sarja (U18) | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1996-97 | Lukko Rauma | Jr. C I Divisioona (U16) | |||||||
| 1996-97 | Lukko Rauma | Jr. C SM-sarja (U16, Preliminary) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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