Arttu Niskakangas

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Arttu Niskakangas
Born (1988-07-21) July 21, 1988 (age 36)
Ylivieska, Finland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Right
GET-ligaen team
Former teams
Stjernen Hockey
TUTO Hockey
Hokki
Beibarys Atyrau
Narvik Hockey
Playing career 2009present

Arttu Niskakangas (born July 21, 1988) is a Finnish-Norwegian professional ice hockey winger who plays for Stjernen Hockey of the GET-ligaen.

Niskakangas played in junior level for Vaasan Sport, SaiPa and TPS between 2004 and 2009 before making his senior debut for TUTO Hockey of Mestis. He played a total of five seasons in Mestis for TUTO and Hokki, playing a total of 240 regular season games in the league.

On May 28, 2015, he joined Narvik Hockey of Norway's second tier First Division. [1] He spent five seasons with the team, during which he helped the team earn promotion to the GET-ligaen in 2019. On March 27, 2020, Niskakangas joined fellow GET-ligaen side Stjernen Hockey. [2]

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