| Mika Niskanen | |||
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| Born | July 24, 1973 Helsinki, FIN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SM-l team Former teams | Ilves HIFK Blues Pelicans KalPa | ||
| Playing career | 1994–present | ||
Mika Niskanen (born July 24, 1973 in Helsinki, Finland) is a professional ice hockey defenceman, currently with Ilves in the Finnish elite league SM-liiga.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | VHT U20 | Jr. A SM-sarja | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | VHT U20 | U20 I-divisioona | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Jokerit U20 | U20 I-divisioona | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 1993–94 | Jokerit U20 | U20 I-divisioona | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Haukat | I-Divisioona | 45 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Haukat | I-Divisioona | 44 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Haukat | I-Divisioona | 44 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 46 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Lahti Pelicans | I-Divisioona | 45 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 69 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 51 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 54 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 52 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | HV71 | Elitserien | 45 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | HV71 | Elitserien | 50 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 2004–05 | Espoo Blues | SM-liiga | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HV71 | Elitserien | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HV71 | Elitserien | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Timrå IK | Elitserien | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | HV71 | Elitserien | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Örebro HK | Division 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 279 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 254 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Elitserien totals | 164 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 161 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 38 | ||||
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