Matt Niskanen

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Matt Niskanen
Date of birth December 6, 1986
place of birth Virginia , Minnesota , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 86 kg
position defender
number # 15
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2005 , 1st round, 28th position
Dallas Stars
Career stations
2005-2007 University of Minnesota Duluth
2007-2011 Dallas Stars
2011-2014 Pittsburgh Penguins
2014-2019 Washington Capitals
since 2019 Philadelphia Flyers

Matthew "Matt" Niskanen (born December 6, 1986 in Virginia , Minnesota ) is an American ice hockey player . The defender has been under contract with the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League since June 2019 . He previously played in the NHL for the Dallas Stars , Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals , with whom he won the Stanley Cup in the 2018 playoffs .

Career

During his junior years he played for the University of Minnesota Duluth in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . He was drafted 28th in the first round by the Dallas Stars in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft .

After two successful seasons in Minnesota (45 points in 77 games), Niskanen decided after his sophomore season to immediately switch to professional ice hockey and played 25 (including playoffs) games for the AHL team of stars, the Iowa Stars . He was also elected to the All- WCHA First Team in the 2006/07 season for his performance in Minnesota . He signed a three-year contract with the Dallas Stars, valid from the 2007/08 season , in which he made the jump to the NHL team in the training camp. Right at the beginning of the season he formed the first line of defense with veteran Sergei Zubov and gained so much experience and game minutes. For his achievements he was nominated for the Young Stars Game 2008 .

On February 21, 2011, Niskanen was given in a transfer deal together with James Neal in exchange for Alex Goligoski to the Pittsburgh Penguins . After three years in Pittsburgh, his expiring contract was not renewed, so he joined the Washington Capitals as a free agent in July 2014 . With the team, he achieved the first Stanley Cup win in franchise history in the 2018 playoffs . After another year in Washington, Niskanen was transferred to the Philadelphia Flyers in June 2019 in exchange for the Czech Radko Gudas .

International

Niskanen made his debut with the US national team at the 2009 World Cup and also represented his home country at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2018/19 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2005/06 University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA 38 1 13 14th 40
2006/07 University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA 39 9 22nd 31 42
2006/07 Iowa stars AHL 13 0 3 3 6th 12 2 5 7th 10
2007/08 Dallas Stars NHL 79 7th 19th 26th 36 16 0 3 3 10
2008/09 Dallas Stars NHL 80 6th 29 35 52 - - - - -
2009/10 Dallas Stars NHL 74 3 12 15th 18th - - - - -
2010/11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18th 1 3 4th 20th 7th 0 1 1 0
2011/12 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 75 4th 17th 21st 47 4th 1 2 3 6th
2012/13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 40 4th 10 14th 12 15th 0 2 2 11
2013/14 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81 10 36 46 51 13 2 7th 9 8th
2014/15 Washington Capitals NHL 82 4th 27 31 47 14th 0 4th 4th 0
2015/16 Washington Capitals NHL 82 5 27 32 38 12 0 3 3 6th
2016/17 Washington Capitals NHL 78 5 34 39 32 13 1 3 4th 19th
2017/18 Washington Capitals NHL 68 7th 22nd 29 36 24 1 8th 9 8th
2018/19 Washington Capitals NHL 80 8th 17th 25th 41 7th 0 2 2 0
NCAA overall 77 10 35 45 82
NHL overall 881 64 259 323 460 125 5 35 40 68

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2006 United States U20 World Cup 4th Place 7th 0 0 0 6th
2009 United States WM 4th Place 9 1 2 3 2
2016 United States World cup 7th place 3 0 0 0 0
Juniors overall 7th 0 0 0 6th
Men overall 12 1 2 3 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Niskanen, Matt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Niskanen, Matthew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Virginia , Minnesota