Miska Kangasniemi

Date of Birth: Jan 06, 1975
Age: 51
Place of Birth: Jyväskylä, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: JYP
Position: D
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Miska Kangasniemi Facts

Player Type: Physical Defenseman

An aggressive stay-at-home defenseman. Kangasniemi is physically strong despite being of rather average stature. He plays a simple game and does not join the rush very often. His offensive skills are rather limited.

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Miska Kangasniemi Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1992-1993	JyP HT U18	U18 SM-sarja	27	8	11	19	79	-
1992-1993	JyP HT U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-
1993-1994	JyP HT U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	0	2	2	50	-12	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	8	0
1994-1995	JyP HT U20	U20 SM-liiga	7	2	1	3	12	-	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	8	-
1994-1995	JyP HT	SM-liiga	32	1	5	6	53	0	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	6	-2
1994-1995	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	0	0	0	2	-
1995-1996	JyP HT	SM-liiga	48	3	6	9	71	-14
1996-1997	JyP HT	SM-liiga	50	1	6	7	62	-7	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	6	-1
1997-1998	JYP	SM-liiga	45	3	6	9	56	-18
1998-1999	Tappara	SM-liiga	51	2	4	6	52	-7
1999-2000	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	46	3	8	11	89	7	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-1
2000-2001	Tappara	SM-liiga	52	3	4	7	66	-2	Playoffs	9	0	2	2	29	1
2001-2002	Tappara	SM-liiga	47	3	2	5	57	3	Playoffs	10	0	0	0	6	4
2002-2003	Tappara	SM-liiga	56	3	6	9	54	10	Playoffs	13	1	2	3	12	1
2003-2004	Tappara	SM-liiga	52	3	5	8	69	3	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0
2004-2005	Malmö Redhawks	Elitserien	48	1	4	5	50	-5	Kvalserien SHL	10	1	0	1	14	3
2005-2006	Malmö Redhawks	HockeyAllsvenskan	27	1	3	4	36	12
2006-2007	JYP "A"	SM-liiga	39	1	3	4	68	-2
2007-2008	JYP	SM-liiga	55	2	6	8	54	12	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	8	-2
2008-2009	Tappara	SM-liiga	45	0	3	3	73	2	Relegation	3	0	0	0	8	1

Miska Kangasniemi Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2002-2003	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	-

Miska Kangasniemi Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
EHT	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	1	48	1	4	5	0.10	50	-5	1	10	1	0	1	0.10	14	3
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	27	1	3	4	0.15	36	12	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	13	618	28	64	92	0.15	824	-13	9	56	1	5	6	0.11	77	1
U18 SM-sarja	1	27	8	11	19	0.70	79	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	40	2	3	5	0.13	62	-12*	2	9	1	3	4	0.44	16	0
WJC-20	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Miska Kangasniemi Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Finland (EHT)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Finland U20	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
JYP	6	269	11	32	43	0.16	364	-29	3	14	0	1	1	0.07	20	-5
JyP HT U18	1	27	8	11	19	0.70	79	-	0
JyP HT U20	3	40	2	3	5	0.13	62	-12*	2	9	1	3	4	0.44	16	0
Malmö Redhawks	2	75	2	7	9	0.12	86	7	1	10	1	0	1	0.10	14	3
Tappara	7	349	17	32	49	0.14	460	16	6	42	1	4	5	0.12	57	6

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Miska Kangasniemi Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1993-1994	U20 SM-liiga Bronze Medal
1994-1995	U20 SM-liiga Champion
2000-2001	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2001-2002	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2002-2003	SM-liiga Champion
2005-2006	HockeyAllsvenskan to Elitserien Promotion (Malmö)