Arttu Niskakangas Explained

Birth Date:July 21, 1988
Birth Place:Ylivieska, Finland
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:165
Position:Winger
Shoots:Right
Team:Stjernen Hockey
League:GET-ligaen
Former Teams:TUTO Hockey
Hokki
Beibarys Atyrau
Narvik Hockey
Career Start:2009

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fremover.no/arctic-eagles/lokal-sport/casper-tar-med-seg-ny-hockeyfinne-til-narvik/s/5-17-54881 Casper tar med seg ny hockeyfinne til Narvik
  2. https://www.stjernen.no/artikel/thhsak8a0-416ad/to-nye-spillere-klare-for-stjernen To nye spillere klare for Stjernen