# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matt-niskanen
# Generated: 2026-08-14T14:57:07.753Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/matt-niskanen"
name: "Matt Niskanen"
slug: "matt-niskanen"
description: "Matthew Norman Niskanen is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and Philadelphia Flyers from 2007 to 2020."
tagline: "American ice hockey player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Matt_Niskanen_2018-04-29.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1986-12-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           46.79
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.637044
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Метт Нісканен"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Matt Niskanen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Niskanen"
    title: "Matt Niskanen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Niskanen"
    title: "Matt Niskanen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Niskanen"
    title: "Matt Niskanen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Niskanen"
    title: "Matt Niskanen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Niskanen"
    title: "Matthew Niskanen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Niskanen"
    title: "Matt Niskanen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Niskanen"
    title: "Matt Niskanen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mets_Niskanens"
    title: "Mets Niskanens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Niskanen"
    title: "Matt Niskanen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9C%D1%8D%D1%82%D1%82"
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  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Niskanen"
    title: "Matt Niskanen"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929135"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump