Niclas Bergfors
| Niclas Bergfors | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 7, 1987 Södertälje, SWE |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| KHL team Former teams |
Admiral Vladivostok New Jersey Devils Atlanta Thrashers Florida Panthers Nashville Predators Ak Bars Kazan Severstal Cherepovets |
| National team |  Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 23rd overall, 2005 New Jersey Devils |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
Niclas Bergfors (born March 7, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the first round, 23rd overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. In 2004–05, Bergfors played for Södertälje SK of Sweden.
Playing career
Bergfors spent the 2005–06 season with the Albany River Rats, scoring 17 goals and 40 points in 65 games. He played on Team Sweden in the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship, earning three goals and six points in six games. In 2006–07, Bergfors played with the Lowell Devils of the AHL, where he had 13 goals and 32 points in 60 games. Bergfors once again played with Sweden in the 2007 World Junior Hockey Championship, where he had two assists in seven games. Bergfors returned to Lowell for the 2007–08 season, where he saw his production decrease to 12 goals and 27 points in 66 games. He did make his NHL debut, going pointless in one game with the New Jersey Devils. Bergfors spent the majority of the 2008–09 season with Lowell, scoring 22 goals and 51 points in 66 games. He played in eight games with New Jersey, scoring a goal.
In 2009–10, Bergfors made the Devils opening day roster, and in 54 games with New Jersey, he had 13 goals and 27 points. On February 4, 2010, the Devils sent Bergfors, Johnny Oduya, Patrice Cormier and their first round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft to the Atlanta Thrashers for Ilya Kovalchuk, Anssi Salmela and Atlanta's second round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Bergfors finished the 2009–10 season with Atlanta, where he scored eight goals and 17 points in 27 games. After the season, Bergfors was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team, as he had 21 goals and 44 points in 81 games with the Devils and Thrashers. In 2010–11, Bergfors saw his numbers slide, as he had 11 goals and 29 points in 52 games with Atlanta. On February 28, 2011, the Thrashers traded Bergfors and Patrick Rissmiller to the Florida Panthers for Radek Dvorak and Florida's fifth round draft pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[2] On 4 July 2011 he signed a one-year contract worth 575 000 US dollars with the Nashville Predators.[3] Bergfors was put on unconditional waivers by the Predators on November 24, 2011, making him a free agent.
Bergfors then signed with the Ak Bars Kazan on December 2, 2011,[4] playing just eight games before joining Severstal Cherepovets on a two-year contract.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 65 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 60 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 66 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 66 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 54 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 27 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 52 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 45 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 173 | 35 | 48 | 83 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Sweden
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2005 České Budějovice | |
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sweden | WJC18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | Sweden | WJC18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2007 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Junior int'l totals | 32 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 10 | ||
References
- ↑ "Thrashers ship Kovalchuk to Devils for players, 1st rounder". The Sports Network. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ "Thrashers acquire Dvorak from Panthers". The Boston Globe. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ "Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors". Nashville Predators. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ↑ http://eng.ak-bars.ru/news/6506.html
- ↑ "Bergfors switches to the Cherepovets" (in Russian). sprots.ru. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
External links
- Niclas Bergfors's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Niclas Bergfors's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Niclas Bergfors – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
| Preceded by Travis Zajac |
New Jersey Devils first round draft pick 2005 |
Succeeded by Matt Corrente |