Niklas Nordgren
| Niklas Nordgren | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 28, 1979 Örnsköldsvik, SWE |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) |
| Position | RW |
| Shoots | Right |
| NLA team Former teams |
Kloten Flyers NHL Carolina Hurricanes Pittsburgh Penguins SEL MoDo Hockey Timrå IK NLA Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| NHL Draft | 195th overall, 1997 Carolina Hurricanes |
| Playing career | 1998–present |
Niklas Nordgren, born June 28, 1979 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden is an ice hockey player currently playing for the Kloten Flyers.
Playing career
Nordgren was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 8, 195th overall at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, but remained in Sweden and made his Swedish Elitserien debut with MoDo Hockey in 1998–99. Nordgren became a regular in the Elite League with Timrå IK in 2001–02 and played four seasons there.
Nordgren made the transition to North America in 2005–06, and split time between Carolina and their AHL affiliate Lowell before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Krystofer Kolanos and a 2007 2nd-round pick at the March 9th trade deadline for forward Mark Recchi.
On May 10, 2006, Nordgren signed a deal with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, based in Switzerland, where he would play the next five season.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||
| 1996–97 | MoDo Hockey | Swe-J | 22 | 14 | 6 | 20 | — | |||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | MoDo Hockey | SEL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997–98 | MoDo Hockey | Swe-J | 28 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 52 | |||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | MoDo Hockey | SEL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998–99 | MoDo Hockey | Swe-J | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | Örnsköldsviks SK | Swe-3 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1999–00 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | Swe-2 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000–01 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | Swe-2 | 35 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001–02 | Timrå IK | SEL | 49 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 2002–03 | Timrå IK | SEL | 47 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003–04 | Timrå IK | SEL | 46 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004–05 | Timrå IK | SEL | 46 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005–06 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 43 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006–07 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 41 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 74 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007–08 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 49 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 131 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008–09 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 49 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 2009–10 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 39 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 2010–11 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 46 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |||
| NHL totals | 58 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| NLA totals | 224 | 82 | 116 | 198 | 339 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 34 | |||||
| SEL totals | 200 | 60 | 61 | 121 | 173 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||
References
External links
- Niklas Nordgren – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Niklas Nordgren's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Niklas Nordgren's career statistics at EliteProspects.com