Niklas Nordgren

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Niklas Nordgren
Born (1979-06-28) 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 1998present

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
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

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