Niklas Nordgren
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| Niklas Nordgren | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 28, 1979 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Modo Hockey Timrå IK Carolina Hurricanes Pittsburgh Penguins Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Kloten Flyers | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
195th overall, 1997 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2015 | ||
Niklas Nordgren (born June 28, 1979) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward who began and finished his career playing for Modo Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career[edit]
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 seasons.
After a season stint in returning to the SHL with Timrå IK, Nordgren signed for his original club Modo during the 2013-14 season on November 27, 2013.[1]
Career statistics[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Örnsköldsviks SK | Div. 1 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | Swe.1 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | Swe.1 | 35 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Timrå IK | SEL | 49 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 39 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 46 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Timrå IK | SEL | 43 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 51 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 58 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SHL totals | 322 | 77 | 99 | 176 | 249 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 42 | ||||
| NLA totals | 238 | 86 | 121 | 207 | 357 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 34 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Nordgren signs on with Modo". Modo Hockey (in Swedish). 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Carolina Hurricanes draft picks
- Carolina Hurricanes players
- IF Sundsvall Hockey players
- Lowell Lock Monsters players
- Modo Hockey players
- People from Örnsköldsvik Municipality
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Swedish ice hockey right wingers
- Timrå IK players
- Ice hockey people from Västernorrland County
- Swedish ice hockey winger stubs