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Sweden Niklas Hjalmarsson

#4 HV71 / SHL - 22/23

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Niklas Hjalmarsson Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
36
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Agency
Highlights
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3

Second cousin: Douglas Andersson

Niklas Hjalmarsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Eksjö HC Division 3 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2002-03 Eksjö HC Division 3 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2003-04 HV71 J20 J20 SuperElit 15* 1* 3* 4* 14* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 8 -
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 5* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2004-05 HV71 J18 J18 Allsvenskan 3* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
HV71 J20 J20 SuperElit 31* 4* 11* 15* 87* -* |
HV71 Elitserien 14* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 4* 5* 6* -1* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 16* 3* 5* 8* 6* -* |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2005-06 HV71 J20 J20 SuperElit 7* 3* 2* 5* 12* -* |
HV71 Elitserien 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* 3* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 4 0
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 16* -* |
2006-07 HV71 J20 J20 SuperElit 7* 0* 2* 2* 14* -* |
HV71 Elitserien 37* 2* 0* 2* 24* -4* | Playoffs 14 1 1 2 0 0
IK Oskarshamn HockeyAllsvenskan 8* 1* 2* 3* 6* 5* |
Sweden U20 “A” WJC-20 7* 2* 1* 3* 4* 0* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 3* 5* 8* 10* -* |
Sweden (all) International 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
2007-08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 13* 0* 1* 1* 13* -2* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 47* 4* 9* 13* 31* -8* | Playoffs 12 0 4 4 8 2
2008-09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 21* 1* 2* 3* 0* 4* | Playoffs 17 0 1 1 6 -2
Rockford IceHogs AHL 52* 2* 16* 18* 53* 12* |
2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 77* 2* 15* 17* 20* 9* | Playoffs 22 1 7 8 6 9
2010-11 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80* 3* 7* 10* 39* 13* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 4
2011-12 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 69* 1* 14* 15* 14* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 -3
Sweden WC 8* 0* 3* 3* 2* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 9* 0* 3* 3* 2* 0* |
2012-13 HC Bolzano Italy 18* 6* 16* 22* 8* -* |
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 46* 2* 8* 10* 22* 15* | Playoffs 23 0 5 5 4 10
2013-14 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 81* 4* 22* 26* 34* 11* | Playoffs 19 0 4 4 14 -3
Sweden OG 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2014-15 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82* 3* 16* 19* 44* 25* | Playoffs 23 1 5 6 8 6
2015-16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82* 2* 22* 24* 32* 13* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 5
2016-17 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 73* 5* 13* 18* 20* 12* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -4
Sweden WCup 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Sweden (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2017-18 Arizona Coyotes “A” NHL 48* 1* 8* 9* 18* -3* |
2018-19 Arizona Coyotes “A” NHL 82* 0* 10* 10* 44* 8* |
2019-20 Arizona Coyotes “A” NHL 27* 1* 4* 5* 14* -2* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 6 -7
2020-21 Arizona Coyotes “A” NHL 41* 0* 5* 5* 18* -6* |
2021-22 Did not play * * * * * * |
2022-23 HV71 “C” SHL 17* 0* 3* 3* 4* -2* |

Niklas Hjalmarsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Småland TV-Pucken 8* 3* 0* 3* 12* 2* |
2004-05 HV71 ECC 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sweden U18 U18 JWC -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks Victoria Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2012-13 HC Bolzano Continental Cup 3* 0* 4* 4* 0* -* |
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Niklas Hjalmarsson Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
SHL
2023-01-21T17:00:00+0000 HV71 @ Örebro HK
2023-01-20T18:00:00+0000 HV71 vs Frölunda HC
2023-01-14T17:00:00+0000 HV71 @ Färjestad BK
2023-01-07T14:15:00+0000 HV71 @ Rögle BK
2023-01-05T18:00:00+0000 HV71 vs Brynäs IF
2023-01-03T18:00:00+0000 HV71 @ Skellefteå AIK
2022-12-30T18:00:00+0000 HV71 vs Växjö Lakers HC
2022-12-28T18:00:00+0000 HV71 @ Malmö Redhawks
2022-12-26T14:15:00+0000 HV71 vs Linköping HC
2022-12-17T17:00:00+0000 HV71 @ Växjö Lakers HC
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Niklas Hjalmarsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 99* 6* 25* 31* 0.31* 84* 4* | 1 12 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.33 * 8 * 2 *
Continental Cup 1 3* 0* 4* 4* 1.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 3 2 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECC 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 6* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 20* 1* 3* 4* 0.20* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 44* 6* 12* 18* 0.41* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 18* 6* 16* 22* 1.22* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 4 60* 8* 18* 26* 0.43* 127* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 8 * - *
NHL 14 822* 25* 147* 172* 0.21* 332* 106* | 10 137 2 * 27 * 29 * 0.21 * 52 * 15 *
OG 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 4 72* 3* 5* 8* 0.11* 28* -5* | 2 26 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.12 * 4 * 0 *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 3* 0* 3* 0.38* 12* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Victoria Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 8* 0* 3* 3* 0.38* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 1* 4* 5* 0.71* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Niklas Hjalmarsson Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/05/2023
04/05/2023 Confirmed HV71 Retired
11/10/2022
11/10/2022 Confirmed No team HV71
06/30/2018
06/30/2018 Extension Arizona Coyotes Arizona Coyotes
06/23/2017
06/23/2017 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Arizona Coyotes
09/04/2013
09/04/2013 Extension Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
11/08/2012
11/08/2012 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks HC Bolzano
07/12/2010
07/12/2010 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Chicago Blackhawks
07/09/2010
07/09/2010 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks San Jose Sharks

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Niklas Hjalmarsson Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Chicago Blackhawks

Cult/Star player for HV71

Cult/Star player for HV71 J20

Cult/Star player for Sweden

Career transactions
- 2013-09-04 • Signed to a five-year contact by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2010-07-09 • Signed to a four-year offer sheet by the San Jose Sharks
- 2007-05-31 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2007-04-03 • Signed to a one-year contract by Luleå

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