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Sweden Niklas Folin
#3 Västerås IK / HockeyAllsvenskan - 25/26
1-time J18 SM Gold Medal 1
1-time TV-Pucken Bronze Medal 1
1-time HockeyAllsvenskan Champion 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
1-time TV-Pucken Best Defenseman (Lill-Strimmas Stipendium) 1
Date of Birth
Jan 21, 1994
Position
D
Age
31
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Göteborg, SWE
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Hanhals IF
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

Folin is a smart defenseman who plays a strong defensive game. He is very mobile and can make a quick, solid first pass. Sees the ice well.

Brothers: Christian Folin, Ludvig Folin
Cousins: William Woltelin, Linus Woltelin

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Niklas Folin Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Hanhals IF J18 J18 Div.1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Hanhals IF Division 2 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Frölunda HC U16 U16 SM 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2009-10 Frölunda HC U16 U16 SM 8* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 13* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 16* 1* 4* 5* 10* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 27 -
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 11* 3* 2* 5* 12* -* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 12* 2* 8* 10* 24* -* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 10* 2* 6* 8* 32* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -
Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 11* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2011-12 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 1* 0* 2* 2* 4* -1* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 1
Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 42* 3* 15* 18* 52* 25* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -1
2012-13 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Omaha Lancers USHL 42* 0* 7* 7* 28* -2* |
2013-14 Omaha Lancers USHL 43* 3* 13* 16* 40* 1* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 2 -1
2014-15 Omaha Lancers USHL 43* 3* 13* 16* 20* 4* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -1
2015-16 UMass-Lowell NCAA 35* 0* 9* 9* 24* 12* |
2016-17 UMass-Lowell NCAA 18* 0* 1* 1* 6* 6* |
2017-18 UMass-Lowell NCAA 19* 1* 1* 2* 10* 0* |
2018-19 Västerviks IK HockeyAllsvenskan 32* 2* 3* 5* 10* -1* |
2019-20 Västerviks IK “C” HockeyAllsvenskan 39* 2* 2* 4* 37* -19* | Qualification 1 0 1 1 2 -1
2020-21 HC Vita Hästen “A” HockeyAllsvenskan 40* 2* 7* 9* 16* 11* |
2021-22 MoDo Hockey HockeyAllsvenskan 32* 1* 3* 4* 8* 5* | Qualification 13 0 1 1 4 -1
2022-23 MoDo Hockey HockeyAllsvenskan 49* 0* 7* 7* 12* 8* | Qualification 17 1 1 2 12 1
2023-24 MoDo Hockey SHL 44* 1* 2* 3* 10* -4* |
2024-25 Västerås IK “A” HockeyAllsvenskan 42* 1* 3* 4* 32* 8* |
2025-26 Västerås IK HockeyAllsvenskan 14* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* |
Projected HockeyAllsvenskan 36* 0* 3* 3* 5* -8* |

Niklas Folin Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Halland TV-Pucken 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
Halland Rikspucken -* 2* 1* 3* 18* -* |
2009-10 Göteborg TV-Pucken 8* 1* 4* 5* 6* -* |

Niklas Folin Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Division 2 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 7 248* 8* 26* 34* 0.14* 117* 9* | 3 31 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.13 * 18 * -1 *
International-Jr 2 14* 3* 3* 6* 0.43* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 72* 1* 11* 12* 0.17* 40* 18* | 0 * * * * * *
Rikspucken 1 -* 2* 1* 3* -* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 1 44* 1* 2* 3* 0.07* 10* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
TV-Pucken 2 13* 2* 4* 6* 0.46* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 2 11* 2* 3* 5* 0.45* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.1 (U18 Div.1) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 3 26* 3* 10* 13* 0.50* 42* 0* | 3 12 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 35 * 1 *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 3 26* 3* 12* 15* 0.58* 30* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 2 53* 3* 16* 19* 0.36* 54* 25* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * -1 *
USHL 3 131* 6* 33* 39* 0.30* 88* 3* | 2 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 4 * -2 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niklas Folin Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/20/2025
10/20/2025 Rumour Västerås IK MoDo Hockey
04/15/2024
04/15/2024 Confirmed MoDo Hockey Västerås IK
11/19/2021
11/19/2021 Extension MoDo Hockey MoDo Hockey
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed HC Vita Hästen MoDo Hockey
08/30/2020
08/30/2020 Confirmed Västerviks IK HC Vita Hästen
02/19/2019
02/19/2019 Extension Västerviks IK Västerviks IK
04/29/2018
04/29/2018 Confirmed UMass-Lowell Västerviks IK
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 8 #136 overall by Austin Bruins in the NAHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2012, 20 #287 overall by Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL Entry Draft