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Niklas Folin

#4 Aalborg Pirates / Denmark - 26/27

Date of Birth: Jan 21, 1994
Age: 32
Place of Birth: Göteborg, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Hanhals IF
Position: D
Height: 184 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 92 kg / 203 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 26/27

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Niklas Folin Facts

Player Type: Defensive DefensemanPK Specialist
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

Niklas Folin Statistics

									Post
2008-2009	Hanhals IF J18	J18 Div.1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008-2009	Hanhals IF	Division 2	3	1	0	1	0	-
2008-2009	Frölunda HC U16	U16 SM	3	0	1	1	4	-
2009-2010	Frölunda HC U16	U16 SM	8	2	2	4	4	-
2009-2010	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Elit	13	1	2	3	2	-
2009-2010	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Allsvenskan	16	1	4	5	10	-	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	27	-
2009-2010	Sweden U16 (all)	International-Jr	11	3	2	5	12	-
2010-2011	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Elit	12	2	8	10	24	-
2010-2011	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Allsvenskan	10	2	6	8	32	-	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	6	-
2010-2011	Frölunda HC J20	J20 SuperElit	11	0	1	1	2	-
2010-2011	Sweden U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	1	1	4	-
2011-2012	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Elit	1	0	2	2	4	-1
2011-2012	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	1
2011-2012	Frölunda HC J20	J20 SuperElit	42	3	15	18	52	25	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0	-1
2012-2013	Muskegon Lumberjacks	USHL	3	0	0	0	0	0
2012-2013	Omaha Lancers	USHL	42	0	7	7	28	-2
2013-2014	Omaha Lancers	USHL	43	3	13	16	40	1	Playoffs	1	1	0	1	2	-1
2014-2015	Omaha Lancers	USHL	43	3	13	16	20	4	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	2	-1
2015-2016	UMass-Lowell	NCAA	35	0	9	9	24	12
2016-2017	UMass-Lowell	NCAA	18	0	1	1	6	6
2017-2018	UMass-Lowell	NCAA	19	1	1	2	10	0
2018-2019	Västerviks IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	32	2	3	5	10	-1
2019-2020	Västerviks IK "C"	HockeyAllsvenskan	39	2	2	4	37	-19	Qualification	1	0	1	1	2	-1
2020-2021	HC Vita Hästen "A"	HockeyAllsvenskan	40	2	7	9	16	11
2021-2022	MoDo Hockey	HockeyAllsvenskan	32	1	3	4	8	5	Qualification	13	0	1	1	4	-1
2022-2023	MoDo Hockey	HockeyAllsvenskan	49	0	7	7	12	8	Qualification	17	1	1	2	12	1
2023-2024	MoDo Hockey	SHL	44	1	2	3	10	-4
2024-2025	Västerås IK "A"	HockeyAllsvenskan	42	1	3	4	32	8
2025-2026	Västerås IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	34	0	1	1	12	-8	Relegation	3	0	1	1	2	4
2026-2027	Aalborg Pirates	Denmark	14	0	2	2	2	-6

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Niklas Folin Tournament Statistics

									Post
2008-2009	Halland	TV-Pucken	5	1	0	1	4	-
2008-2009	Halland	Rikspucken	-	2	1	3	18	-
2009-2010	Göteborg	TV-Pucken	8	1	4	5	6	-

Niklas Folin Career Totals by League


Denmark	1	14	0	2	2	0.14	2	-6	0
Division 2	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	-	0
HockeyAllsvenskan	7	268	8	26	34	0.13	127	4	4	34	1	4	5	0.15	20	3
International-Jr	2	14	3	3	6	0.43	16	-	0
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell)	3	26	3	10	13	0.50	42	0	3	12	0	0	0	0.00	35	1*
J18 Div.1 (U18 Div.1)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
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
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
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 Totals by Team


Aalborg Pirates	1	14	0	2	2	0.14	2	-6	0
Frölunda HC J18	3	52	6	22	28	0.54	72	-1*	3	12	0	0	0	0.00	35	1*
Frölunda HC J20	2	53	3	16	19	0.36	54	25*	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	0	-1
Frölunda HC U16	2	11	2	3	5	0.45	8	-	0
Göteborg	1	8	1	4	5	0.63	6	-	0
Halland	1	5*	3	1	4	0.80*	22	-	0
Hanhals IF	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	-	0
Hanhals IF J18	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
HC Vita Hästen	1	40	2	7	9	0.23	16	11	0
MoDo Hockey	3	125	2	12	14	0.11	30	9	2	30	1	2	3	0.10	16	0
Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Omaha Lancers	3	128	6	33	39	0.30	88	3	2	4	1	1	2	0.50	4	-2
Sweden U16 (all)	1	11	3	2	5	0.45	12	-	0
Sweden U17 (all)	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	4	-	0
UMass-Lowell	3	72	1	11	12	0.17	40	18	0
Västerås IK	2	76	1	4	5	0.07	44	0	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	4
Västerviks IK	2	71	4	5	9	0.13	47	-20	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	2	-1

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niklas Folin Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2009-2010	J18 SM Bronze Medal TV-Pucken Best Defenseman (Lill-Strimmas Stipendium) TV-Pucken Bronze Medal U16 SM Gold Medal
2010-2011	J18 SM Gold Medal
2011-2012	J18 SM Bronze Medal J20 SuperElit (South) Best Plus/Minus (+25)
2016-2017	NCAA (Hockey East) Champion NCAA (Hockey East) Regular Season Champion
2022-2023	HockeyAllsvenskan Champion HockeyAllsvenskan to SHL Promotion (MoDo)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
08/11/2026	Confirmed	Västerås IK	Aalborg Pirates
04/15/2024	Confirmed	MoDo Hockey	Västerås IK
11/19/2021	Extension	MoDo Hockey	MoDo Hockey
07/28/2021	Confirmed	HC Vita Hästen	MoDo Hockey
08/30/2020	Confirmed	Västerviks IK	HC Vita Hästen
02/19/2019	Extension	Västerviks IK	Västerviks IK
04/29/2018	Confirmed	UMass-Lowell	Västerviks IK

Niklas Folin Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 8 #136 by Austin Bruins in the NAHL Entry Draft
Drafted 2012, 20 #287 by Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL Entry Draft