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Sweden Niklas Folin

Västerås IK / HockeyAllsvenskan - 24/25

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Niklas Folin Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
30
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Contract
25/26
Agency
Highlights
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

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

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 HockeyAllsvenskan -* -* -* -* -* -* |

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* -* |
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Niklas Folin Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
SHL
2024-03-12T18:00:00+0000 MoDo Hockey @ Rögle BK
2024-03-09T17:00:00+0000 MoDo Hockey vs Malmö Redhawks
2024-03-07T18:00:00+0000 MoDo Hockey @ Leksands IF
2024-03-05T18:00:00+0000 MoDo Hockey vs Luleå HF
2024-03-02T14:15:00+0000 MoDo Hockey @ Frölunda HC
2024-02-29T18:00:00+0000 MoDo Hockey @ HV71
2024-02-27T18:00:00+0000 MoDo Hockey vs Växjö Lakers HC
2024-02-24T17:00:00+0000 MoDo Hockey @ Linköping HC
2024-02-22T18:00:00+0000 MoDo Hockey vs Skellefteå AIK
2024-02-17T17:00:00+0000 MoDo Hockey vs Timrå IK
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Niklas Folin Career Totals

Team Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
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 * * * * * *
Västerviks IK 2 71* 4* 5* 9* 0.13* 47* -20* | 1 1 0 * 1 * 1 * 1.00 * 2 * -1 *
Västerås IK 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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Niklas Folin Skill Rating

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Acceleration
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Teamwork
13
Shot Blocking
13
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Niklas Folin Connections

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
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

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Niklas Folin 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

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