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Sweden Niklas Hjalmarsson

#4 HV71 / SHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 06, 1987
Position
D
Age
35
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Eksjö, SWE
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
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Youth Team
Eksjö HC
Contract
22/23
Drafted
2005 round 4 #108 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
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Highlights
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3

Hjalmarsson is a strong defenseman with good defensive skills and quite a bit of offensive potetial. He is a strong passer and reads the game well. While Hjalmarsson clearly has the tools to become a rather good offensive defenseman, his defensive game is perhaps even more noticeable as a strength. Plays physically and has good timing in his hits.

Second cousin: Douglas Andersson

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Player 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 |
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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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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Player 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
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Marián Hossa (F) 2009-2021 11 Arizona Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks
Jonathan Toews (F) 2007-2017 10 Chicago Blackhawks
Brent Seabrook (D) 2007-2017 10 Chicago Blackhawks
Duncan Keith (D) 2007-2017 10 Chicago Blackhawks
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
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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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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