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Sweden Niklas Andersson

a.k.a. "Niclas Andersson"

#24 Frölunda HC / Elitserien - 10/11

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Niklas Andersson Facts

Date of Birth
May 20, 1971
Position
LW
Age
52
Height
5'9" / 176 cm
Place of Birth
Kungälv, SWE
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kungälvs IK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1989 round 4 #68 overall by Québec Nordiques
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
3-time World Championship Silver Medal 3
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time SHL Best Player (Guldpucken) 1
2-time SHL Champion 2
1-time SHL Most Valuable Player (Guldhjälmen) 1
1-time TV-Pucken Best Forward (Sven Tumbas Stipendium) 1

A terrific offensive player. Andersson had excellent hands and vision, and was a brilliant passer. Despite his superb individual skills, he was also a great team player who never took a shift off.

Father: Ronny Andersson
Brothers: Mikael Andersson, Thomas Andersson
Sons: Lias Andersson, Noah Andersson

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Niklas Andersson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1986-87 Västra Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 6* 2* 6* 8* 16* -* |
1987-88 Västra Frölunda HC J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Västra Frölunda HC Division 1 15* 5* 5* 10* 6* -* | Qualification 8 6 4 10 4 -
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 2* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 6* 4* 9* 13* 2* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 4* 9* 13* 4* -* |
1988-89 Västra Frölunda HC Division 1 30* 12* 24* 36* 24* -* | Qualification 10 4 6 10 4 -
Sweden U18 EJC-18 6* 6* 3* 9* 8* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 8* 5* 13* 12* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 5* 0* 5* 0* -* |
1989-90 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 38* 10* 21* 31* 14* -* |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 2* 2* -* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 3* 6* 6* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 3* 4* 7* -* -* |
1990-91 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 22* 6* 10* 16* 16* -* |
Västra Frölunda HC Allsvenskan D1 17* 8* 15* 23* 12* -* | Kvalserien SHL 10 6 3 9 24 -
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 5* 3* 8* 8* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 6* 4* 10* -* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |
Sweden (all) International 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1991-92 Halifax Citadels AHL 57* 8* 26* 34* 41* -14* |
Sweden CC 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 11* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
1992-93 Québec Nordiques NHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
Halifax Citadels AHL 76* 32* 50* 82* 42* -4* |
1993-94 Cornwall Aces AHL 42* 18* 34* 52* 8* 16* |
1994-95 Denver Grizzlies IHL 66* 22* 39* 61* 28* 11* | Playoffs 15 8 13 21 10 8
1995-96 New York Islanders NHL 47* 14* 12* 26* 12* -3* |
Utah Grizzlies IHL 30* 13* 22* 35* 25* 15* |
Sweden WC 6* 1* 1* 2* 8* -1* |
Sweden (all) International 6* 1* 1* 2* 8* -1* |
1996-97 New York Islanders NHL 74* 12* 31* 43* 57* 4* |
Sweden WCup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Sweden WC 11* 0* 2* 2* 8* 2* |
Sweden (all) International 15* 0* 2* 2* 10* -* |
1997-98 San Jose Sharks NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 37* 10* 28* 38* 54* 4* |
Utah Grizzlies IHL 21* 6* 20* 26* 24* 4* | Playoffs 4 3 1 4 4 2
1998-99 Chicago Wolves IHL 65* 17* 47* 64* 49* 16* | Playoffs 10 2 2 4 10 -1
1999-00 New York Islanders NHL 17* 3* 7* 10* 8* -3* |
Nashville Predators NHL 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Chicago Wolves IHL 52* 20* 21* 41* 59* 4* | Playoffs 9 6 1 7 4 -2
2000-01 Calgary Flames NHL 11* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* |
Chicago Wolves IHL 66* 33* 39* 72* 81* 33* | Playoffs 16 1 14 15 14 -1
2001-02 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 41* 14* 32* 46* 64* 16* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 6 -3
Sweden WC 8* 3* 2* 5* 2* 4* |
Sweden (all) International 18* 5* 6* 11* 4* -* |
2002-03 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 49* 24* 18* 42* 59* 18* | Playoffs 15 3 7 10 8 10
Sweden WC 9* 1* 5* 6* 4* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 18* 7* 6* 13* 6* -* |
2003-04 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 46* 17* 19* 36* 80* 19* | Playoffs 7 1 7 8 2 6
Sweden WC 9* 1* 1* 2* 2* 2* |
Sweden (all) International 17* 4* 3* 7* 4* -* |
2004-05 Frölunda HC Elitserien 44* 14* 27* 41* 16* 22* | Playoffs 14 10 3 13 4 10
2005-06 Frölunda HC Elitserien 50* 13* 38* 51* 53* 9* | Playoffs 17 6 10 16 10 8
2006-07 Frölunda HC Elitserien 51* 21* 27* 48* 75* 3* |
2007-08 Frölunda HC Elitserien 48* 12* 37* 49* 50* 12* | Playoffs 7 2 4 6 12 4
2008-09 Frölunda HC “C” Elitserien 52* 16* 21* 37* 22* 10* | Playoffs 11 3 4 7 10 2
2009-10 Frölunda HC Elitserien 54* 15* 17* 32* 50* 6* | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 29 2
2010-11 Frölunda HC Elitserien 53* 14* 30* 44* 30* -15* |

Niklas Andersson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1985-86 Göteborg TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1986-87 Göteborg TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2001-02 Sweden EHT 10* 2* 4* 6* 2* -* |
2002-03 Sweden EHT 7* 5* 1* 6* 2* 3* |
2003-04 Sweden EHT 5* 2* 2* 4* 4* 2* |
2005-06 Frölunda HC ECC 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC ET 8* 2* 6* 8* 4* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2013-14 Los Angeles Kings NHL European Scout
2014-15 Los Angeles Kings NHL European Scout
2015-16 Los Angeles Kings NHL European Scout
2016-17 Los Angeles Kings NHL European Scout
2017-18 Los Angeles Kings NHL European Scout
2018-19 Los Angeles Kings NHL European Scout
2019-20 Los Angeles Kings NHL European Scout
2020-21 Los Angeles Kings NHL European Scout
2021-22 Los Angeles Kings NHL European Scout
2022-23 Los Angeles Kings NHL Amateur Scout
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Niklas Andersson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 212* 68* 138* 206* 0.97* 145* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Allsvenskan D1 1 17* 8* 15* 23* 1.35* 12* -* | 1 10 6 * 3 * 9 * 0.90 * 24 * - *
CC 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 1 2 45* 17* 29* 46* 1.02* 30* -* | 2 18 10 * 10 * 20 * 1.11 * 8 * - *
ECC 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 22* 9* 7* 16* 0.73* 8* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 2 12* 10* 12* 22* 1.83* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 8* 2* 6* 8* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 6 300* 111* 188* 299* 1.00* 266* 83* | 5 54 20 * 31 * 51 * 0.94 * 42 * 6 *
International 7 88* 19* 21* 40* 0.45* 34* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 65* 30* 31* 61* 0.94* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorserien 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 164* 29* 53* 82* 0.50* 85* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 12 548* 176* 297* 473* 0.86* 529* 100* | 8 85 27 * 40 * 67 * 0.79 * 81 * 39 *
TV-Pucken 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 5 43* 6* 11* 17* 0.40* 24* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 21* 10* 6* 16* 0.76* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Niklas Andersson Connections

Player Period Teams
Ronnie Sundin (D) 1995-2009 10 Frölunda HC, Sweden, Sweden (EHT), Sweden (all)
Mats Sundin (F) 1986-2004 10 Québec Nordiques, Sweden, Sweden (CC), Sweden (WCup), Sweden (all), Sweden U16 (all), Sweden U17 (all), Sweden U18, Sweden U18 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Tommy Salo (G) 1989-2007 10 Frölunda HC, New York Islanders, Sweden, Sweden (WCup), Sweden (all), Sweden U19 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all), Utah Grizzlies
Marcus Ragnarsson (D) 1986-2004 9 San Jose Sharks, Sweden, Sweden (all), Sweden U16 (all), Sweden U17 (all), Sweden U18 (all), Sweden U20 (all)
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/09/2011
03/09/2011 Confirmed Frölunda HC Retired
05/03/2010
05/03/2010 Extension Frölunda HC Frölunda HC

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Number 24 retired by Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for Chicago Wolves

Cult/Star player for Cornwall Aces

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