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Sweden Niklas Andersson
#24 Frölunda HC / Elitserien - 10/11
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 Assists 1
1-time SHL Most Valuable Player (Guldhjälmen) 1
1-time Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) 1
1-time TV-Pucken Best Forward (Sven Tumbas Stipendium) 1
Date of Birth
May 20, 1971
Position
LW
Age
54
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

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 WHC-17 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
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* -* |

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 * * * * * *
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 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 5 43* 6* 11* 17* 0.40* 24* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 21* 10* 6* 16* 0.76* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niklas Andersson Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/09/2011
03/09/2011 Confirmed Frölunda HC Retired
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 24 retired by Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for Chicago Wolves

Cult/Star player for Cornwall Aces

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for Kungälvs IK

Cult/Star player for Utah Grizzlies