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Sweden Niklas Eriksson
#61 Pustertal/Val Pusteria / Italy - 06/07
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 17, 1969
Position
RW
Age
52
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Västervik, SWE
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Västerviks IK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1989 round 6 #117 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Highlights
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1

Brother: Marcus Eriksson, Son: Kalle Eriksson

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Västerviks IK J20 Juniorserien - - - - - |
Västerviks IK Division 4 - - - - - |
1985-86 Leksands IF J20 Juniorserien - - - - - |
1986-87 Leksands IF J20 Juniorserien - - - - - |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 7 2 1 3 2 |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 10 5 3 8 4 |
1987-88 Leksands IF J20 Juniorserien - - - - - |
Leksands IF Elitserien 16 1 8 9 4 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4 1 3 4 2 |
1988-89 Leksands IF Elitserien 33 18 12 30 20 | Playoffs 10 4 1 5 8
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7 6 3 9 6 |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 14 9 8 17 6 |
Sweden B (all) International 8 0 2 2 0 |
1989-90 Leksands IF Elitserien 40 18 16 34 16 | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 2
Sweden B (all) International 2 1 0 1 - |
1990-91 Leksands IF Elitserien 8 2 2 4 2 |
Leksands IF Allsvenskan 18 5 4 9 12 | Qualification 4 0 2 2 4
Sweden (all) International 7 3 3 6 2 |
Sweden B (all) International 5 1 1 2 - |
1991-92 Leksands IF Elitserien 22 10 7 17 16 |
Leksands IF Allsvenskan 18 5 13 18 22 | Kvalserien SHL 11 3 5 8 4
Sweden B (all) International 6 1 2 3 - |
1992-93 Leksands IF Elitserien 37 6 19 25 32 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2
Sweden (all) International 2 0 0 0 0 |
Sweden B (all) International 8 2 2 4 - |
1993-94 Leksands IF Elitserien 33 10 25 35 34 | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 2
Sweden OG 8 0 1 1 0 |
Sweden (all) International 21 1 8 9 0 |
Sweden B International 5 2 1 3 - |
1994-95 Leksands IF “A” Elitserien 39 17 26 43 32 | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 4
Sweden (all) International 6 0 4 4 0 |
1995-96 Leksands IF “A” Elitserien 34 7 17 24 24 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 8
Sweden (all) International 11 3 5 8 2 |
1996-97 HIFK SM-liiga 48 8 11 19 37 -8 |
1997-98 Leksands IF Elitserien 41 10 16 26 75 8 | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 4 -2
1998-99 Leksands IF Elitserien 49 9 9 18 30 -5 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 6 -2
1999-00 Leksands IF “A” Elitserien 44 11 17 28 61 -8 |
2000-01 Leksands IF “A” Elitserien 18 4 3 7 12 -3 | Kvalserien SHL 10 2 3 5 6 -4
2001-02 Leksands IF “A” HockeyAllsvenskan 43 11 23 34 75 30 | Kvalserien SHL 10 1 11 12 8 11
2002-03 Leksands IF “A” Elitserien 50 8 14 22 22 -3 | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 0 -2
2003-04 Leksands IF “A” Elitserien 50 7 9 16 38 1 | Kvalserien SHL 10 3 3 6 29 -3
2004-05 Leksands IF “A” HockeyAllsvenskan 35 16 21 37 20 28 | Kvalserien SHL 7 0 2 2 2 0
2005-06 Pustertal/Val Pusteria Italy 48 12 38 50 46 |
2006-07 Pustertal/Val Pusteria Italy 37 12 53 65 16 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Småland TV-Pucken - - - - - |
1990-91 Sweden Goodwill Games 4 2 1 3 2 |
1993-94 Sweden Deutschland Cup 1 0 1 1 0 |
Sweden Izvestia Trophy 4 1 2 3 0 3 |
1997-98 Leksands IF Euro HL 5 2 2 4 6 |
1998-99 Leksands IF Euro HL 8 2 2 4 8 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2007-08 Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit Asst. Coach
2008-09 Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit Asst. Coach
2009-10 Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit Head Coach
2010-11 Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan Coach
2011-12 Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan Asst. Coach Fired mid-season
2012-13 Lillehammer Norway Head Coach
2013-14 Almtuna IS HockeyAllsvenskan Head Coach
2014-15 Almtuna IS HockeyAllsvenskan Head Coach
2015-16 Almtuna IS HockeyAllsvenskan Head Coach
2016-17 Almtuna IS HockeyAllsvenskan Head Coach Fired mid-season
Örebro HK SHL Asst. Coach Mid-season appointment
2017-18 Örebro HK SHL Asst. Coach
2018-19 Örebro HK SHL Asst. Coach
Örebro HK SHL Head Coach Promoted mid-season
2019-20 Örebro HK SHL Head Coach
2020-21 Örebro HK SHL Head Coach
2021-22 Örebro HK SHL Head Coach
Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Allsvenskan 2 36 10 17 27 0.75 34 - | 2 15 3 7 10 0.67 8 -
Deutschland Cup 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 0 - | 0
Division 4 1 - - - - - - - | 0
EJC-18 1 7 2 1 3 0.43 2 - | 0
Euro HL 2 13 4 4 8 0.62 14 - | 0
Goodwill Games 1 4 2 1 3 0.75 2 - | 0
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 78 27 44 71 0.91 95 58 | 2 17 1 13 14 0.82 10 11
International 8 81 14 28 42 0.52 4 - | 0
International-Jr 3 28 15 14 29 1.04 12 - | 0
Italy 2 85 24 91 115 1.35 62 - | 0
Izvestia Trophy 1 4 1 2 3 0.75 0 3 | 0
Juniorserien 4 - - - - - - - | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 48 8 11 19 0.40 37 -8 | 0
OG 1 8 0 1 1 0.13 0 - | 0
Elitserien (SHL) 15 514 138 200 338 0.66 418 -10 | 12 63 13 18 31 0.49 71 -13
TV-Pucken 1 - - - - - - - | 0
WJC-20 1 7 6 3 9 1.29 6 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jens Nielsen (F) 1987-2005 14 Leksands IF
Markus Åkerblom (F) 1986-2000 13 Leksands IF, Sweden (all), Sweden B (all), Sweden U18, Sweden U18 (all), Sweden U19 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Magnus Svensson (D) 1987-2002 11 Leksands IF, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all)
Örjan Lindmark (D) 1987-2005 10 Leksands IF, Sweden (all)

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Number 16 retired by Leksands IF

Cult/Star player for Leksands IF

Cult/Star player for Pustertal/Val Pusteria

Career transactions
- 2007-03-28 • Announced his retirement

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