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Sweden Niklas Eriksson
#61 Pustertal/Val Pusteria / Italy - 06/07
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Feb 17, 1969
Position
RW
Age
56
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

Brother: Marcus Eriksson, Son: Kalle Eriksson

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Niklas Eriksson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Västerviks IK U20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Västerviks IK Division 4 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1985-86 Leksands IF J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Leksands IF J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1986-87 Leksands IF J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
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 D1 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 D1 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” Allsvenskan 33* 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” Allsvenskan 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* -* |

Niklas Eriksson 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* -* |

Niklas Eriksson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Allsvenskan 2 68* 27* 44* 71* 1.04* 95* 58* | 2 17 1 * 13 * 14 * 0.82 * 10 * 11 *
Allsvenskan D1 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 * * * * * *
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 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 6* 3* 9* 1.29* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niklas Eriksson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

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