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Sweden Niklas Kronwall

#55 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 18/19
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jan 12, 1981
Position
D
Age
41
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Stockholm, SWE
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Järfälla HC
Status
Retired
Drafted
2000 round 1 #29 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Triple Gold Club 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time AHL Best Defenseman (Eddie Shore Award) 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
2-time SHL Champion 2
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
2-time World Championship All-Star Team 2
1-time World Championship Best Defenseman 1
1-time World Championship Most Valuable Player 1

Niklas Kronwall was a defenseman known for his offensive game and ability to absolutely wreck unsuspecting opponents with huge open-ice hits. An excellent skater with great agility and balance, he was a quality passer of the puck, too.
- Erik K. Piri, Elite Prospects



Brothers: Staffan Kronwall, Mattias Kronwall

Official website: www.niklaskronwall.com

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 1 0 0 0 2 - |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 6 0 1 1 - - |
1997-98 Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 27 4 3 7 71 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 4 0 1 1 4 0 |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 6 1 2 3 6 - |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 11 1 - - - - |
1998-99 Huddinge IK Division 1 25 1 1 2 24 - |
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7 0 4 4 10 - |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 7 0 4 4 10 - |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 3 0 1 1 4 - |
1999-00 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 37 1 4 5 16 0 | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 8 3
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7 5 1 6 10 7 |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 15 7 2 9 28 - |
2000-01 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 31 1 9 10 32 7 | Playoffs 15 0 1 1 8 0
Sweden U20 WJC-20 5 0 1 1 2 0 |
Sweden (all) International 5 1 0 1 8 - |
2001-02 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 48 5 7 12 34 -1 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -2
Sweden (all) International 5 0 0 0 2 - |
2002-03 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 50 5 13 18 46 -3 | Playoffs 12 3 2 5 18 -1
Sweden WC 5 0 0 0 4 7 |
Sweden (all) International 13 0 0 0 10 - |
2003-04 Detroit Red Wings NHL 20 1 4 5 16 5 |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 25 2 11 13 20 6 |
2004-05 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 76 13 40 53 53 6 |
Sweden WC 9 3 3 6 10 7 |
Sweden (all) International 11 4 3 7 10 8 |
2005-06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 27 1 8 9 28 11 | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 2 0
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Sweden OG 2 1 1 2 8 2 |
Sweden WC 8 2 8 10 10 3 |
Sweden (all) International 10 3 9 12 14 5 |
2006-07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 68 1 21 22 54 0 |
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 65 7 28 35 44 25 | Playoffs 22 0 15 15 18 16
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 6 45 51 50 2 | Playoffs 23 2 7 9 33 4
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 7 15 22 32 5 | Playoffs 12 0 5 5 12 2
Sweden OG 4 0 0 0 2 0 |
Sweden (all) International 4 0 0 0 2 0 |
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 11 26 37 36 5 | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 4 5
2011-12 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 82 15 21 36 38 -2 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 4 -2
Sweden WC 8 1 0 1 4 1 |
Sweden (all) International 8 1 0 1 4 1 |
2012-13 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 48 5 24 29 44 -5 | Playoffs 14 0 2 2 4 -1
2013-14 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 79 8 41 49 44 0 | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 -1
Sweden “C” OG 6 0 2 2 4 -2 |
Sweden (all) International 6 0 2 2 4 -2 |
2014-15 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 80 9 35 44 40 -4 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 4 -1
2015-16 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 64 3 23 26 30 -21 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 8 3
2016-17 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 57 2 11 13 32 -7 |
2017-18 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 79 4 23 27 36 -14 |
2018-19 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 79 3 24 27 40 -5 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Sweden EHT 4 0 0 0 2 1 |
2004-05 Sweden EHT 1 1 0 1 0 0 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2019-20 Detroit Red Wings NHL Special Asst. to GM Advisor to the General Manager
2020-21 Detroit Red Wings NHL Special Asst. to GM Advisor to the General Manager
2021-22 Detroit Red Wings NHL Special Asst. to GM Advisor to the General Manager
Sweden OG Senior Advisor
2022-23 Detroit Red Wings NHL Development Coach European Player Development
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2019-04-06T19:00:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres
2019-04-04T19:00:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins
2019-04-02T19:30:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins
2019-03-31T19:30:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins
2019-03-29T19:30:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings vs New Jersey Devils
2019-03-28T19:00:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings @ Buffalo Sabres
2019-03-25T22:30:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings @ San Jose Sharks
2019-03-23T22:00:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings @ Vegas Golden Knights
2019-03-21T20:00:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings @ St. Louis Blues
2019-03-19T19:00:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings @ New York Rangers
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 102 15 51 66 0.65 73 11 | 0
Division 1 1 25 1 1 2 0.08 24 - | 0
EHT 2 5 1 0 1 0.20 2 1 | 0
EJC-18 1 6 1 2 3 0.50 6 - | 0
International 8 62 9 14 23 0.37 54 12 | 0
International-Jr 4 46 8 9 16 0.35 46 0 | 0
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 2 28 4 3 7 0.25 73 - | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 -
NHL 15 953 83 349 432 0.45 564 -5 | 10 109 5 42 47 0.43 89 25
OG 3 12 1 3 4 0.33 14 0 | 0
Elitserien (SHL) 4 166 12 33 45 0.27 128 3 | 4 40 3 3 6 0.15 34 0
WC 4 30 6 11 17 0.57 28 18 | 0
WJC-18 1 7 0 4 4 0.57 10 - | 0
WJC-20 2 12 5 2 7 0.58 12 7 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Henrik Zetterberg (F) 1997-2019 22 Detroit Red Wings, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all), Sweden U18, Sweden U18 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Johan Franzén (F) 2004-2019 15 Detroit Red Wings, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all)
Jimmy Howard (G) 2005-2019 13 Detroit Red Wings, Grand Rapids Griffins
Darren Helm (F) 2007-2019 12 Detroit Red Wings
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/03/2019
09/03/2019 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Retired
10/31/2011
10/31/2011 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
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