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Niklas Kronwall

#55 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 18/19

1-time AHL Best Defenseman (Eddie Shore Award)

1-time World Championship Best Defenseman

1-time World Championship Most Valuable Player

Date of Birth

Jan 12, 1981

Position

Age

Height

6'0" / 182 cm

Place of Birth

Stockholm, SWE

Weight

194 lbs / 88 kg

Nation

Sweden

Shoots

Youth Team

Järfälla HC

Status

Retired

Drafted

2000 round 1 #29 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Agency

PREMIUM

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, Nephew: Wilmer Kronwall

Official website: www.niklaskronwall.com

Team Staff profile of Niklas Kronwall also available

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Niklas Kronwall 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*	\|

Niklas Kronwall 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*	\|

Niklas Kronwall 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		*	*	*	*	*	*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niklas Kronwall Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

1997-1998
- U18 EJC Gold Medal
1998-1999
- U18 WJC All-Star Team
- U18 WJC Silver Medal
1999-2000
- Elitserien Champion
- U20 WJC Most Goals by Defenseman (5)
2000-2001
- Elitserien Champion
- Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior)
2002-2003
- World Championship Silver Medal
2004-2005
2005-2006
2007-2008
2013-2014
- Olympic Silver Medal

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO
09/03/2019
09/03/2019	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Retired
10/31/2011
10/31/2011	Extension	Detroit Red Wings	Detroit Red Wings

Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings

Cult/Star player for Djurgårdens IF

Cult/Star player for Grand Rapids Griffins

Cult/Star player for Sweden