Niclas Andersén
| Niclas Andersén | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
28 April 1988 Grums, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Leksands IF Brynäs IF Severstal Cherepovets WBS Penguins | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
114th overall, 2006 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Niclas Andersén (born 28 April 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman.[1] He is currently under contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, 114th overall.
Playing career
Born in Grums, he started out with local club Grums IK moving to Leksands IF, where he made his debut in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) during the 2005-06 season. In 2007, he joined fellow SHL side Brynäs IF and spent five years with the club. He captured the Swedish championship with Brynäs in 2012.
Andersén signed with Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ahead of the 2012-13 season. Following his two-year KHL stint, he returned to Brynäs IF,[2] where he captained during the 2014-15 season.
Andersén opted to finally pursue a North American career in 2015, in agreeing to a one-year entry-level conrtract as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) on 15 June 2015.[3] He did not see any NHL action, but appeared in 75 games with PIttsburgh's AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[4]
On 2 June 2016, he inked a deal to leave North America after one season in signing with Russian KHL outfit, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.[5]
International play
Andersén was a member of Sweden's bronze-winning squad at the 2014 World Championships.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Leksands IF | J20 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Leksands IF | J20 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Leksands IF | SEL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Leksands IF | J20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | AIK IF | Allsv | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 55 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 42 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 51 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 55 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 51 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 50 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 54 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 69 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| SHL totals | 303 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 244 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Minsk | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sweden | WJC18 |  |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2008 | Sweden | WJC |  |
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WC | |
8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | ||||
| Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Niclas Andersen". hockeysfuture.com. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ↑ "Uppgifter: Andersén återvänder till Brynäs". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh sign defenseman Niclas Andersen". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
- ↑ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ↑ "Yekaterinburg sign defenseman Andersen". Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (in Russian). 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ↑ "Sweden - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". www.iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database