Niclas Andersén

Niclas Andersén (born 28 April 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, 114th overall.

Niclas Andersén
Born (1988-04-28) 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
SHL team
Former teams
Brynäs IF
Leksands IF
Severstal Cherepovets
WBS Penguins
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
EHC Kloten
Jokerit
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 114th overall, 2006
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2007present

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,[1] 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 contract as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) on 15 June 2015.[2] He did not see any NHL action, but appeared in 75 games with PIttsburgh's AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[3]

On 2 June 2016, he inked a deal to leave North America after one season in signing with Russian KHL outfit, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.[4]

On 12 June 2017, Andersén agreed to a one year contract with EHC Kloten of the National League (NL).[5] On 9 November 2017, Andersen was released by Kloten after posting a -15 plus/minus rating and scoring only 1 point in 18 games.[6] He then joined Finnish club, Jokerit, of the KHL for the remainder of the season.

On 23 April 2018, Andersén as a free agent returned to his native Sweden signing a three-year SHL contract with former club, Brynäs IF.[7]

International play

Andersén was a member of Sweden's bronze-winning squad at the 2014 World Championships.[8]

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 262359 50222
2005–06 Leksands IF J20 355611214
2005–06 Leksands IF SEL 80008
2006–07 Leksands IF J20 411247
2006–07 Leksands IF Allsv 2903326 1012310
2007–08 Brynäs IF J20 501135
2007–08 Brynäs IF SEL 3803326
2007–08 AIK IF Allsv 31122
2008–09 Brynäs IF SEL 5508860 40004
2009–10 Brynäs IF SEL 4233628
2010–11 Brynäs IF SEL 5144842 50000
2011–12 Brynäs IF SEL 5517848 171238
2012–13 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 5115620 100000
2013–14 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 5035832
2014–15 Brynäs IF SHL 545172232 40004
2015–16 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 694101426 61014
2016–17 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 37310138
2017–18 EHC Kloten NL 181014
2017–18 Jokerit KHL 100116 100118
2018–19 Brynäs IF SHL 4533628
2019–20 Brynäs IF SHL 3815622
SHL totals 386175067294 3012316
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
2014 Minsk

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Sweden WJC18 700012
2006 Sweden WJC18 6th 611214
2008 Sweden WJC 60226
2014 Sweden WC 80228
Junior totals 1913432
Senior totals 80228

Awards and honors

Award Year
SHL
Le Mat trophy (Brynäs IF) 2012 [9]

References

  1. "Uppgifter: Andersén återvänder till Brynäs". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. "Pittsburgh sign defenseman Niclas Andersen". Pittsburgh Penguins. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  4. "Yekaterinburg sign defenseman Andersen". Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (in Russian). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. Kloten, EHC (12 June 2017). "Swedish defenseman Niclas Andersén joins EHC Kloten".
  6. Helsinki, EHC Kloten / Jokerit (9 November 2017). "EHC Kloten and Swedish defender Niclas Andersén part ways".
  7. "Niclas Andersen returns home" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  8. "Sweden – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". www.iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  9. "Brynas wins hockey title". nordstjernan.com. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2017.


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