Niklas Nordgren

{{for|the Finnish ice hockey player|Niklas Nordgren (ice hockey, born 2000)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Niklas Nordgren.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption =

| alt =

| played_for = Modo Hockey
Timrå IK
Carolina Hurricanes
Pittsburgh Penguins
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Kloten Flyers

| position = Right wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 187

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|6|28|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Örnsköldsvik, Sweden

| ntl_team = SWE

| draft = 195th overall

| draft_year = 1997

| draft_team = Carolina Hurricanes

| career_start = 1998

| career_end = 2015

}}

Niklas Nordgren (born June 28, 1979) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He began and finished his career playing for Modo Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).{{Cite web |title=Niklas Nordgren at eliteprospects.com |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/staff/73786/niklas-nordgren |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=www.eliteprospects.com |language=en}}

Playing career

Nordgren was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 8, 195th overall at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.{{Cite web |title=Niklas Nordgren Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/n/nordgni01.html |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Hockey-Reference.com |language=en}} However, he remained in Sweden and made his Swedish Elitserien debut with Modo Hockey in 1998–99. Nordgren became a regular in the Elite League with Timrå IK in 2001–02 and played four seasons there.

Nordgren made the transition to North America in 2005–06, and split time between Carolina and their AHL affiliate Lowell before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Krystofer Kolanos and a 2007 2nd-round pick at the March 9th trade deadline for forward Mark Recchi.

On May 10, 2006, Nordgren signed a deal with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, based in Switzerland, where he would play the next five seasons.

After a season stint in returning to the SHL with Timrå IK, Nordgren signed for his original club Modo during the 2013-14 season on November 27, 2013.{{cite web| url = http://www.modohockey.se/artikel/45418/ | title = Nordgren signs on with Modo | website = Modo Hockey | date = 2013-11-27 | accessdate = 2013-11-27 | language = Swedish}}

Career statistics

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

style="background:#e0e0e0;"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

ALIGN="center"

| 1996–97

| Modo Hockey

| J20

| 22

| 14

| 6

| 20

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1996–97

| Modo Hockey

| SEL

| 5

| 0

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 1997–98

| Modo Hockey

| J20

| 28

| 15

| 30

| 52

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| Modo Hockey

| SEL

| 7

| 0

| 2

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 1998–99

| Modo Hockey

| J20

| 1

| 0

| 2

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| Örnsköldsviks SK

| Div. 1

| 25

| 9

| 5

| 14

| 22

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 1999–00

| IF Sundsvall Hockey

| Swe.1

| 37

| 21

| 11

| 32

| 58

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2000–01

| IF Sundsvall Hockey

| Swe.1

| 35

| 22

| 19

| 41

| 57

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2001–02

| Timrå IK

| SEL

| 49

| 8

| 6

| 14

| 16

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2002–03

| Timrå IK

| SEL

| 47

| 20

| 23

| 43

| 40

| 10

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 4

ALIGN="center"

| 2003–04

| Timrå IK

| SEL

| 46

| 13

| 15

| 28

| 44

| 10

| 4

| 1

| 5

| 32

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| Timrå IK

| SEL

| 46

| 19

| 17

| 36

| 71

| 7

| 0

| 2

| 6

ALIGN="center"

| 2005–06

| Carolina Hurricanes

| NHL

| 43

| 4

| 2

| 6

| 30

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005–06

| Lowell Lock Monsters

| AHL

| 8

| 6

| 4

| 10

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2005–06

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 15

| 0

| 4

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| NLA

| 41

| 17

| 13

| 30

| 74

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 10

ALIGN="center"

| 2007–08

| Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| NLA

| 49

| 20

| 31

| 51

| 131

| 5

| 1

| 6

| 16

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| NLA

| 49

| 25

| 28

| 53

| 86

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2009–10

| Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| NLA

| 39

| 6

| 19

| 25

| 8

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| NLA

| 46

| 14

| 25

| 39

| 44

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2011–12

| Kloten Flyers

| NLA

| 14

| 4

| 5

| 9

| 14

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 8

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Timrå IK

| SEL

| 43

| 8

| 20

| 28

| 30

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2013–14

| Modo Hockey

| SHL

| 28

| 1

| 8

| 9

| 28

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Modo Hockey

| SHL

| 51

| 8

| 10

| 18

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 58

! 4

! 2

! 6

! 34

! —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | SHL totals

! 322

! 77

! 99

! 176

! 249

! 29

! 6

! 7

! 13

! 42

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NLA totals

! 238

! 86

! 121

! 207

! 357

! 14

! 7

! 3

! 10

! 34

References

External links

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Category:1979 births

Category:Living people

Category:Carolina Hurricanes draft picks

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Category:IF Sundsvall Hockey players

Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players

Category:Modo Hockey players

Category:Sportspeople from Örnsköldsvik

Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players

Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland

Category:Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Swedish ice hockey right wingers

Category:Timrå IK players

Category:Ice hockey people from Västernorrland County