Nick Sörensen

Nick Sörensen (born October 23, 1994) is a Danish-born Swedish former professional ice hockey right wing who played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and with the Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Ducks in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, 45th overall.

For the footballer, see Nick Sorensen.

Nick Sörensen
Sörensen with Linköping HC in 2018
Born (1994-10-23) October 23, 1994
Holbæk, Denmark
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Rögle BK
Skellefteå AIK
Linköping HC
Anaheim Ducks
NHL Draft 45th overall, 2013
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2011–2020

Playing career

Sörensen played as a youth and made his professional debut with Rögle BK in the HockeyAllsvenskan. In order to pursue an NHL career, he moved to North America and played as an import in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Quebec Remparts before getting drafted 45th overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks. On April 3, 2014, Sörensen signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[1]

Sörensen made his Swedish Hockey League debut during the 2014–15 season with Skellefteå AIK before transferring to fellow participant Linköpings HC for the 2015–16 season on loan from the Ducks.[2]

In the 2016–17 season, having returned to North America, Sörensen made the opening night roster out of training camp. He made his debut with the Ducks against the Dallas Stars on October 13, 2016. He recorded his first NHL point, an assist against the Philadelphia Flyers on October 20, 2016. Two days later and having appeared in 5 games with Anaheim, Sörensen was re-assigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the San Diego Gulls.[3] He played the remainder of the season in San Diego, collecting 22 points in 48 games.

In the off-season, Sörensen opted to leave the Ducks and return to previous club, Linköpings HC of the SHL, in signing a two-year contract on May 23, 2017.[4] Returning for a third season with Linköpings HC, Sörensen was scoreless in 6 games to begin the 2019 – 20 season, before leaving the club and opting to return to original club, Rögle BK, for the remainder of the SHL season on 29 September 2019.[5] He registered 5 points through 15 games with Rögle BK, before suffering a season ending concussion on 28 November 2019.

Having suffered his seventh recorded concussion through his career, leading to injuries to his eyes, and on-set depression, Sörensen announced his retirement from professional hockey after 9 seasons.[6]

International play

He has represented Sweden in 2013 and 2014, getting two World Junior Championship silver medals.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Rögle BK J20 35 10 14 24 14 9 2 4 6 4
2010–11 Rögle BK Allsv 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 8 5 4 9 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 46 20 27 47 18 8 7 3 10 10
2013–14 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 44 31 30 61 43 5 6 3 9 8
2014–15 Skellefteå AIK SHL 14 1 3 4 4 8 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Linköping HC SHL 37 10 13 23 37 6 0 3 3 2
2016–17 Anaheim Ducks NHL 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2016–17 San Diego Gulls AHL 48 10 12 22 38 8 2 2 4 8
2017–18 Linköping HC SHL 37 14 8 22 14 4 0 1 1 4
2018–19 Linköping HC SHL 34 14 9 23 22 — — — — —
2019–20 Linköping HC SHL 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2019–20 Rögle BK SHL 15 1 4 5 4 — — — — —
SHL totals 148 40 37 77 85 18 0 4 4 8
NHL totals 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 2
2014 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 2 4 6 4
Junior totals 13 2 4 6 6

References
  1. "Ducks sign RW Sorensen to three-year entry-level deal". Anaheim Ducks. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  2. "LHC picks into young forward" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  3. "Ducks recall three from San Diego". Anaheim Ducks. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  4. "He looks forward to putting on club jersey" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  5. "Nick Sorensen returns to Rogle" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  6. ""I will not be able to play hockey anymore"" (in Swedish). hockeysverige.se. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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