Niklas Persson

Niklas Persson (born March 26, 1979) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who most notably played as captain for Linköpings HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He is the current president of hockey operations with Linköpings HC.

Born (1979-03-26) March 26, 1979
Ösmo, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre/Right wing
Shot Left
Played for Leksands IF
Linköpings HC
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
CSKA Moscow
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
National team  Sweden
Playing career 19972019

Persson retired from hockey in 2018 after playing more than 600 SHL games.[1] After a brief return to playing with Mjölby HC in the Division 2, Persson continued to work within Linköpings HC, given the role of assistant general manager before assuming the general manager's role to begin the 2019–20 season.

Persson is the cousin of Robert Nilsson who also plays professional ice hockey.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Huddinge IK J20 30000
1995–96 Leksands IF J20 81230
1996–97 Leksands IF J20 2918153312
1997–98 Leksands IF J20 2010122230
1997–98 Leksands IF SEL 172354 20000
1998–99 Leksands IF SEL 471236 10000
1999–00 Leksands IF SEL 4925734
2000–01 Leksands IF SEL 4834743
2001–02 Leksands IF Allsv 429132250 9921116
2002–03 Leksands IF SEL 494212551 500010
2003–04 Leksands IF SEL 5014193342
2004–05 Leksands IF Allsv 4315233836 102578
2005–06 Leksands IF SEL 347101730
2006–07 Linköpings HC SEL 5515173232 1559146
2007–08 Linköpings HC SEL 5410223244 1536910
2008–09 Linköpings HC SEL 5521214238 74484
2009–10 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 5513253830 70112
2010–11 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 393121532 71232
2011–12 CSKA Moscow KHL 536182428 51126
2012–13 CSKA Moscow KHL 428111914 70004
2013–14 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 4511182916
2014–15 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 4317223916
2015–16 Linköpings HC SHL 508172516 62020
2016–17 Linköpings HC SHL 507152216 60114
2017–18 Linköpings HC SHL 523111432 70002
2018–19 Mjölby HC Div.2 11122 10002
SHL totals 610 97 167 264 388 64 14 20 34 36
KHL totals 189 30 66 96 104 26 2 4 6 14
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sweden/Finland
Silver medal – second place 2011 Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Switzerland
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Germany

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1997 Sweden EJC18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 2
1998 Sweden WJC 6th 7 0 2 2 10
1999 Sweden WJC 4th 6 2 2 4 2
2009 Sweden WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 2 4 6 4
2010 Sweden WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 0 4 4 0
2011 Sweden WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 3 0 3 8
2012 Sweden WC 6th 8 2 1 3 2
2013 Sweden WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 0 2 2 2
Junior totals 18 2 4 6 14
Senior totals 43 7 11 18 16

References

  1. ""Det var alldeles för svårt att tacka nej till"". expressen.se (in Swedish). 19 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. "The kids are alright". iihf.com. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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