Niklas Nordgren (ice hockey, born 2000)
Niklas Nordgren | |||
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Born |
Helsinki, Finland | 4 May 2000||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
Mestis team Former teams |
Kiekko-Vantaa HIFK Lahti Pelicans | ||
NHL draft |
74th overall, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
Playing career | 2017–present |
Niklas Nordgren (born 4 May 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey Forward who currently plays as a right wing for Kiekko-Vantaa of the Finnish Mestis.
Playing career
[edit]He represented Finland in the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships where he won the gold medal, scoring the game-winning goal in the gold medal game on a shorthanded breakaway with Jesperi Kotkaniemi's assistance.[1]
Nordgren was projected as a top eligible draft pick for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, and was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the third round, 74th overall.[1]
Having left HIFK on an initial loan move during the 2020–21 season to Lahti Pelicans, Nordgren's tenure with the Pelicans was made permanent in the off-season after signing a two-year contract extension on 20 May 2021.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2016–17 | HIFK | Jr. A | 40 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | HIFK | Jr. A | 28 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | HIFK | Liiga | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | HIFK | Jr. A | 13 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | HIFK | Liiga | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | HIFK | Jr. A | 16 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | HIFK | Liiga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | HIFK | Liiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Peliitat | Mestis | 26 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Peliitat | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 47 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
Liiga totals | 80 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Finland | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World U18 Championships | ||
2018 Russia |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
2018 | Finland | U18 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | ||
Junior totals | 12 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Niklas Nordgren career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- ^ "Pelicans agree to terms with three players" (in Finnish). Lahti Pelicans. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database