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 general manager of Linköpings HC.
Persson retired from hockey in 2018 after playing more than 600 SHL games. 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.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1994–95 	Huddinge IK 	J20 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Leksands IF 	J20 		8 	1 	2 	3 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Leksands IF 	J20 		29 	18 	15 	33 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Leksands IF 	J20 		20 	10 	12 	22 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		17 	2 	3 	5 	4 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1998–99 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		47 	1 	2 	3 	6 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1999–00 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		49 	2 	5 	7 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		48 	3 	4 	7 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Leksands IF 	Allsv 		42 	9 	13 	22 	50 		9 	9 	2 	11 	16
2002–03 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		49 	4 	21 	25 	51 		5 	0 	0 	0 	10
2003–04 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		50 	14 	19 	33 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Leksands IF 	Allsv 		43 	15 	23 	38 	36 		10 	2 	5 	7 	8
2005–06 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		34 	7 	10 	17 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Linköpings HC 	SEL 		55 	15 	17 	32 	32 		15 	5 	9 	14 	6
2007–08 	Linköpings HC 	SEL 		54 	10 	22 	32 	44 		15 	3 	6 	9 	10
2008–09 	Linköpings HC 	SEL 		55 	21 	21 	42 	38 		7 	4 	4 	8 	4
2009–10 	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL 		55 	13 	25 	38 	30 		7 	0 	1 	1 	2
2010–11 	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL 		39 	3 	12 	15 	32 		7 	1 	2 	3 	2
2011–12 	CSKA Moscow 	KHL 		53 	6 	18 	24 	28 		5 	1 	1 	2 	6
2012–13 	CSKA Moscow 	KHL 		42 	8 	11 	19 	14 		7 	0 	0 	0 	4
2013–14 	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 	NLA 		45 	11 	18 	29 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 	NLA 		43 	17 	22 	39 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Linköpings HC 	SHL 		50 	8 	17 	25 	16 		6 	2 	0 	2 	0
2016–17 	Linköpings HC 	SHL 		50 	7 	15 	22 	16 		6 	0 	1 	1 	4
2017–18 	Linköpings HC 	SHL 		52 	3 	11 	14 	32 		7 	0 	0 	0 	2
2018–19 	Mjölby HC 	Div.2 		1 	1 	1 	2 	2 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2
SHL totals	SHL totals 	SHL totals		610 	97 	167 	264 	388 		64 	14 	20 	34 	36
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		189 	30 	66 	96 	104 		26 	2 	4 	6 	14
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
1997 	Sweden 	EJC18 	 		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 	 		9 	2	4 	6 	4
2010 	Sweden 	WC 	 		9 	0	4 	4 	0
2011 	Sweden 	WC 	 		8 	3	0 	3 	8
2012 	Sweden 	WC 	6th 		8 	2	1 	3 	2
2013 	Sweden 	WC 	 		9 	0	2 	2 	2
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		18	2	4 	6 	14
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		43	7	11	18 	16
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1979
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk player
Category:Swedish hockey players
Category:Leksands IF player
Category:Linköpings HC player