Niklas Nordgren

Niklas Nordgren, born June 28, 1979 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden is an ice hockey player currently playing for the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers.
==Playing career==
Nordgren was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 8, 195th overall at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, but 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 9 trade deadline for forward Mark Recchi.
On 10 May 2006, Nordgren signed a two-year deal with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, based in Switzerland.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	 	Qualification	Qualification	Qualification	Qualification	Qualification
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1996–97 	Modo Hockey 	Swe-J 	 	22 	14 	6 	20 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1996–97 	Modo Hockey 	SEL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Modo Hockey 	Swe-J 	 	28 	15 	15 	30 	52 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998–99 	Modo Hockey 	SEL 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Modo Hockey 	Swe-J 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998–99 	Örnsköldsviks SK 	Swe-3 	 	25 	9 	5 	14 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	
1999–00 	IF Sundsvall Hockey 	Swe-2 	 	37 	21 	11 	32 	58 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	IF Sundsvall Hockey 	Swe-2 	 	35 	22 	19 	41 	57 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Timrå IK 	SEL 	 	49 	8 	6 	14 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	10 	3 	3 	6 	4
2002–03 	Timrå IK 	SEL 	 	47 	20 	23 	43 	40 	 	10 	1 	4 	5 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Timrå IK 	SEL 	 	46 	13 	15 	28 	44 	 	10 	4 	1 	5 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Timrå IK 	SEL 	 	46 	19 	17 	36 	71 	 	7 	0 	2 	2 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	43 	4 	2 	6 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 	 	8 	6 	4 	10 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	15 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Rapperswil-Jona 	NLA 	 	41 	17 	13 	30 	74 	 	6 	1 	1 	2 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Rapperswil-Jona 	NLA 	 	49 	20 	31 	51 	131 	 	5 	5 	1 	6 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Rapperswil-Jona 	NLA 	 	49 	25 	28 	53 	86 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	58 	4 	2 	6 	34 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NLA totals	NLA totals 	NLA totals	 	139 	62 	72 	134 	291 	 	11 	6 	2 	8 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
SEL totals	SEL totals 	SEL totals	 	200 	60 	61 	121 	173 	 	27 	5 	7 	12 	42 	 	10 	3 	3 	6 	4
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1979
Category:Swedish hockey players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes draft picks
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Lowell Lock Monsters player
Category:MODO Hockey player
Category:Timrå IK player
Category:Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players
Category:IF Sundsvall player
Category:Örnsköldsviks SK player