Niklas Andersson

Per Niklas Andersson (born May 20, 1971) is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger, currently playing for Frölunda HC in Elitserien. He has spent time with several National Hockey League (NHL) teams as well as various minor professional teams in North America.
== Playing career ==
Andersson was selected in the 4th round (68th overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques, while he was playing in his native Sweden for Västra Frölunda HC. At the age of 20, he left Frölunda to play in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Nordiques' affiliate, the Halifax Citadels. He played there for two years until the team moved to Cornwall, Ontario. After a year with Cornwall he was signed as a free agent by the New York Islanders, and assigned to their International Hockey League (IHL) club, the Denver Grizzlies (which became the Utah Grizzlies the following year), until being recalled halfway through the 1995–96 season. He finished that year with the Islanders, and played another two before signing with the San Jose Sharks prior to the 1997–98 season.
Andersson spent the following year with two minor clubs, one in the AHL and one in the IHL. He was not re-signed by the Sharks, and instead went to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He never played in the NHL for the Leafs, and was instead sent to the IHL's Chicago Wolves until he traded back to the Islanders on August 17, 1999, for Craig Charron. Partway through the season he was claimed off of waivers by the Nashville Predators and played seven games for them before being placed back on waivers and picked up by the Islanders again. He finished the year with them, playing in 17 games and scoring 10 points.
During the following off season he was signed by the Calgary Flames, but played most of the season in the IHL with the Chicago Wolves again. After that season, he returned to his native Sweden and his old club Frölunda HC, for whom he has been a key player the past seven seasons.
==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
1987–88 	Västra Frölunda HC 	Swe-2 	 	15 	5 	5 	10 	6 	 	8 	6 	4 	10 	4
1988–89 	Västra Frölunda HC 	Swe-2 	 	30 	12 	24 	36 	24 	 	10 	4 	6 	10 	4
1989–90 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	38 	10 	21 	31 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	22 	6 	10 	16 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Västra Frölunda HC 	Swe-2 	 	17 	8 	15 	23 	12 	 	10 	6 	3 	9 	24
1991–92 	Halifax Citadels 	AHL 	 	57 	8 	26 	34 	41 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Halifax Citadels 	AHL 	 	76 	32 	50 	82 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Cornwall Aces 	AHL 	 	42 	18 	34 	52 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Denver Grizzlies 	IHL 	 	66 	22 	39 	61 	28 	 	15 	8 	13 	21 	10
1995–96 	Utah Grizzlies 	IHL 	 	30 	13 	22 	35 	25 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	48 	14 	12 	26 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	74 	12 	31 	43 	57 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Utah Grizzlies 	IHL 	 	21 	6 	20 	26 	24 	 	4 	3 	1 	4 	4
1997–98 	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL 	 	37 	10 	28 	38 	54 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 	 	65 	17 	47 	64 	49 	 	10 	2 	2 	4 	10
1999–00 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 	 	52 	20 	21 	41 	59 	 	9 	6 	1 	7 	4
1999–00 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	17 	3 	7 	10 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 	 	66 	33 	39 	72 	81 	 	16 	1 	14 	15 	14
2000–01 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	11 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	41 	14 	32 	46 	64 	 	7 	0 	2 	2 	6
2002–03 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	49 	24 	18 	42 	59 	 	15 	3 	7 	10 	8
2003–04 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	46 	17 	19 	36 	80 	 	7 	1 	7 	8 	2
2004–05 	Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	44 	14 	27 	41 	16 	 	14 	10 	3 	13 	4
2005–06 	Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	50 	13 	38 	51 	53 	 	17 	6 	10 	16 	10
2006–07 	Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	51 	21 	27 	48 	75 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	48 	12 	37 	49 	50 	 	7 	2 	4 	6 	12
2008–09 	Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	52 	16 	21 	37 	22 	 	11 	3 	4 	7 	10
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	165 	29 	53 	82 	85 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
SEL Totals	SEL Totals 	SEL Totals	 	441 	147 	250 	397 	449 	 	78 	25 	37 	62 	52
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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