former_teams height_ft shoots weight_lb birth_place draft_year image_size position draft_team league height_in birth_date image article_title draft ntl_team prospect_league career_start
leksands if brynäs if severstal cherepovets 6 left 209 grums , sweden 2006 230px defence los angeles kings nhl 0 28 april 1988 niclas andersén may 4 , 2014.jpg niclas andersén
 114th overall swe ahl 2007
niclas andersén

niclas andersén -lrb- born 28 april 1988 -rrb- is a swedish professional ice hockey defenseman .
he is currently playing under contract with the pittsburgh penguins of the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- .
he has previously played in the swedish hockey league with leksands if and brynäs if and severstal cherepovets in the russian kontinental hockey league -lrb- khl -rrb- .
he was originally drafted by the los angeles kings in the fourth round of the 2006 nhl entry draft , 114th overall .
after returning to the shl to captain brynäs if in the 2014 -- 15 season , andersén opted to finally pursue a north american career , in agreeing to a one-year entry-level conrtract as a free agent with the pittsburgh penguins on 15 june 2015 .
