Niklas Nordgren (ice hockey, born 2000)
| Niklas Nordgren | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
4 May 2000 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team | HIFK | ||
| NHL Draft |
74th overall, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Niklas Nordgren (born 4 May 2000) is a Finnish ice hockey player who plays as a right wing for HIFK.
Playing career[]
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]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
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2018 Russia | |
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WJC18 | 
|
7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | ||||
References[]
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
- Finnish ice hockey right wingers
- Sportspeople from Helsinki
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- Ice hockey players at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
- Finnish ice hockey winger stubs