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| Born | March 26, 1979, Ösmo, Sweden |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Centre/Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Pro clubs | Leksands IF Linköpings HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk CSKA Moscow Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| Ntl. team |  Sweden
|
| Playing career | 1997–2019 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | 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 | 610 | 97 | 167 | 264 | 388 | 64 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | ||||
| KHL totals | 189 | 30 | 66 | 96 | 104 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Competitor for  Sweden
| ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
| Silver | 2011 Slovakia | |
| Bronze | 2009 Switzerland | |
| Bronze | 2010 Germany | |
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 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| Senior totals | 43 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ "Det var alldeles för svårt att tacka nej till" (Swedish) (19 August 2018). Retrieved on 12 September 2018.
- ↑ The kids are alright (28 April 2011). Retrieved on 12 September 2018.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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