Niclas Bergfors

Niclas Bergfors (born 7 March 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for Djurgårdens IF Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s New Jersey Devils in the first round, 23rd overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, playing for the organization for four-and-a-half seasons before joining the Atlanta Thrashers 2010, Florida Panthers in 2011 and Nashville Predators via free agency in 2011. He later joined the KHL's Ak Bars Kazan in late 2011 before signing with Severstal Cherepovets. In 2013, he joined Admiral Vladivostok, where he played for three seasons before joining Amur Khabarovsk in a mid-season trade.

Niclas Bergfors
Bergfors with Djurgårdens IF in 2019
Born	7 March 1987 Södertälje, Sweden
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
SHL team Former teams	Djurgårdens IF Södertälje SK New Jersey Devils Atlanta Thrashers Florida Panthers Nashville Predators Ak Bars Kazan Severstal Cherepovets Admiral Vladivostok Amur Khabarovsk Linköpings HC
NHL Draft	23rd overall, 2005 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	2004–present

Playing career

In 2004–05, prior to being drafted to the NHL, Bergfors played for hometown club Södertälje SK of the Elitserien.

Bergfors spent the 2005–06 season with the New Jersey Devils' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Albany River Rats, scoring 17 goals and 40 points in 65 games. During the season, he represented Sweden at the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, scoring three goals and six points in six games.

In 2006–07, Bergfors played for New Jersey's new AHL affiliate, the Lowell Devils, where he scored 13 goals and 32 points in 60 games. He once again played with Sweden in the 2007 World Junior Championships, where he posted two assists in seven games.

Bergfors returned to Lowell for the 2007–08 season, where he saw his production decrease to 12 goals and 27 points in 66 games. He did make his NHL debut, however, going pointless in one game with New Jersey. He spent the majority of the 2008–09 season with Lowell, scoring 22 goals and 51 points in 66 games, also playing in eight games with New Jersey, scoring one goal.

In 2009–10, Bergfors made the Devils' opening day roster, and in 54 games with New Jersey, he scored 13 goals and 27 points. On 4 February 2010, however, the Devils traded Bergfors, along with Johnny Oduya, Patrice Cormier and their first-round pick in 2010, to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Ilya Kovalchuk, Anssi Salmela and Atlanta's second-round pick in 2010.[1]

Bergfors finished 2009–10 with Atlanta, where he scored eight goals and 17 points in 27 games. After the season, he was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team after scoring 21 goals and 44 points in 81 games with both the Devils and Thrashers. In 2010–11, Bergfors saw his numbers slide, scoring 11 goals and 29 points in 52 games with Atlanta. On 28 February 2011, the Thrashers traded Bergfors and Patrick Rissmiller to the Florida Panthers for Radek Dvořák and Florida's fifth-round draft pick in 2011.[2]

On 4 July 2011, Bergfors signed a one-year, $575,000 contract with the Nashville Predators as a free agent.[3] He was put on unconditional waivers by the Predators on 24 November 2011, making him a free agent.

Bergfors then signed with the Ak Bars Kazan on 2 December 2011,[4] playing just eight games before joining Severstal Cherepovets on a two-year contract.[5] In June 2013, he was drafted at the KHL Expansion Draft by Admiral Vladivostok.

After 12 years playing professionally abroad, Bergfors returned to his native Sweden agreeing to a two-year contract with Linköpings HC of the SHL on May 4, 2016.[6] On February 15, 2017, Niklas left mid-season to sign a contract with fellow SHL club, Djurgårdens IF Hockey until the end of the 2018 season.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Södertälje SK	J18 Allsv		4	4	4	8	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Södertälje SK	J20		10	0	4	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Södertälje SK	J18 Allsv		5	14	4	18	4		2	0	1	1	6
2003–04	Södertälje SK	J20		31	13	17	30	22		2	1	1	2	0
2004–05	Södertälje SK	J20		21	18	16	34	25		3	0	3	3	4
2004–05	Södertälje SK	SEL		25	1	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Albany River Rats	AHL		65	17	23	40	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Lowell Devils	AHL		60	13	19	32	8		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Lowell Devils	AHL		66	12	15	27	22		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	New Jersey Devils	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Lowell Devils	AHL		66	22	29	51	14		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	New Jersey Devils	NHL		8	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	New Jersey Devils	NHL		54	13	14	27	10		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		27	8	9	17	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		52	11	18	29	6		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Florida Panthers	NHL		20	1	6	7	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Nashville Predators	NHL		11	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		8	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL		13	4	3	7	4		6	0	1	1	0
2012–13	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL		45	8	10	18	2		9	0	3	3	0
2013–14	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL		54	17	19	36	18		5	1	1	2	2
2014–15	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL		60	21	23	44	14		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL		25	3	8	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Sokol Krasnoyarsk	VHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL		23	6	7	13	10		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Linköpings HC	SHL		37	3	2	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		10	2	3	5	2		3	3	1	4	2
2017–18	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		52	14	13	27	14		11	2	2	4	2
2018–19	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		52	6	15	21	12		19	2	6	8	6
2019–20	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		52	12	11	23	22		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				228	38	44	82	62		35	7	9	16	10
NHL totals				173	35	48	83	20		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				228	59	71	130	56		20	1	5	6	2

International

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
IIHF U18 Championships
	2005 České Budějovice

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Sweden	WJC18	5th		6	1	2	3	6
2005	Sweden	WJC	6th		6	2	1	3	2
2005	Sweden	WJC18			7	6	0	6	0
2006	Sweden	WJC	5th		6	3	3	6	2
2007	Sweden	WJC	4th		7	0	2	2	0
Junior totals					32	12	8	20	10

References

1. "Thrashers ship Kovalchuk to Devils for players, 1st rounder". The Sports Network. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
2. "Thrashers acquire Dvorak from Panthers". The Boston Globe. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
3. "Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors". Nashville Predators. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
4. "Ak Bars Kazan sign NHL player Niclas Bergfors". Ak Bars Kazan. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
5. "Bergfors switches to the Cherepovets". sprots.ru (in Russian). 5 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
6. "Niclas Bergfors is ready for new challenge" (in Swedish). Linköping HC. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
7. "Niclas Bergfors till Djurgården". Djurgårdens IF Hockey (in Swedish). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database