Niklas Persson

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.

Born	March 26, 1979 Ösmo, Sweden
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre/Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Leksands IF Linköpings HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk CSKA Moscow Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
National team	Sweden
Playing career	1997–2019

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
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
	2013 Sweden/Finland
	2011 Slovakia
	2009 Switzerland
	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

1. ""Det var alldeles för svårt att tacka nej till"". expressen.se (in Swedish). 19 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
2. "The kids are alright". iihf.com. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

External links

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