Niklas Urban Eriksson (born February 17, 1969) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, continuing as an ice hockey coach. He won a gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Eriksson played most of his years in Leksands IF, and has also represented IFK Helsingfors (Finland) and HC Pustertal Wölfe (Italy). With 721 games for Leksands IF Eriksson is the player with most games for the club, and as of 2019 Eriksson is one of the honored players with jersey number 16 up in the ceiling of Tegera Arena.[1]
| Niklas Eriksson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 17, 1969 Västervik, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Leksands IF HIFK HC Pustertal Wölfe | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft |
117th overall, 1989 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2007 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
 |
1994 Lillehammer | Ice hockey |
After ending his career as a player in 2008 Eriksson continued as a coach. After coaching Leksands IF Eriksson has coached Lillehammer IK (Norway) and Almtuna IS. He is since 2018 Head Coach for Örebro HK.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Leksands IF | SEL | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Leksands IF | SEL | 33 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1989–90 | Leksands IF | SEL | 40 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Leksands IF | SEL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Leksands IF | SEL | 22 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 18 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Leksands IF | SEL | 37 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Leksands IF | SEL | 33 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Leksands IF | SEL | 39 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Leksands IF | SEL | 34 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | HIFK | Liiga | 48 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Leksands IF | SEL | 41 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Leksands IF | SEL | 49 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Leksands IF | SEL | 44 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Leksands IF | SEL | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 43 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 75 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Leksands IF | SEL | 50 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Leksands IF | SEL | 50 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 35 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Pustertal | ITA | 48 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Pustertal | ITA | 37 | 12 | 53 | 65 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SEL totals | 514 | 138 | 200 | 338 | 418 | 43 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 36 | ||||
| Allsv totals | 114 | 37 | 61 | 98 | 129 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 18 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Sweden | EJC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1994 | Sweden | OG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Old School Hockey - Niklas Eriksson". Leksands IF (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "Elite Prospects - Niklas Eriksson Team Staff Profile". www.eliteprospects.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database