Christian Berglund

Christian Jonas Berglund (born March 12, 1980) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey left winger. He last played for BIK Karlskoga in HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden's second-tier league. Earlier in his career, he also competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils and the Florida Panthers.

Playing career Berglund started his hockey career playing in the Swedish Elite League with Färjestads BK and representing Sweden in World Junior Championship tournaments. He was selected in the second round, 37th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 1998 NHL entry draft as their third pick. Berglund remained with Färjestad until 2001, when he signed with the Devils. He initially played for their AHL affiliate, the Albany River Rats, before joining the Devils later that same season. On March 1, 2004, he was traded along with Victor Uchevatov to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Viktor Kozlov.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which saw the cancellation of the entire NHL season, Berglund returned to his homeland to continue playing competitive hockey. He rejoined his former club, Färjestad BK, in the Swedish Elite League (Elitserien). Following that year, in the summer of 2005, Berglund opted to further his career in Switzerland by signing with the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League (NLA). He became a key player for the Lakers over the next five seasons, establishing himself as a consistent scorer and veteran presence. On April 21, 2010, Berglund decided to return once again to his original Swedish club, Färjestad, signing a four-year contract to bring his experience and leadership back to the team. After completing his career with Färjestad and later BIK Karlskoga in the HockeyAllsvenskan, Berglund officially announced his retirement from professional hockey on March 9, 2016.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994–95 Karlskoga HC SWE.4 20 14 13 27 — — — — — — 1995–96 Kristinehamns HT SWE.3 23 8 8 16 12 — — — — — 1996–97 Färjestads BK J20 21 2 3 5 24 — — — — — 1997–98 Färjestads BK J20 29 23 19 42 68 — — — — — 1997–98 Färjestads BK SEL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Färjestads BK J20 15 11 13 24 54 — — — — — 1998–99 Färjestads BK SEL 37 2 4 6 37 4 1 0 1 4 1998–99 IF Troja/Ljungby Div.1 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1999–2000 Färjestads BK J20 5 3 5 8 8 — — — — — 1999–2000 Bofors IK Allsv 6 2 0 2 12 — — — — — 1999–2000 Färjestads BK SEL 43 8 6 14 44 7 2 1 3 10 2000–01 Färjestads BK SEL 49 17 20 37 142 16 7 7 14 22 2001–02 Albany River Rats AHL 60 21 26 47 69 — — — — — 2001–02 New Jersey Devils NHL 15 2 7 9 8 3 0 0 0 2 2002–03 Albany River Rats AHL 26 6 14 20 57 — — — — — 2002–03 New Jersey Devils NHL 38 4 5 9 20 — — — — — 2003–04 New Jersey Devils NHL 23 2 3 5 4 — — — — — 2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL 10 3 1 4 10 — — — — — 2004–05 Färjestads BK SEL 48 7 13 20 97 14 2 3 5 56 2005–06 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 44 24 20 44 124 11 4 8 12 63 2006–07 SC Bern NLA 42 17 25 42 97 16 5 5 10 18 2007–08 SC Bern NLA 48 13 20 45 80 6 0 4 4 4 2008–09 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 49 22 25 47 80 — — — — — 2009–10 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 43 23 21 44 75 — — — — — 2010–11 Färjestads BK SEL 51 17 15 32 68 11 2 6 8 2 2011–12 Färjestads BK SEL 53 16 11 27 61 11 3 3 6 8 2012–13 Färjestads BK SEL 51 15 22 37 103 10 2 1 3 10 2013–14 Färjestads BK SHL 38 8 10 18 77 15 1 1 2 57 2014–15 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 43 9 12 21 26 2 0 0 0 14 2015–16 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 46 12 8 20 53 4 0 2 2 6 2016–17 HC Flyers SWE.4 1 2 1 3 0 — — — — — SHL totals 371 90 101 191 629 88 20 22 42 169 NHL totals 86 11 16 27 42 3 0 0 0 2 NLA totals 226 99 123 222 456 33 9 17 26 85

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1998 Sweden EJC 6 4 4 8 10 1999 Sweden WJC 4th 6 4 4 8 33 2000 Sweden WJC 5th 7 4 2 6 4 Junior totals 19 12 10 22 47