Niclas Andersén

Niclas Andersén (born 28 April 1988) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL entry draft, 114th overall.

Playing career Born in Grums, he started with local club Grums IK, moving to Leksands IF, where he made his debut in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) during the 2005–06 season. In 2007, he joined fellow SHL side Brynäs IF and spent five years with the club. He captured the Swedish championship with Brynäs in 2012.

Andersén signed with Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ahead of the 2012–13 season. Following his two-year KHL stint, he returned to Brynäs IF, where he captained during the 2014–15 season.

Andersén opted to finally pursue a North American career in 2015, agreeing to a one-year entry-level contract as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) on 15 June 2015. He did not see any NHL action, but appeared in 75 games with PIttsburgh's AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

On 2 June 2016, he signed a deal to leave North America after one season in signing with Russian KHL outfit, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

On 12 June 2017, Andersén agreed to a one-year contract with EHC Kloten of the National League (NL). On 9 November 2017, Andersen was released by Kloten after posting a -15 plus/minus rating and scoring only 1 point in 18 games. He then joined Finnish club Jokerit of the KHL for the remainder of the season.

On 23 April 2018, Andersén, as a free agent, returned to his native Sweden, signing a three-year SHL contract with his former club, Brynäs IF.

International play Andersén was a member of Sweden's bronze-winning squad at the 2014 World Championships.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 Grums IK SWE.3 2045945 ————— 2004–05 Leksands IF J20 262359 50222 2005–06 Leksands IF J18 Allsv 30338 200010 2005–06 Leksands IF J20 355611214 ————— 2005–06 Leksands IF SEL 80008 ————— 2006–07 Leksands IF J20 411247 ————— 2006–07 Leksands IF Allsv 2903326 602212 2007–08 Brynäs IF J20 501135 ————— 2007–08 Brynäs IF SEL 3803326 ————— 2007–08 AIK Allsv 31122 ————— 2008–09 Brynäs IF SEL 5508860 40004 2009–10 Brynäs IF SEL 4233628 ————— 2010–11 Brynäs IF SEL 5144842 50000 2011–12 Brynäs IF SEL 5517848 171238 2012–13 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 5115620 100000 2013–14 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 5035832 ————— 2014–15 Brynäs IF SHL 545172232 40004 2015–16 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 694101426 61014 2016–17 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 37310138 ————— 2017–18 EHC Kloten NL 181014 ————— 2017–18 Jokerit KHL 100116 100118 2018–19 Brynäs IF SHL 4533628 ————— 2019–20 Brynäs IF SHL 3815622 ————— 2020–21 Brynäs IF SHL 4215620 ————— SHL totals 428185573314 3012316 KHL totals 1487212866 200118

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2005 Sweden WJC18 700012 2005 Sweden U18 7th 50006 2006 Sweden WJC18 6th 611214 2008 Sweden WJC 60226 2014 Sweden WC 80228 Junior totals 2413438 Senior totals 80228

Awards and honors Award Year SHL Le Mat trophy (Brynäs IF) 2012