Niclas Burström

Niclas Burström (born January 25, 1991) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career Burström played as a youth in his native Sweden within the program of Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He made his professional debut in the 2008–09 season.

On September 28, 2012, Burström as an emerging defenseman signed a four-year contract extension to remain with Champions Skellefteå.

After completing his tenth season within Skellefteå's organization following the 2016–17 season, Burström left as a free agent seeking a new challenge in agreeing to a two-year contract with Russian club, HC Vityaz of the KHL on May 3, 2017. In the 2017–18 season, Burström appeared in 29 games from the blueline, registering just 1 goal. On November 19, 2017, he was traded by Vityaz to Yugra, recapturing his form to play out the season with 6 points in 24 games.

Having returned to the SHL with the Växjö Lakers for the 2018–19 season, Burström then returned to original hometown club, Skellefteå AIK, agreeing on a two-year contract on 11 April 2019.

Following a lone season in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with the Schwenninger Wild Wings, Burström returned to the SHL after securing a three-year contract with IK Oskarshamn on 16 April 2022.

At the conclusion of his contract with Oskarshamn, having played the 2024–25 season in the Allsvenskan, Burström announced his retirement from professional hockey to take up a junior development managing role within IK Oskarshamn on 4 April 2025.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Skellefteå AIK J18 Allsv 14 0 6 6 20 — — — — — 2006–07 Skellefteå AIK J20 — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 2007–08 Skellefteå AIK J18 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Skellefteå AIK J18 Allsv 4 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 2007–08 Skellefteå AIK J20 33 1 7 8 26 2 1 1 2 4 2008–09 Skellefteå AIK J18 4 3 3 6 4 — — — — — 2008–09 Skellefteå AIK J18 Allsv — — — — — 8 1 4 5 22 2008–09 Skellefteå AIK J20 39 7 8 15 46 5 0 1 1 6 2008–09 Skellefteå AIK SEL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Skellefteå AIK J20 28 7 14 21 24 — — — — — 2009–10 Skellefteå AIK SEL 11 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2009–10 Växjö Lakers Allsv 12 0 2 2 0 10 4 1 5 4 2010–11 Skellefteå AIK J20 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Skellefteå AIK SEL 52 0 7 7 16 18 1 3 4 8 2011–12 Skellefteå AIK SEL 51 6 6 12 32 19 1 2 3 2 2012–13 Skellefteå AIK SEL 51 3 11 14 26 12 1 5 6 6 2013–14 Skellefteå AIK SHL 55 6 14 20 32 14 1 2 3 10 2014–15 Skellefteå AIK SHL 54 4 14 18 18 15 1 4 5 4 2015–16 Skellefteå AIK SHL 50 9 19 28 42 16 1 9 10 8 2016–17 Skellefteå AIK SHL 29 2 10 12 18 7 0 2 2 2 2017–18 HC Vityaz KHL 29 1 0 1 10 — — — — — 2017–18 HC Yugra KHL 24 2 4 6 10 — — — — — 2018–19 Växjö Lakers SHL 51 1 4 5 14 7 0 1 1 6 2019–20 Skellefteå AIK SHL 48 8 6 14 24 — — — — — 2020–21 Skellefteå AIK SHL 44 7 10 17 24 12 4 1 5 29 2021–22 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 37 3 10 13 36 — — — — — 2022–23 IK Oskarshamn SHL 46 1 11 12 18 3 0 0 0 0 2023–24 IK Oskarshman SHL 49 2 6 8 40 — — — — — 2024–25 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 42 10 10 20 12 8 2 0 2 4 SHL totals 592 49 118 167 308 123 10 29 39 75

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2014 Sweden WC 7 0 0 0 2 Senior totals 7 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours Award Year SHL Le Mat Trophy (Skellefteå AIK) 2013, 2014 Salming Trophy 2016