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Niclas Bergfors Born 7 March 1987
Södertälje, SWEHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) Position Right wing Shoots Right NHL team
Former teamsNashville Predators
New Jersey Devils
Atlanta Thrashers
Florida PanthersNational team 
SwedenNHL Draft 23rd overall, 2005
New Jersey DevilsPlaying career 2004–present Niclas Bergfors (born 7 March 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the first round, 23rd overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. In 2004–05, Bergfors played for Södertälje SK of Sweden.
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Playing career
Bergfors spent the 2005-06 season with the Albany River Rats, scoring 17 goals and 40 points in 65 games. He played on Team Sweden in the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship, earning three goals and six points in six games. In 2006-07, Bergfors played with the Lowell Devils of the AHL, where he had 13 goals and 32 points in 60 games. Bergfors once again played with Sweden in the 2007 World Junior Hockey Championship, where he had two assists in seven games. Bergfors returned to Lowell for the 2007-08 season, where he saw his production decrease to 12 goals and 27 points in 66 games. He did make his NHL debut, going pointless in one game with the New Jersey Devils. Bergfors spent the majority of the 2008-09 season with Lowell, scoring 22 goals and 51 points in 66 games. He played in eight games with New Jersey, scoring a goal.
In 2009-10, Bergfors made the Devils opening day roster, and in 54 games with New Jersey, he had 13 goals and 27 points. On February 4, 2010, the Devils sent Bergfors and Johnny Oduya to the Atlanta Thrashers for Ilya Kovalchuk, Anssi Salmela and Atlanta's second round draft pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Bergfors finished the 2009-10 season with Atlanta, where he scored eight goals and 17 points in 27 games. After the season, Bergfors was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team, as he had 21 goals and 44 points in 81 games with the Devils and Thrashers. In 2010-11, Bergfors saw his numbers slide, as he had 11 goals and 29 points in 52 games with Atlanta. On February 28, 2011, the Thrashers traded Bergfors and Patrick Rissmiller to the Florida Panthers for Radek Dvorak and Florida's fifth round draft pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[2] On July 4, 2011 he signed a one-year contract worth 575 000 US dollars with the Nashville Predators.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 Södertälje SK SEL 25 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2005–06 Albany River Rats AHL 65 17 23 40 10 — — — — — 2006–07 Lowell Devils AHL 60 13 19 32 8 — — — — — 2007–08 Lowell Devils AHL 66 12 15 27 22 — — — — — 2007–08 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Lowell Devils AHL 66 22 29 51 14 — — — — — 2008–09 New Jersey Devils NHL 8 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2009–10 New Jersey Devils NHL 54 13 14 27 10 — — — — — 2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 27 8 9 17 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 52 11 18 29 6 — — — — — 2010–11 Florida Panthers NHL 20 1 6 7 2 — — — — — NHL totals 162 34 47 81 18 — — — — — International
Medal record Competitor for SwedenIce hockey IIHF U18 Championships Bronze 2005 České Budějovice Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 2004 Sweden WJC18 6 1 2 3 6 2005 Sweden WJC18 7 6 0 6 0 2005 Sweden WJC 6 2 1 3 2 2006 Sweden WJC 6 3 3 6 2 2007 Sweden WJC 7 0 2 2 0 Junior int'l totals 32 12 8 20 10 References
- ^ "Thrashers ship Kovalchuk to Devils for players, 1st rounder". The Sports Network. February 4, 2010. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=308953. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Thrashers acquire Dvorak from Panthers". The Boston Globe. February 28, 2011. http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/articles/2011/02/28/thrashers_acquire_dvorak_from_panthers/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Hockey+news. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors". Predators.NHL.com. July 3, 2011. http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568396. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
External links
- Niclas Bergfors's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Niclas Bergfors's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Niclas Bergfors – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
Preceded by
Travis ZajacNew Jersey Devils first round draft pick
2005Succeeded by
Matt CorrenteCategories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Södertälje
- Albany River Rats players
- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Florida Panthers players
- Lowell Devils players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- New Jersey Devils players
- Södertälje SK players
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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