Niklas Hjalmarsson
Niklas Hjalmarsson (born June 6, 1987 in Eksjö, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player that currently plays for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for their farm team the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL and the Chicago Blackhawks (NHL). Although he spent the majority of his time on the IceHogs, He earned a regular spot on the Chicago Blackhawks roster after James Wisniewski was traded to the Anaheim Ducks. Hjalmarsson won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks in 2010.
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hjalmarsson with the Blackhawks in December 2014 | |||
| Born | June 6, 1987 Eksjö, SWE | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams | Arizona Coyotes Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft | 108th overall, 2005 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
On July 9, 2010, He signed an offer sheet with the San Jose Sharks which was for 4 years and $14 million. The Blackhawks matched it and Hjalmarsson became the first defenceman in 13 years to receive an offer sheet as a restricted free agent.[1] On June 24, 2013, He won his second Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks after they defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.[2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | HV71 | SEL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HV71 | SEL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | IK Oskarshamn | Swe-1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HV71 | SEL | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 52 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 77 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 69 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 46 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 81 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 81 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 73 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 48 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 82 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 780 | 25 | 142 | 167 | 314 | 137 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 52 | ||||
References
Other websites
- Niklas Hjalmarsson player profile at NHL.com
- Niklas Hjalmarsson career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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