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Born	May 20, 1971 (age 38),; Kungälv, Sweden
Height; Weight	5 ft 9.25 in (1.76 m); 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
SEL team	Frölunda HC
NHL Draft	68th overall, 1989; Quebec Nordiques
Pro career	1989 – present

For the ice hockey player born in 1986, see Niklas Andersson (b. 1986).

Per Niklas Andersson (born May 20, 1971) is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger, currently playing for Frölunda HC in Elitserien. He has spent time with several National Hockey League (NHL) teams as well as various minor professional teams in North America.

[edit] Playing career

Andersson was selected in the 4th round (68th overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques, while he was playing in his native Sweden for Västra Frölunda HC. At the age of 20, he left Frölunda to play in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Nordiques' affiliate, the Halifax Citadels. He played there for two years until the team moved to Cornwall, Ontario. After a year with Cornwall he was signed as a free agent by the New York Islanders, and assigned to their International Hockey League (IHL) club, the Denver Grizzlies (which became the Utah Grizzlies the following year), until being recalled halfway through the 1995–96 season. He finished that year with the Islanders, and played another two before signing with the San Jose Sharks prior to the 1997–98 season.

Andersson spent the following year with two minor clubs, one in the AHL and one in the IHL. He was not re-signed by the Sharks, and instead went to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He never played in the NHL for the Leafs, and was instead sent to the IHL's Chicago Wolves until he traded back to the Islanders on August 17, 1999, for Craig Charron. Partway through the season he was claimed off of waivers by the Nashville Predators and played seven games for them before being placed back on waivers and picked up by the Islanders again. He finished the year with them, playing in 17 games and scoring 10 points.

During the following off season he was signed by the Calgary Flames, but played most of the season in the IHL with the Chicago Wolves again. After that season, he returned to his native Sweden and his old club Frölunda HC, for whom he has been a key player the past seven seasons.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Västra Frölunda HC	Swe-2	15	5	5	10	6	8	6	4	10	4
1988–89	Västra Frölunda HC	Swe-2	30	12	24	36	24	10	4	6	10	4
1989–90	Västra Frölunda HC	SEL	38	10	21	31	14	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Västra Frölunda HC	SEL	22	6	10	16	16	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Västra Frölunda HC	Swe-2	17	8	15	23	12	10	6	3	9	24
1991–92	Halifax Citadels	AHL	57	8	26	34	41	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Halifax Citadels	AHL	76	32	50	82	42	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	3	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Cornwall Aces	AHL	42	18	34	52	8	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Denver Grizzlies	IHL	66	22	39	61	28	15	8	13	21	10
1995–96	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	30	13	22	35	25	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	New York Islanders	NHL	48	14	12	26	12	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	New York Islanders	NHL	74	12	31	43	57	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	21	6	20	26	24	4	3	1	4	4
1997–98	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL	37	10	28	38	54	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	San Jose Sharks	NHL	5	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Chicago Wolves	IHL	65	17	47	64	49	10	2	2	4	10
1999–00	Chicago Wolves	IHL	52	20	21	41	59	9	6	1	7	4
1999–00	New York Islanders	NHL	17	3	7	10	8	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Nashville Predators	NHL	7	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Chicago Wolves	IHL	66	33	39	72	81	16	1	14	15	14
2000–01	Calgary Flames	NHL	11	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Västra Frölunda HC	SEL	41	14	32	46	64	7	0	2	2	6
2002–03	Västra Frölunda HC	SEL	49	24	18	42	59	15	3	7	10	8
2003–04	Västra Frölunda HC	SEL	46	17	19	36	80	7	1	7	8	2
2004–05	Frölunda HC	SEL	44	14	27	41	16	14	10	3	13	4
2005–06	Frölunda HC	SEL	50	13	38	51	53	17	6	10	16	10
2006–07	Frölunda HC	SEL	51	21	27	48	75	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Frölunda HC	SEL	48	12	37	49	50	7	2	4	6	12
2008–09	Frölunda HC	SEL	52	16	21	37	22	11	3	4	7	10
NHL totals			165	29	53	82	85	—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals			441	147	250	397	449	78	25	37	62	52

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Preceded by Henrik Zetterberg	Golden Puck 2003	Succeeded by Johan Davidsson
Preceded by Jonas Johnson	Frölunda HC captains 2008-2009	Succeeded by Joel Lundqvist

Contents

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season and playoffs

[edit] External links