Christian Jonas Berglund (born March 12, 1980) is a former professional

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who last played for

BIK Karlskoga BIK Karlskoga is a Swedish ice hockey team based in Karlskoga, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, the HockeyAllsvenskan. In 1963, the club IFK Bofors was merged with Karlskoga IF and formed KB 63 (formally IF ...

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(Swedish 2nd highest division). He previously played in the

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(NHL) with the

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and the

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Playing career

He began his career in Swedish Elite League with Färjestads BK and Swedish World Junior Championship teams. In the 1998 Entry Draft, Berglund became the

's third choice, being chosen in the second round as the 37th overall pick. He continued to play for Färjestad until 2001, when he signed with the Devils. He played in the

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Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center. History Before the formation of the franchise Without a viable indoor arena with a ...

, the Devils' affiliated team, but began playing for the Devils themselves later that season. On 1 March 2004, he and teammate Victor Uchevatov were traded to the

in exchange for

Viktor Kozlov Viktor Nikolayevich Kozlov (russian: Виктор Николаевич Козлов; born 14 February 1975) is a Russian former professional ice hockey center and coach. He is the current head coach of the Kontinental Hockey League's Salavat Yul ...

. During the 2004–05 lockout season he went to back Sweden and Färjestad and played with them for one season. In the summer of 2005, he moved to the

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club

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, a club of the highest Swiss Hockey-League. He enjoyed a 5-year stint in the NLA, before returning again to his original club in Färjestad on a 4-year contract on April 21, 2010. On March 9, 2016, Berglund officially announced his retirement.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1980 births Living people Albany River Rats players SC Bern players BIK Karlskoga players Bofors IK players Färjestad BK players Florida Panthers players New Jersey Devils players Sportspeople from Örebro SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish ice hockey left wingers IF Troja/Ljungby players New Jersey Devils draft picks {{Sweden-icehockey-winger-stub