Niclas Andersén (born 28 April 1988) is a Swedish former professional

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who last played for

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of the

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(SHL). He was originally drafted by the

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in the fourth round of the

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, 114th overall.

Playing career

Born in

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, he started out with local club

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moving to

Leksands IF Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team plays in the top-tier league, SHL, after succeeding through the 2019 SHL qualifiers and thus earning promotion to the SHL. The c ...

, where he made his debut in the

(SHL) during the 2005–06 season. In 2007, he joined fellow SHL side

and spent five years with the club. He captured the Swedish championship with Brynäs in 2012. Andersén signed with

Severstal Cherepovets Hockey Club Severstal is a professional ice hockey team based in Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League. History Founded in 1956, the club was originally known as Stroitel ...

of the

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(KHL) ahead of the 2012–13 season. Following his two-year KHL stint, he returned to

, where he captained during the 2014–15 season. Andersén opted to finally pursue a North American career in 2015, in agreeing to a one-year entry-level contract as a free agent with the

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of the

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(NHL) on 15 June 2015. He did not see any NHL action, but appeared in 75 games with PIttsburgh's AHL affiliate

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the AHL affiliates of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre ...

. On 2 June 2016, he inked a deal to leave North America after one season in signing with Russian KHL outfit,

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg HC Avtomobilist (russian: Автомобилист Екатеринбург) are a professional ice hockey team based in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. They replaced Khimik Voskresensk in the Kontinental Hockey League in 2009. Histor ...

. On 12 June 2017, Andersén agreed to a one year contract with

EHC Kloten EHC Kloten is an ice hockey team based in the city of Kloten in Switzerland. The team plays in the National League (NL). It has one of the best youth systems in Swiss ice hockey as its youth teams have won 19 championships during the last 50 year ...

of the

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(NL). On 9 November 2017, Andersen was released by Kloten after posting a -15 plus/minus rating and scoring only 1 point in 18 games. He then joined Finnish club, Jokerit, of the KHL for the remainder of the season. On 23 April 2018, Andersén as a free agent returned to his native Sweden signing a three-year SHL contract with former club, Brynäs IF.

International play

Andersén was a member of Sweden's bronze-winning squad at the 2014 World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* 1988 births Living people AIK IF players Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg players Brynäs IF players Jokerit players EHC Kloten players Leksands IF players Los Angeles Kings draft picks Severstal Cherepovets players Swedish ice hockey defencemen Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland {{Sweden-icehockey-defenceman-stub