Niklas Persson (born March 26, 1979) is a
Swedish
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former professional
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
player who most notably played as captain for
Linköpings HC Linköpings may refer to:
*Linköpings ASS, Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap is a Swedish swim team
*Linköpings FC, an association football club
* Linköpings FF, premier men's football team
* Linköpings HC, Linköpings Hockey Club
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in the
Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He is the current president of hockey operations with Linköpings HC.
Persson retired from hockey in 2018 after playing more than 600 SHL games. After a brief return to playing with
Mjölby HC
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in the
Division 2, Persson continued to work within Linköpings HC, given the role of assistant general manager before assuming the general manager's role to begin the 2019–20 season.
Persson is the cousin of
Robert Nilsson who also plays professional ice hockey.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1979 births
HC CSKA Moscow players
Leksands IF players
Linköping HC players
Living people
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players
Swedish ice hockey centres
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
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