Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Name Niclas Andersen Position Defence Role Ice hockey player | Shoots Left Weight 95 kg National team Sweden Career start 2007 | |
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Born 28 April 1988 (age 36)
Grums, Sweden ( 1988-04-28 ) NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams Pittsburgh Penguins
WBS Penguins (AHL)
Leksands IF
Brynas IF
Severstal Cherepovets NHL Draft 114th overall, 2006
Los Angeles Kings Current team Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Defenseman) Similar People Christian Djoos, Tim Erixon, Tyler Biggs, David Warsofsky, Bryan Rust | ||
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Niclas Andersén (born 28 April 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently under contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, 114th overall.
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Playing career
Born in Grums, he started out with local club Grums IK moving to Leksands IF, where he made his debut in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) during the 2005-06 season. In 2007, he joined fellow SHL side Brynäs IF and spent five years with the club. He captured the Swedish championship with Brynäs in 2012.
Andersén signed with Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ahead of the 2012-13 season. Following his two-year KHL stint, he returned to Brynäs IF, 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 conrtract as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (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.
On 2 June 2016, he inked a deal to leave North America after one season in signing with Russian KHL outfit, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.
International play
Andersén was a member of Sweden's bronze-winning squad at the 2014 World Championships.
