Niklas Andersson

Niklas Per Andersson (born 20 May 1971) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey left winger. In his career, he spent time with several National Hockey League (NHL) teams as well as various minor professional teams in North America, but mostly played for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien. He is the younger brother of former hockey player Mikael Andersson.

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.

Niklas Andersson (ice hockey, born 1986)

Niklas Andersson (born March 5, 1986) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a defenceman for Alba-Volán in the EBEL.

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Niklas

Niklas [ˈniklas] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Miasto, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Stare Miasto, 13 km (8 mi) south of Konin, and 96 km (60 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań.

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Coordinates: 52°6′11″N 18°13′44″E / 52.10306°N 18.22889°E / 52.10306; 18.22889

Niklas (name)

Niklas is the name of many males. It is also used as surname. Notable people with that name include:

Niklas (singer)

Niklas Holmgreen Fridh, more commonly known as just Niklas (born 16 September 1983) is a Danish singer songwriter. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, but until he was 13 he lived in Sweden. He became famous with his YouTube renditions "Ingen dikkedarer" in 2010 and "Chiller, når du flexer" in 2011. He was signed to Sony Music and released his first official single "Ikke mer' mig (Niklas f*** dig)" in Sweden and Denmark and is preparing EP1 (on Instant Major record label)

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