Niclas Bergfors

Niclas Bergfors
Born	March 7, 1987 Södertälje, Sweden
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
KHL team Former teams	Amur Khabarovsk Södertälje SK New Jersey Devils Atlanta Thrashers Florida Panthers Nashville Predators Ak Bars Kazan Severstal Cherepovets Admiral Vladivostok
NHL Draft	23rd overall, 2005 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	2004–present

Niclas Bergfors (born March 7, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s New Jersey Devils in the first round, 23rd overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, playing for the organization for four-and-a-half seasons before joining the Atlanta Thrashers 2010, Florida Panthers in 2011 and Nashville Predators via free agency in 2011. He later joined the KHL's Ak Bars Kazan in late 2011 before signing with Severstal Cherepovets. In 2013, he joined Admiral Vladivostok, where he played for three seasons before joining Amur Khabarovsk in a mid-season trade.

Playing career

In 2004–05, prior to being drafted to the NHL, Bergfors played for hometown club Södertälje SK of the Elitserien.

Bergfors spent the 2005–06 season with the New Jersey Devils' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Albany River Rats, scoring 17 goals and 40 points in 65 games. During the season, he represented Sweden at the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, scoring three goals and six points in six games.

In 2006–07, Bergfors played for New Jersey's new AHL affiliate, the Lowell Devils, where he scored 13 goals and 32 points in 60 games. He once again played with Sweden in the 2007 World Junior Championships, where he posted two assists in seven games.

Bergfors returned to Lowell for the 2007–08 season, where he saw his production decrease to 12 goals and 27 points in 66 games. He did make his NHL debut, however, going pointless in one game with New Jersey. He spent the majority of the 2008–09 season with Lowell, scoring 22 goals and 51 points in 66 games, also playing in eight games with New Jersey, scoring one goal.

In 2009–10, Bergfors made the Devils' opening day roster, and in 54 games with New Jersey, he scored 13 goals and 27 points. On February 4, 2010, however, the Devils traded Bergfors, along with Johnny Oduya, Patrice Cormier and their first-round pick in 2010, to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Ilya Kovalchuk, Anssi Salmela and Atlanta's second-round pick in 2010.^[1]

Bergfors finished 2009–10 with Atlanta, where he scored eight goals and 17 points in 27 games. After the season, he was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team after scoring 21 goals and 44 points in 81 games with both the Devils and Thrashers. In 2010–11, Bergfors saw his numbers slide, scoring 11 goals and 29 points in 52 games with Atlanta. On February 28, 2011, the Thrashers traded Bergfors and Patrick Rissmiller to the Florida Panthers for Radek Dvořák and Florida's fifth-round draft pick in 2011.^[2]

On July 4, 2011, Bergfors signed a one-year, $575,000 contract with the Nashville Predators as a free agent.^[3] He was put on unconditional waivers by the Predators on November 24, 2011, making him a free agent.

Bergfors then signed with the Ak Bars Kazan on December 2, 2011,^[4] playing just eight games before joining Severstal Cherepovets on a two-year contract.^[5] In June 2013, he was drafted at the KHL Expansion Draft by Admiral Vladivostok.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Södertälje SK	SEL		25	1	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Albany River Rats	AHL		65	17	23	40	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Lowell Devils	AHL		60	13	19	32	8		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Lowell Devils	AHL		66	12	15	27	22		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	New Jersey Devils	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Lowell Devils	AHL		66	22	29	51	14		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	New Jersey Devils	NHL		8	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	New Jersey Devils	NHL		54	13	14	27	10		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		27	8	9	17	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		52	11	18	29	6		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Florida Panthers	NHL		20	1	6	7	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Nashville Predators	NHL		11	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		8	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL		13	4	3	7	4		6	0	1	1	0
2012–13	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL		45	8	10	18	2		9	0	3	3	0
2013–14	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL		54	17	19	36	18		5	1	1	2	2
2014–15	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL		60	21	23	44	14		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL		25	3	8	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Sokol Krasnoyarsk	VHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL		23	6	7	13	10		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				173	35	48	83	20		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				228	59	71	130	56		20	1	5	6	2

International

Medal record
Competitor for  Sweden
Ice hockey
IIHF U18 Championships
	2005 České Budějovice

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Sweden	WJC18	5th		6	1	2	3	6
2005	Sweden	WJC18			7	6	0	6	0
2005	Sweden	WJC	6th		6	2	1	3	2
2006	Sweden	WJC	5th		6	3	3	6	2
2007	Sweden	WJC	4th		7	0	2	2	0
Junior totals					32	12	8	20	10

References

1. "Thrashers ship Kovalchuk to Devils for players, 1st rounder". The Sports Network. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
2. "Thrashers acquire Dvorak from Panthers". The Boston Globe. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
3. "Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors". Nashville Predators. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
4. "Ak Bars Kazan sign NHL player Niclas Bergfors". Ak Bars Kazan. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
5. "Bergfors switches to the Cherepovets" (in Russian). sprots.ru. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2011-12-05.

External links

• Niclas Bergfors's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Niclas Bergfors's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Niclas Bergfors profile at Eurohockey.com