Niclas Bergfors | |||
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Born |
Södertälje, Sweden |
7 March 1987 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
SHL team Former teams |
Djurgårdens IF Södertälje SK New Jersey Devils Atlanta Thrashers Florida Panthers Nashville Predators Ak Bars Kazan Severstal Cherepovets Admiral Vladivostok Amur Khabarovsk Linköpings HC |
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NHL Draft | 23rd overall, 2005 New Jersey Devils |
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Playing career | 2004–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Sweden | ||
Ice hockey | ||
IIHF U18 Championships | ||
2005 České Budějovice |
Niclas Bergfors (born 7 March 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for Djurgårdens IF Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). 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.
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.