Niklas Svedberg

Niklas Svedberg
Svedberg on the All-Star game AHL in 2013
Born	(1989-09-04) September 4, 1989 (age 27) Sollentuna, Sweden
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
KHL team Former teams	Salavat Yulaev Ufa Modo Hockey Brynäs IF Boston Bruins
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2008–present

Niklas Svedberg (born September 4, 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

On May 29, 2012, the Boston Bruins announced that they had signed Svedberg from the Swedish Elite League to an Entry Level Contract. Svedberg made his AHL debut on October 19, 2012 against the Manchester Monarchs. Svedberg was called up to the Boston Bruins on May 24, 2013. Svedberg was also voted as the AHL 2012–13 goalie of the year.

Svedberg made his NHL debut on January 2, 2014 in a home game against the Nashville Predators, playing all 60:50 of game time into a short overtime, resulting in a 3-2 Bruins win.

After the Bruins were eliminated by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, on June 23, 2014 Svedberg was signed to a one-year, one-way contract by the Bruins, in anticipation of 2013–14 Bruins backup goaltender Chad Johnson becoming an unrestricted free agent. He appeared in 18 games with the Bruins over the course of the season, collecting 7 wins

As a restricted free agent after his first year as the Bruins backup in the 2014–15 season, Svedberg opted to sign a one-year KHL contract with Russian club, Salavat Yulaev Ufa on May 10, 2015. After leading all KHL goaltenders in games won during 2015–16, he re-signed a two-year contract extension with Salavat.