Niklas Andersson

March 20, 1971

Kungälv, Kungälv Municipality, Sweden

In his career, he spent time with several National Hockey League (National Hockey League) teams as well as various minor professional teams in North America, but mostly played for Frölunda The Human Context in the Swedish Elitserien. He is the younger brother of former hockey player Mikael Andersson. Andersson was selected in the 4th round (68th overall) of the 1989 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques, while he was playing in his native Sweden for Västra Frölunda The Human Context. 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 1995-1996 season. He finished that year with the Islanders, and played another two before signing with the San Jose Sharks prior to the 1997-1998 season. Andersson spent the following year with two minor clubs, one in the AHL and one in the IHL. He was not re-signed by the Sharks, and instead went to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He never played in the National Hockey League for the Leafs, and was instead sent to the IHL"s Chicago Wolves until he traded back to the Islanders on 17 August 1999 for Craig Charron. Partway through the season he was claimed off of waivers by the Nashville Predators and played seven games for them before being placed back on waivers and picked up by the Islanders again. He finished the year with them, playing in 17 games and scoring 10 points. During the following off season he was signed by the Calgary Flames, but played most of the season in the IHL with the Chicago Wolves again. After that season, he returned to his native Sweden and his old club Frölunda The Human Context, for whom he had been a key player the past nine seasons. On 9 March 2011, Andersson decided to retire completely from hockey, having played 763 games for Frölunda The Human Context. He is currently an amateur scout covering Europe for the Los Angeles Kings.

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In his career, he spent time with several National Hockey League (National Hockey League) teams as well as various minor professional teams in North America, but mostly played for Frölunda The Human Context in the Swedish Elitserien. He is the younger brother of former hockey player Mikael Andersson. Andersson was selected in the 4th round (68th overall) of the 1989 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques, while he was playing in his native Sweden for Västra Frölunda The Human Context. 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 1995-1996 season. He finished that year with the Islanders, and played another two before signing with the San Jose Sharks prior to the 1997-1998 season.

Andersson spent the following year with two minor clubs, one in the AHL and one in the IHL. He was not re-signed by the Sharks, and instead went to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He never played in the National Hockey League for the Leafs, and was instead sent to the IHL"s Chicago Wolves until he traded back to the Islanders on 17 August 1999 for Craig Charron.

Partway through the season he was claimed off of waivers by the Nashville Predators and played seven games for them before being placed back on waivers and picked up by the Islanders again.

He finished the year with them, playing in 17 games and scoring 10 points. During the following off season he was signed by the Calgary Flames, but played most of the season in the IHL with the Chicago Wolves again. After that season, he returned to his native Sweden and his old club Frölunda The Human Context, for whom he had been a key player the past nine seasons.

On 9 March 2011, Andersson decided to retire completely from hockey, having played 763 games for Frölunda The Human Context. He is currently an amateur scout covering Europe for the Los Angeles Kings.

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