Niklas Sundström

Lars Niklas Sundström (born June 6, 1975) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who started his professional career in Modo Hockey. He was drafted eighth overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. He was also on Wayne Gretzky's line. He was not known for his goal scoring ability, but for his defensive play. He was traded to the San Jose Sharks in 1999, and to the Montreal Canadiens in 2003. Sundström plays forward and specializes in defensive roles. When he was a junior player he formed a line in Modo with future NHL stars Peter Forsberg and Markus Näslund. He wore the number 24 for the San Jose Sharks and the New York Rangers but wore the number 37 for the Montreal Canadiens. After 11 NHL seasons, he returned to play in Sweden at the start of the 2006–07 season, leading Modo to a surprise title during his first season, scoring several vital goals in the playoffs. He formed an effective partnership with Norwegian Per-Åge Skrøder, leading to Skrøder winning the top scorer rankings in 2009. Modo still missed the playoffs that year, despite Sundström having the best plus-minus rating in the entire series. On December 3, 2013, Sundström officially announced his retirement.[1]

Not to be confused with Niklas Lundström.
Niklas Sundström
Niklas Sundström playing for the New York Rangers against the Vancouver Canucks in October 1997
Born (1975-06-06) 6 June 1975
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Modo Hockey
New York Rangers
San Jose Sharks
Montreal Canadiens
HC Milano Vipers
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 8th overall, 1993
New York Rangers
Playing career 1991–2013

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 Modo Hockey SEL 9 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
1992–93 Modo Hockey SEL 39 7 11 18 18 3 0 0 0 0
1992–93 Modo Hockey SWE U20 2 3 1 4 0 — — — — —
1993–94 Modo Hockey SEL 37 7 12 19 28 11 4 3 7 2
1993–94 Modo Hockey SWE U20 3 3 4 7 2 — — — — —
1994–95 Modo Hockey SEL 33 8 13 21 30 — — — — —
1995–96 New York Rangers NHL 82 9 12 21 14 11 4 3 7 4
1996–97 New York Rangers NHL 82 24 28 52 20 9 0 5 5 2
1997–98 New York Rangers NHL 70 19 28 47 24 — — — — —
1998–99 New York Rangers NHL 81 13 30 43 20 — — — — —
1999–2000 San Jose Sharks NHL 79 12 25 37 22 12 0 2 2 2
2000–01 San Jose Sharks NHL 82 10 39 49 28 6 0 3 3 2
2001–02 San Jose Sharks NHL 73 9 30 39 50 12 1 6 7 6
2002–03 San Jose Sharks NHL 47 2 10 12 22 — — — — —
2002–03 Montreal Canadiens NHL 33 5 9 14 8 — — — — —
2003–04 Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 8 12 20 18 4 1 0 1 2
2004–05 HC Milano Vipers ITA 33 9 30 39 40 15 4 14 18 22
2005–06 Montreal Canadiens NHL 55 6 9 15 30 5 0 3 3 4
2006–07 Modo Hockey SEL 47 9 36 45 116 20 5 8 13 26
2007–08 Modo Hockey SEL 45 7 30 37 128 5 0 6 6 14
2008–09 Modo Hockey SEL 49 18 35 53 70 — — — — —
2009–10 Modo Hockey SEL 32 5 15 20 28 — — — — —
2010–11 Modo Hockey SEL 53 11 22 33 40 — — — — —
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 50 11 26 37 42 6 1 1 2 0
2012–13 Modo Hockey SEL 46 9 14 23 34 5 2 1 3 4
SEL totals 441 93 217 310 534 50 12 19 31 46
NHL totals 750 117 232 349 256 59 6 22 28 22

International
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1992 Sweden EJC 6 1 0 1 6
1993 Sweden EJC 6 4 9 13 10
1993 Sweden WJC 7 10 4 14 0
1994 Sweden WJC 7 4 7 11 10
1995 Sweden WJC 7 4 4 8 4
1996 Sweden WCH 4 2 2 4 0
1998 Sweden OG 4 1 1 2 2
1998 Sweden WC 10 1 5 6 8
1999 Sweden WC 8 5 2 7 4
2002 Sweden OG 4 1 3 4 0
Junior totals 33 23 24 47 34
Senior totals 30 10 13 23 14

References
  1. ""Ville inte säga att jag kanske hade cancer"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
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