Niklas Persson was a center known for his all-around ability. A fine two-way player, he had both scoring and playmaking know-how. Not overly speedy, but always a hard worker who led by example.
- Erik K. Piri, Elite Prospects
Cousins: Robert Nilsson, Anders Nilsson
Niece: Albin Persson
Nephews: Vincent Reimer, Walter Reimer
S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | |
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1994-95 | Huddinge IK J20 | J20 SuperElit | 3* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | -* | | | |||||||
1995-96 | Leksands IF J20 | J20 SuperElit | 8* | 1* | 2* | 3* | 0* | -* | | | |||||||
1996-97 | Leksands IF J20 | J20 SuperElit | 29* | 18* | 15* | 33* | -* | -* | | | |||||||
1996-97 | Sweden U18 | EJC-18 | 5* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 2* | -* | | | |||||||
1996-97 | Sweden U18 (all) | International-Jr | 11* | 1* | 2* | 3* | -* | -* | | | |||||||
1997-98 | Leksands IF J20 | J20 SuperElit | 20* | 10* | 12* | 22* | 30* | -* | | | |||||||
1997-98 | Leksands IF | Elitserien | 17* | 2* | 3* | 5* | 4* | 2* | | | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1997-98 | Sweden U19 (all) | International-Jr | 4* | 0* | 2* | 2* | 4* | -2* | | | |||||||
1997-98 | Sweden U20 | WJC-20 | 7* | 0* | 2* | 2* | 10* | 1* | | | |||||||
1997-98 | Sweden U20 (all) | International-Jr | 12* | 0* | 2* | 2* | 10* | -* | | | |||||||
1998-99 | Leksands IF | Elitserien | 47* | 1* | 2* | 3* | 6* | -* | | | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1998-99 | Sweden U20 | WJC-20 | 6* | 2* | 2* | 4* | 2* | -2* | | | |||||||
1998-99 | Sweden U20 (all) | International-Jr | 16* | 4* | 6* | 10* | 10* | -* | | | |||||||
1999-00 | Leksands IF | Elitserien | 49* | 2* | 5* | 7* | 34* | -15* | | | |||||||
2000-01 | Leksands IF | Elitserien | 48* | 3* | 4* | 7* | 43* | -8* | | | Kvalserien SHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
2001-02 | Leksands IF | Allsvenskan | 42* | 9* | 13* | 22* | 50* | 21* | | | Kvalserien SHL | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 13 |
2002-03 | Leksands IF “A” | Elitserien | 49* | 4* | 21* | 25* | 51* | -13* | | | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 |
2003-04 | Leksands IF “A” | Elitserien | 50* | 14* | 19* | 33* | 42* | -5* | | | Kvalserien SHL | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 2 |
2003-04 | Sweden (all) | International | 3* | 0* | 1* | 1* | 2* | -* | | | |||||||
2004-05 | Leksands IF “A” | Allsvenskan | 43* | 15* | 23* | 38* | 36* | 15* | | | Kvalserien SHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
2005-06 | Leksands IF “C” | Elitserien | 34* | 7* | 10* | 17* | 30* | -10* | | | Kvalserien SHL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
2006-07 | Linköping HC | Elitserien | 55* | 15* | 17* | 32* | 32* | 3* | | | Playoffs | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
2007-08 | Linköping HC | Elitserien | 54* | 10* | 22* | 32* | 44* | 5* | | | Playoffs | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | -3 |
2007-08 | Sweden (all) | International | 3* | 2* | 0* | 2* | 2* | -1* | | | |||||||
2008-09 | Linköping HC “A” | Elitserien | 55* | 21* | 21* | 42* | 38* | -1* | | | Playoffs | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
2008-09 | Sweden | WC | 9* | 2* | 4* | 6* | 4* | 5* | | | |||||||
2008-09 | Sweden (all) | International | 14* | 4* | 4* | 8* | 6* | 7* | | | |||||||
2009-10 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 55* | 13* | 25* | 38* | 30* | 14* | | | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
2009-10 | Sweden “A” | WC | 9* | 0* | 4* | 4* | 0* | 4* | | | |||||||
2009-10 | Sweden (all) | International | 23* | 3* | 8* | 11* | 14* | 7* | | | |||||||
2010-11 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 39* | 3* | 12* | 15* | 32* | -4* | | | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
2010-11 | Sweden | WC | 8* | 3* | 0* | 3* | 8* | 2* | | | |||||||
2010-11 | Sweden (all) | International | 23* | 6* | 11* | 17* | 20* | 2* | | | |||||||
2011-12 | CSKA Moskva | KHL | 53* | 6* | 18* | 24* | 28* | 5* | | | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
2011-12 | Sweden | WC | 8* | 2* | 1* | 3* | 2* | -2* | | | |||||||
2011-12 | Sweden (all) | International | 23* | 3* | 5* | 8* | 16* | 2* | | | |||||||
2012-13 | CSKA Moskva | KHL | 42* | 8* | 11* | 19* | 14* | -1* | | | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
2012-13 | Sweden “A” | WC | 9* | 0* | 2* | 2* | 2* | 1* | | | |||||||
2012-13 | Sweden (all) | International | 18* | 2* | 5* | 7* | 6* | 2* | | | |||||||
2013-14 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 45* | 11* | 18* | 29* | 16* | -7* | | | Relegation | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
2013-14 | Sweden (all) | International | 5* | 1* | 0* | 1* | 2* | 0* | | | |||||||
2014-15 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 43* | 17* | 22* | 39* | 16* | -9* | | | Relegation | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -8 |
2014-15 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA Q | -* | -* | -* | -* | -* | -* | | | Qualification | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
2015-16 | Linköping HC “C” | SHL | 50* | 8* | 17* | 25* | 16* | 11* | | | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
2016-17 | Linköping HC “C” | SHL | 50* | 7* | 15* | 22* | 16* | -12* | | | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 |
2017-18 | Linköping HC “C” | SHL | 52* | 3* | 11* | 14* | 32* | -7* | | | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
2018-19 | Mjölby HC | Division 2 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 2* | -* | | | Qualification | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | |
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1998-99 | Leksands IF | Euro HL | 7* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | -* | | | |||||||
2003-04 | Sweden | EHT | 3* | 0* | 1* | 1* | 2* | -1* | | | |||||||
2007-08 | Sweden | EHT | 3* | 2* | 0* | 2* | 2* | -1* | | | |||||||
2008-09 | Linköping HC “A” | Champions HL | 4* | 1* | 5* | 6* | 6* | 0* | | | |||||||
2008-09 | Sweden | EHT | 3* | 2* | 0* | 2* | 0* | 2* | | | |||||||
2009-10 | Sweden | EHT | 11* | 2* | 3* | 5* | 10* | 4* | | | |||||||
2010-11 | Sweden | EHT | 11* | 2* | 9* | 11* | 12* | -1* | | | |||||||
2011-12 | Sweden “C” | EHT | 9* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 6* | 0* | | | |||||||
2012-13 | Sweden “C” | EHT | 8* | 2* | 3* | 5* | 2* | 2* | | | |||||||
2013-14 | HC Davos | Spengler Cup | 2* | 0* | 2* | 2* | 0* | 1* | | | |||||||
2013-14 | Sweden “A” | EHT | 5* | 1* | 0* | 1* | 2* | 0* | | | |||||||
2014-15 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Swiss Cup | 3* | 0* | 1* | 1* | 0* | -* | | | |||||||
2014-15 | HC Davos | Spengler Cup | 3* | 0* | 2* | 2* | 6* | 2* | | | |||||||
2015-16 | Linköping HC | Champions HL | 3* | 0* | 3* | 3* | 2* | -3* | | | |||||||
2016-17 | Linköping HC “C” | Champions HL | 10* | 2* | 6* | 8* | 6* | 1* | | |
League | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | | | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
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Allsvenskan | 2 | 85* | 24* | 36* | 60* | 0.71* | 86* | 36* | | | 2 | 19 | 11 * | 7 * | 18 * | 0.95 * | 24 * | 18 * |
Champions HL | 3 | 17* | 3* | 14* | 17* | 1.00* | 14* | -2* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Division 2 | 1 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 2.00* | 2* | -* | | | 1 | 1 | 0 * | 0 * | 0 * | 0.00 * | 2 * | - * |
EHT | 8 | 53* | 12* | 17* | 29* | 0.55* | 36* | 5* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
EJC-18 | 1 | 5* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.00* | 2* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Euro HL | 1 | 7* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.00* | 0* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
International | 8 | 112* | 21* | 34* | 55* | 0.49* | 68* | 19* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
International-Jr | 3 | 43* | 5* | 12* | 17* | 0.40* | 24* | -2* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) | 4 | 60* | 29* | 29* | 58* | 0.97* | 30* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
KHL | 4 | 189* | 30* | 66* | 96* | 0.51* | 104* | 14* | | | 4 | 26 | 2 * | 4 * | 6 * | 0.23 * | 14 * | -8 * |
NLA (NL) | 2 | 88* | 28* | 40* | 68* | 0.77* | 32* | -16* | | | 2 | 20 | 3 * | 9 * | 12 * | 0.60 * | 2 * | -5 * |
NLA Q | 1 | -* | -* | -* | -* | -* | -* | -* | | | 1 | 2 | 0 * | 0 * | 0 * | 0.00 * | 0 * | -5 * |
SHL (Elitserien) | 13 | 610* | 97* | 167* | 264* | 0.43* | 388* | -50* | | | 12 | 91 | 21 * | 25 * | 46 * | 0.51 * | 79 * | -1 * |
Spengler Cup | 2 | 5* | 0* | 4* | 4* | 0.80* | 6* | 3* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Swiss Cup | 1 | 3* | 0* | 1* | 1* | 0.33* | 0* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
WC | 5 | 43* | 7* | 11* | 18* | 0.42* | 16* | 10* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
WJC-20 | 2 | 13* | 2* | 4* | 6* | 0.46* | 12* | -1* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
DATE | STATUS | FROM | TO | SOURCE |
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02/12/2019 | ||||
02/12/2019 | Confirmed | No team | Mjölby HC | |
04/04/2017 | ||||
04/04/2017 | Extension | Linköping HC | Linköping HC | |
05/27/2015 | ||||
05/27/2015 | Confirmed | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Linköping HC | |
05/24/2013 | ||||
05/24/2013 | Confirmed | CSKA Moskva | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | |
05/04/2011 | ||||
05/04/2011 | Confirmed | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | CSKA Moskva | |
10/06/2010 | ||||
10/06/2010 | Confirmed | Tampa Bay Lightning | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | |
07/02/2010 | ||||
07/02/2010 | Confirmed | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Tampa Bay Lightning | |
04/20/2009 | ||||
04/20/2009 | Confirmed | Linköping HC | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk |
Cult/Star player for Leksands IF
Cult/Star player for Leksands IF J20
Cult/Star player for Linköping HC
Cult/Star player for SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Career transactions
- 2018-03-10 • Announced his retirement
- 2017-04-04 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by Linköping HC
- 2015-05-27 • Signed to a two-year contract by Linköping HC
- 2013-05-24 • Signed to a two-year contract by Rapperswil Lakers
- 2010-10-06 • Returned to Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
- 2010-07-02 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2009-04-20 • Signed to a two-year contract by Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
- 2008-04-21 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by Linköping
- 2006-04-12 • Signed to a two-year contract by Linköpings HC