Niklas Kronwall

#55 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 18/19

Date of Birth: Jan 12, 1981
Age: 45
Place of Birth: Stockholm, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Järfälla HC
Position: D
Height: 182 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Niklas Kronwall Facts

Player Type: Heavy HitterTwo-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 2000 round 1 #29 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency: Premium

Brothers: Staffan Kronwall, Mattias Kronwall, Nephew: Wilmer Kronwall

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Niklas Kronwall Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1996-1997	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 SuperElit	1	0	0	0	2	-
1996-1997	Sweden U16 (all)	International-Jr	6	0	1	1	-	-
1997-1998	Djurgårdens IF J20 "C"	J20 SuperElit	27	4	3	7	71	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	-
1997-1998	Sweden U17 (all)	International-Jr	4	0	1	1	4	0
1997-1998	Sweden U18	EJC-18	6	1	2	3	6	-
1997-1998	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	11	1	-	-	-	-
1998-1999	Huddinge IK	Division 1	25	1	1	2	24	-
1998-1999	Sweden U18	WJC-18	7	0	4	4	10	-
1998-1999	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	7	0	4	4	10	-
1998-1999	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	1	1	4	-
1999-2000	Djurgårdens IF	Elitserien	37	1	4	5	16	0	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	8	3
1999-2000	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	5	1	6	10	7
1999-2000	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	7	2	9	28	-
2000-2001	Djurgårdens IF	Elitserien	31	1	9	10	32	7	Playoffs	15	0	1	1	8	0
2000-2001	Sweden U20	WJC-20	5	0	1	1	2	0
2000-2001	Sweden (all)	International	5	1	0	1	8	-
2001-2002	Djurgårdens IF	Elitserien	48	5	7	12	34	-1	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0	-2
2001-2002	Sweden (all)	International	5	0	0	0	2	-
2002-2003	Djurgårdens IF	Elitserien	50	5	13	18	46	-3	Playoffs	12	3	2	5	18	-1
2002-2003	Sweden	WC	5	0	0	0	4	7
2002-2003	Sweden (all)	International	13	0	0	0	10	-
2003-2004	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	20	1	4	5	16	5
2003-2004	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	25	2	11	13	20	6
2004-2005	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	76	13	40	53	53	6
2004-2005	Sweden	WC	9	3	3	6	10	7
2004-2005	Sweden (all)	International	11	4	3	7	10	8
2005-2006	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	27	1	8	9	28	11	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	2	0
2005-2006	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2005-2006	Sweden Olympics	OG	2	1	1	2	8	2
2005-2006	Sweden	WC	8	2	8	10	10	3
2005-2006	Sweden (all)	International	10	3	9	12	14	5
2006-2007	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	68	1	21	22	54	0
2007-2008	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	65	7	28	35	44	25	Playoffs	22	0	15	15	18	16
2008-2009	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80	6	45	51	50	2	Playoffs	23	2	7	9	33	4
2009-2010	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	48	7	15	22	32	5	Playoffs	12	0	5	5	12	2
2009-2010	Sweden Olympics	OG	4	0	0	0	2	0
2009-2010	Sweden (all)	International	4	0	0	0	2	0
2010-2011	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	77	11	26	37	36	5	Playoffs	11	2	4	6	4	5
2011-2012	Detroit Red Wings "A"	NHL	82	15	21	36	38	-2	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	4	-2
2011-2012	Sweden	WC	8	1	0	1	4	1
2011-2012	Sweden (all)	International	8	1	0	1	4	1
2012-2013	Detroit Red Wings "A"	NHL	48	5	24	29	44	-5	Playoffs	14	0	2	2	4	-1
2013-2014	Detroit Red Wings "A"	NHL	79	8	41	49	44	0	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0	-1
2013-2014	Sweden Olympics "C"	OG	6	0	2	2	4	-2
2013-2014	Sweden (all)	International	6	0	2	2	4	-2
2014-2015	Detroit Red Wings "A"	NHL	80	9	35	44	40	-4	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	4	-1
2015-2016	Detroit Red Wings "A"	NHL	64	3	23	26	30	-21	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	8	3
2016-2017	Detroit Red Wings "A"	NHL	57	2	11	13	32	-7
2017-2018	Detroit Red Wings "A"	NHL	79	4	23	27	36	-14
2018-2019	Detroit Red Wings "A"	NHL	79	3	24	27	40	-5

Niklas Kronwall Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2002-2003	Sweden	EHT	4	0	0	0	2	1
2004-2005	Sweden	EHT	1	1	0	1	0	0

Niklas Kronwall Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	3	102	15	51	66	0.65	73	11	0
Division 1	1	25	1	1	2	0.08	24	-	0
EHT	2	5	1	0	1	0.20	2	1	0
EJC-18	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	6	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	4	166	12	33	45	0.27	128	3	4	40	3	3	6	0.15	34	0
International	8	62	9	14	23	0.37	54	12*	0
International-Jr	4	46	8	9*	17*	0.37*	46*	0	0
J18 Elit (U18 Region)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell)	2	28	4	3	7	0.25	73	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
NHL	15	953	83	349	432	0.45	564	-5	10	109	5	42	47	0.43	89	25
OG	3	12	1	3	4	0.33	14	0	0
WC	4	30	6	11	17	0.57	28	18	0
WJC-18	1	7	0	4	4	0.57	10	-	0
WJC-20	2	12	5	2	7	0.58	12	7	0

Niklas Kronwall Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1997-1998	U18 EJC Gold Medal
1998-1999	U18 WJC All-Star Team U18 WJC Silver Medal
1999-2000	Elitserien Champion U20 WJC Most Goals by Defenseman (5)
2000-2001	Elitserien Champion Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior)
2002-2003	World Championship Silver Medal
2004-2005	AHL All-Star Game AHL Best Defenseman (Eddie Shore Award) AHL First All-Star Team AHL Most Points by Defenseman (53) World Championship All-Star Team
2005-2006	Olympic Gold Medal World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Best Defenseman World Championship Gold Medal World Championship Most Valuable Player
2007-2008	NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+16) NHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (15) NHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (15) NHL Stanley Cup Champion Triple Gold Club
2013-2014	Olympic Silver Medal
2024-2025	Sweden Hockey Hall of Fame (#145)
2025-2026	IIHF Hall of Fame

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
09/03/2019	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Retired
10/31/2011	Extension	Detroit Red Wings	Detroit Red Wings

Niklas Kronwall Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings
Cult/Star player for Djurgårdens IF
Cult/Star player for Grand Rapids Griffins
Cult/Star player for Sweden