Eliteprospects
Sweden Niklas Sundström
#24 MODO Hockey / Elitserien - 12/13
3-time J18 SM Gold Medal 3
2-time J20 SM Gold Medal 2
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time TV-Pucken Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
2-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 2
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Italy Champion 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Jun 06, 1975
Position
C
Age
49
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Örnsköldsvik, SWE
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Modo AIK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1993 round 1 #8 overall by New York Rangers

Sundström was a forward with great defensive ability and two-way smarts. A terrific backchecker and hard worker with the ability to play any forward position. On offense, he was a good passer with outstanding vision.

Son: Milan Sundström

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Niklas Sundström Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 MoDo Hockey U16 - -* -* -* -* -* -* |
MoDo Hockey J18 J18 Div.1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 1* 2* -* -* |
1991-92 MoDo Hockey J18 J18 Div.1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
MoDo Hockey J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
MoDo Hockey Elitserien 9* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 6* 3* 6* 9* -* -* |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 6* 1* 0* 1* 6* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 1* 1* 2* -* -* |
1992-93 MoDo Hockey J20 Juniorallsvenskan 2* 3* 1* 4* 0* -* |
MoDo Hockey Elitserien 39* 7* 11* 18* 18* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
Sweden U18 EJC-18 6* 4* 9* 13* 10* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 5* 11* 16* -* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 10* 4* 14* 0* 8* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 9* 8* 17* -* -* |
1993-94 MoDo Hockey J20 Juniorallsvenskan 3* 3* 4* 7* 2* -* |
MoDo Hockey Elitserien 37* 7* 12* 19* 28* -* | Playoffs 11 4 3 7 2 -
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 7* 11* 10* 9* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 8* 10* 18* -* -* |
1994-95 MoDo Hockey “A” Elitserien 34* 8* 13* 21* 30* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 4* 8* 8* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 4* 4* 8* -* -* |
1995-96 New York Rangers NHL 82* 9* 12* 21* 14* 2* | Playoffs 11 4 3 7 4 1
1996-97 New York Rangers NHL 82* 24* 28* 52* 20* 23* | Playoffs 9 0 5 5 2 3
Sweden WCup 4* 2* 2* 4* 0* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 8* 3* 2* 5* 0* -* |
1997-98 New York Rangers NHL 70* 19* 28* 47* 24* 0* |
Sweden OG 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* 3* |
Sweden WC 10* 1* 5* 6* 8* 9* |
Sweden (all) International 14* 2* 6* 8* 10* -* |
1998-99 New York Rangers NHL 81* 13* 30* 43* 20* -2* |
Sweden WC 8* 5* 2* 7* 4* 2* |
Sweden (all) International 9* 5* 2* 7* 4* -* |
1999-00 San Jose Sharks NHL 79* 12* 25* 37* 22* 9* | Playoffs 12 0 2 2 2 -3
2000-01 San Jose Sharks NHL 82* 10* 39* 49* 28* 10* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 2 1
2001-02 San Jose Sharks NHL 73* 9* 30* 39* 50* 7* | Playoffs 12 1 6 7 6 3
Sweden OG 4* 1* 3* 4* 0* 2* |
2002-03 San Jose Sharks NHL 47* 2* 10* 12* 22* -4* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 33* 5* 9* 14* 8* 3* |
2003-04 Montréal Canadiens NHL 66* 8* 12* 20* 18* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 -1
2004-05 Milano Italy 33* 9* 30* 39* 40* -* | Playoffs 15 4 14 18 22 -
2005-06 Montréal Canadiens NHL 55* 6* 9* 15* 30* -6* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 4 3
2006-07 MODO Hockey “A” Elitserien 47* 9* 36* 45* 116* 21* | Playoffs 20 5 8 13 26 3
2007-08 MODO Hockey Elitserien 45* 7* 30* 37* 128* 8* | Playoffs 5 0 6 6 14 1
2008-09 MODO Hockey “A” Elitserien 49* 18* 35* 53* 70* 22* |
2009-10 MODO Hockey “A” Elitserien 32* 5* 15* 20* 28* 1* |
2010-11 MODO Hockey Elitserien 53* 11* 22* 33* 40* 12* | Kvalserien SHL 10 6 6 12 4 10
2011-12 MODO Hockey “A” Elitserien 50* 11* 26* 37* 42* 14* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 0 -1
2012-13 MODO Hockey “A” Elitserien 46* 9* 14* 23* 34* 2* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 4 0

Niklas Sundström Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Ångermanland TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2004-05 Milano Italian Cup 2* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* |
Milano Continental Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -6* |
2007-08 MODO Hockey ECC 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |

Niklas Sundström Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Continental Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
ECC 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 2 12* 5* 9* 14* 1.17* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 31* 10* 10* 20* 0.65* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 68* 31* 41* 72* 1.06* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italian Cup 1 2* 2* 0* 2* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 33* 9* 30* 39* 1.18* 40* -* | 1 15 4 * 14 * 18 * 1.20 * 22 * - *
J18 Div.1 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorallsvenskan 2 5* 6* 5* 11* 2.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorserien 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 750* 117* 232* 349* 0.47* 256* 45* | 7 59 6 * 22 * 28 * 0.47 * 22 * 7 *
OG 2 8* 2* 4* 6* 0.75* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 11 441* 93* 217* 310* 0.70* 534* 80* | 7 60 18 * 25 * 43 * 0.72 * 50 * 13 *
TV-Pucken 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 18* 6* 7* 13* 0.72* 12* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 2* 2* 4* 1.00* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 21* 18* 15* 33* 1.57* 18* 17* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niklas Sundström Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/03/2013
12/03/2013 Confirmed No team Retired
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for MoDo Hockey

Cult/Star player for San Jose Sharks

Career transactions
- 2013-12-03 • Officially announced his retirement
- 2012-02-07 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by MODO
- 2010-02-28 • Signed to a one-year contract extension with a one-year option by MODO
- 2008-02-06 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by MODO
- 2006-06-06 • Signed to a two-year contract by MODO
- 2004-10-01 • Signed to a lockout contract by Milano
- 2004-07-14 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Montreal Canadiens
- 2003-01-23 • Traded to the Montréal Canadiens with a 2004 3rd round pick (Alexei Emelin) for Jeff Hackett
- 2002-08-16 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the San Jose Sharks
- 1999-08-04 • Traded to the San Jose Sharks with a 2000 3rd round pick (traded to CHI: Igor Radulov) for Andrei Zyuzin, Bill Houlder, Shawn Burr & Steve Guolla
- 1999-06-26 • Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with Dan Cloutier, a 2000 1st round pick (Nikita Alexeev) for a 2000 1st round pick (Pavel Brendl)