Niklas Andersen (ice hockey player)

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DenmarkDenmark  Niklas Andersen Ice hockey player
Date of birth November 20, 1997
place of birth Esbjerg , Denmark
size 180 cm
Weight 86 kg
position striker
Shot hand Left
Career stations
until 2015 Esbjerg Energy
2015-2016 Spokane Chiefs
2016-2020 Esbjerg Energy
since 2020 Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven

Niklas Andersen (born November 20, 1997 in Esbjerg ) is a Danish ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven in the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) since the 2020/21 season .

Career

Niklas Andersen started his career at his home club in Esbjerg , where he went through every youth department. In the 2012/13 season the Dane made his professional debut for Esbjerg IK in the 1st division . In the following season he made his debut with Esbjerg Energy in the Metal Ligaen , but at the same time played for Esbjerg in the 1st division. In the 2014/15 season, the Danish striker made 36 games for Esbjerg Energy and scored 18 points (11 goals, 7 assists). He was also voted Rookie of the Year and reached the playoff final, but lost to SønderjyskE Ishockey with 1 : 4 in the series.

After his first successful season, Andersen tried his luck in North America with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League (WHL). There he scored in 47 games also 18 times and then moved back to Denmark to Esbjerg. In his first season after his return he reached the playoffs with Esbjerg and was able to win the championship. Andersen has been a regular regular at Esbjerg Energy since the 2017/18 season and was the top scorer for the first time in the 2019/20 season (14 goals, 23 assists).

In April 2020, Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven announced that they would sign the Danish striker.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2019/20 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2012/13 Esbjerg IK 1st division 14th 3 2 5 16 5 0 4th 4th 8th
2013/14 Esbjerg IK 1st division 25th 10 19th 28 10 - - - - -
2013/14 Esbjerg Energy Metal leagues 31 2 0 2 6th 4th 0 0 0 0
2014/15 Esbjerg IK 1st division 9 3 6th 9 12 - - - - -
2014/15 Esbjerg Energy Metal leagues 36 11 7th 18th 20th 15th 1 1 2 6th
2015/16 Spokane Chiefs WHL 47 8th 10 18th 14th 6th 0 1 1 0
2016/17 Esbjerg Energy Metal leagues 34 4th 6th 10 78 18th 3 3 6th 41
2016/17 Esbjerg IK 1st division 2 1 2 3 4th 18th 3 5 8th 10
2017/18 Esbjerg Energy Metal leagues 41 6th 9 15th 22nd 14th 1 1 2 8th
2018/19 Esbjerg Energy Metal leagues 40 12 19th 31 24 3 1 0 10 24
2019/20 Esbjerg Energy Metal leagues 44 14th 23 37 77 - - - - -
1st division overall 50 17th 28 45 42 5 0 4th 4th 8th
Metal leagues overall 226 49 64 113 227 54 6th 5 11 79

International

Represented Denmark at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2016 Denmark U20 World Cup 8th place 5 0 0 0 2
2017 Denmark U20 World Cup 5th place 4th 1 0 1 0
Juniors overall 9 1 0 1 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Esbjerg ENERGY. Retrieved April 6, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Michael Søvsø: Niklas Andersen vender hjem til Esbjerg Energy - Faceoff.dk. Accessed April 6, 2020 (da-DK).
  3. ^ "Danish Dynamite" from Esbjerg. In: Fischtown Pinguins. April 5, 2020, accessed on April 6, 2020 (German).
Squad of the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven in the 2020/21 season
personal data
SURNAME Andersen, Niklas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1997
PLACE OF BIRTH Esbjerg , Denmark