Niklas Hede

Niklas Hede
Date of birth	May 14, 1969
place of birth	Malmo , Sweden
size	182 cm
Weight	82 kg
position	striker
number	# 10
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1989-1991	Helsingfors IFK
1990-1991	Karhu-Kissat
1991-1993	FPS Forssa
1993-1994	HPK Hämeenlinna
1994-1995	Helsingfors IFK
1995-1996	HPK Hämeenlinna
1996-1999	Polar bears Berlin
1999-2000	Berlin Capitals
2000-2001	Ässät Pori
2001-2003	EC Bad Toelz
2003-2006	Straubing Tigers
2005-2006	Hamburg Freezers
2006-2008	Polar bears Regensburg
2008-2010	EHC Munich

Niklas Hede (born May 14, 1969 in Malmö , Sweden ) is a former German - Finnish ice hockey player (striker) who has played in the 2nd Bundesliga and German ice hockey league (DEL) for many years , including for the Eisbären Berlin and Straubing Tigers , Eisbären Regensburg and the EHC Munich was active. He has been a member of the management of EC Red Bull Salzburg since 2017 , initially as Director of Player Development and between February and April 2019 as assistant coach of the professional team.

Career

Hede began his career in the 1989/90 season in the Finnish SM league at Helsingfors IFK . After he began the 1990/91 season in Finland's top division, he moved to Karhu-Kissat in the second Finnish division after two games . For the 1991/92 season he then signed a contract with FPS Forssa before returning to the SM league at the beginning of the 1993/94 season , where he played at HPK Hämeenlinna . After three years he returned to Helsingfors IFK for the 1994/95 season and then spent the 1995/96 season again at HPK Hämeenlinna.

A year later, Hede decided to move to the DEL , where he signed a contract with Eisbären Berlin for the 1996/97 season, which he extended to the 1998/99 season. In the 1999/2000 season he still played in Berlin, but was under contract with local rivals Berlin Capitals .

After his time in Berlin, Hede moved back to his Finnish homeland, where he went on the ice for Ässät Pori in the 2000/01 season before returning to Germany for the 2001/02 season to play for EC Bad Tölz in the 2. To play Bundesliga . Between 2002 and 2006 , Hede was part of the Straubing Tigers team , where he did not see promotion to the DEL because he switched to the Hamburg Freezers after his naturalization during the 2005/06 season.

From the 2006/07 season Hede was under contract with the Eisbären Regensburg , for which he also played the 2007/08 season.

From the 2008/09 season Hede was under contract with EHC Munich , where he came up with the shirt number 10. He ended his career in July 2010. As a result, his shirt number was blocked at the EHC.

statistics

season	team	league	GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
1989/90	Helsingfors IFK	FIN	35	3	8th	11	4th
1990/91	Helsingfors IFK	FIN	2	0	1	1	0
1990/91	Karhu-Kissat Helsinki	Mestis	39	13	13	26th	12
1991/92	FPS Forssa	Mestis	42	20th	26th	46	34
1992/93	FPS Forssa	Mestis	43	17th	28	45	2
1993/94	HPK Hameenlinna	FIN	47	11	21st	32	35
1994/95	Helsingfors IFK	FIN	52	17th	12	29	10
1995/96	HPK Hameenlinna	FIN	59	18th	25th	43	12
1996/97	Polar bears Berlin	DEL	48	11	12	23	12
1997/98	Polar bears Berlin	DEL	46	10	13	23	18th
1998/99	Polar bears Berlin	DEL	55	12	18th	30th	28
1999/2000	Berlin Capitals	DEL	62	9	19th	28	10
2000/01	Ässät Pori	FIN	45	11	8th	19th	16
2001/02	EC Bad Toelz	2nd BL	51	20th	31	51	49
2002/03	EC Bad Toelz	2nd BL	56	24	40	64	12
2003/04	Straubing Tigers	2nd BL	47	22nd	41	63	10
2004/05	Straubing Tigers	2nd BL	65	27	50	77	45
2005/06	Straubing Tigers	2nd BL	24	11	9	20th	6th
2005/06	Hamburg Freezers	DEL	27	2	6th	8th	8th
2006/07	Polar bears Regensburg	2nd BL	50	15th	35	50	18th
2007/08	Polar bears Regensburg	2nd BL	52	14th	30th	44	16
2008/09	EHC Munich	2nd BL	56	12	31	43	12

( 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

• Information about his time with the Eisbären Berlin
• Niklas Hede at eliteprospects.com (English)