Niclas Burström
| Niclas Burström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
January 25, 1991 Jörn, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
HC Yugra Skellefteå AIK HC Vityaz | ||
| National team |
 | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Niclas Burström (born January 25, 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HC Yugra in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Burström played as a youth in his native Sweden within the program of Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[1] He made his professional debut in the 2008–09 season.
On September 28, 2012, Burström as an emerging defenseman signed a four-year contract extension to remain with Champions Skellefteå.[2]
After completing his tenth season within Skellefteå's organization following the 2016–17 season, Burström left as a free agent seeking a new challenge in agreeing to a two-year contract with Russian club, HC Vityaz of the KHL on May 3, 2017.[3] In the 2017–18 season, Burström appeared in 29 games from the blueline, registering just 1 goal. On November 19, 2017, he was traded by Vityaz to Yugra, recapturing his form to play out the season with 6 points in 24 games.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Växjö Lakers | Allsv | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 52 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 51 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 51 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 55 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 54 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 50 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 29 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Yugra | KHL | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 354 | 30 | 81 | 111 | 188 | 101 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 40 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing | ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Minsk | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sweden | WC |  |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Skelleftea HC's 2010-11 Roster". hockeydb.com. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ↑ "Burstrom extends" (in Swedish). Skellefteå AIK. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ↑ "Vityaz sign four foreigners" (in Russian). HC Vityaz. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ↑ "Yugra solidify defense with Burstrom". HC Yugra. 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
