Niclas Burström

Niclas Burström
Niclas Burström playing for Team Sweden against Team Russia during the Sweden Hockey Games in Stockholm, Sweden in May 2014
Born (1991-01-25) January 25, 1991 (age 33)
Jörn, Sweden
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Allsv team
Former teams		 IK Oskarshamn
Skellefteå AIK
Växjö Lakers
HC Vityaz
HC Yugra
Schwenninger Wild Wings
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2009–present

Niclas Burström (born January 25, 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for IK Oskarshamn in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).

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]

Having returned to the SHL with the Växjö Lakers for the 2018–19 season, Burström then returned to original hometown club, Skellefteå AIK, agreeing on a two-year contract on 11 April 2019.[5]

Following a lone season in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with the Schwenninger Wild Wings, Burström returned to the SHL after securing a three-year contract with IK Oskarshman on 16 April 2022.[6]

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 J18 Allsv 14 0 6 6 20 — — — — —
2006–07 Skellefteå AIK J20 — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Skellefteå AIK J18 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Skellefteå AIK J18 Allsv 4 0 1 1 8 — — — — —
2007–08 Skellefteå AIK J20 33 1 7 8 26 2 1 1 2 4
2008–09 Skellefteå AIK J18 4 3 3 6 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Skellefteå AIK J18 Allsv — — — — — 8 1 4 5 22
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 — — — — —
2018–19 Växjö Lakers SHL 51 1 4 5 14 7 0 1 1 6
2019–20 Skellefteå AIK SHL 48 8 6 14 24 — — — — —
2020–21 Skellefteå AIK SHL 44 7 10 17 24 12 4 1 5 29
2021–22 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 37 3 10 13 36 — — — — —
2022–23 IK Oskarshamn SHL 46 1 11 12 18 3 0 0 0 0
2023–24 IK Oskarshman SHL 49 2 6 8 40 — — — — —
SHL totals 592 49 118 167 308 123 10 29 39 75
Medal record
Representing Sweden Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Minsk

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 2
Senior totals 7 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Skellefteå AIK) 2013, 2014 [7]
Salming Trophy 2016

References

  1. ^ "Skelleftea HC's 2010-11 Roster". hockeydb.com. February 14, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "Burstrom extends". Skellefteå AIK (in Swedish). September 28, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "Vityaz sign four foreigners" (in Russian). HC Vityaz. May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Yugra solidify defense with Burstrom". HC Yugra. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Welcome home Niclas Burstrom". Skellefteå AIK (in Swedish). April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Niclas Burström strengthens the blueline" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn. April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Skellefteå AIK are the 2014 Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League (in Swedish). April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.