Niklas Appelgren

Niklas Appelgren
Born (1990-06-24) June 24, 1990 (age 34)
Kouvola, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams
SaiPa
Sport
KooKoo
Porin Ässät
Playing career 2011–present

Niklas Appelgren (born June 24, 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger who currently represents Saimaan Pallo of the Liiga.

Appelgren previously played in Mestis for KooKoo and Hermes before making his Liiga debut for Sport during the 2016–17 season, playing two games during a loan spell from Hermes.[1]

On April 13, 2017, Appelgren signed for Ässät.[2] Appelgren played with Ässät for six years. Appelgren stopped playing for Ässät and became a free agent after the 2022–23 season.[3] Appelgren signed a two-year deal with Saimaan Pallo.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ Game logs | #21 Appelgren, Niklas
  2. ^ Maksim Matushkin Jatkaa Ässissä Archived April 13, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  3. ^ "Liiga | Patasoturin kausi ja ässäura päättyivät kiitollisuuden kyyneliin – "Jokainen kaivoi itsestään patasydämen esiin"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). March 26, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Liiga | IS: Niklas Appelgren siirtyy SaiPaan". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). March 28, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "IS: SaiPa kaappasi toisen Liiga-seuran hyökkääjän". www.sportti.com (in Finnish). Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "SaiPa nappasi hyökkääjän Ässistä". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). March 28, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Porin Ässät captain
201921
Succeeded by