Niklas Sjökvist

Niklas Sjökvist
Born (1970-07-20) July 20, 1970 (age 54)
Karlskoga, Sweden
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Bofors IK
Örebro IK
IF Troja-Ljungby
Färjestad BK
Playing career 1986–2000

Niklas Sjökvist (born July 20, 1970) is a Swedish former ice hockey player. He is the father of proplayer Tobias Sjökvist.[1]

Career

In 1986 Sjökvist made his debut for Bofors IK for which he played in Division 1 and Division 2. He played for Örebro IK and IF Troja-Ljungby in Division 1.[2] In 1996 he started playing for Färjestad BK in the Elitserien, he won two Swedish titles with them. In his first season in the Elitserien he became Rookie of the Year.[3] He stopped playing in 2000 after an injury.[4] In 2002-2003 he was an assistant-coach at Färjestad BK.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Bofors IK Division 1 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1987–88 Bofors IK Division 1 28 10 7 17 10 — — — — —
1988–89 Bofors IK Division 1 30 21 16 37 16 — — — — —
1989–90 Bofors IK Division 1 24 13 9 22 16 — — — — —
1990–91 Bofors IK Division 2 29 25 22 47 38 — — — — —
1991–92 Bofors IK Division 1 32 22 20 42 32 — — — — —
1992–93 Örebro IK Division 1 35 19 20 39 16 — — — — —
1993–94 Örebro IK Division 1 33 14 15 29 24 — — — — —
1994–95 Örebro IK Division 1 35 18 23 41 14 — — — — —
1995–96 IF Troja-Ljungby Division 1 36 11 14 25 18 — — — — —
1996–97 Färjestad BK Elitserien 42 11 13 24 15 14 3 5 8 6
1997–98 Färjestad BK Elitserien 45 7 20 27 16 12 2 0 2 2
1998–99 Färjestad BK Elitserien 31 10 12 22 12 1 0 2 2 0
1999–00 Färjestad BK Elitserien 48 11 17 28 33 7 1 1 2 4
Elitserien totals 166 39 62 101 76 34 6 8 14 12
Division 1 totals 257 128 124 252 146 — — — — —
Division 2 totals 29 25 22 47 38 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ Marie Angle (June 27, 2014). "Färjestad junior: Spännande nyförvärv och glada nyheter!". FBKbloggen. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Tomas Nilsson (January 14, 2014). "FBK-stjärnans son poängkung". Karlskoga Tidning Kuriren. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Niklas Sjökvist Årets rookie". Dagens Nyheter. April 21, 1997. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Skada stoppar Niklas Sjökvist". Dagens Nyheter. August 2, 2000. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tragedierna har stärkt oss". Sport Bladet. February 17, 2003. Retrieved April 5, 2022.


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