| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 9. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area A shot in Ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with their stick in the direction of the net Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 25 in (1. 76 m) 176 lb (80 kg/12 st 8 lb) |
| SEL Team | Frölunda HC |
| Nationality | |
| Born | May 20, 1971 , Kungälv, SWE |
| NHL Draft | 68th overall, 1989 Quebec Nordiques |
| Pro career | 1989 – present |
Per Niklas Andersson (born May 20, 1971 in Kungälv, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey player. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass Elitserien, or the Swedish Elite League ( SEL) as it is often unofficially called in English, is a professional Ice hockey Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional Ice hockey club based in Gothenburg Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Kungälv is a city (pop 20500 in Bohuslän on the Swedish west coast and the seat of Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League (NHL systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet The 1989 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington Minnesota. The Quebec Nordiques (Nordiques de Québec pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated into English as "Northerners" were Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Kungälv is a city (pop 20500 in Bohuslän on the Swedish west coast and the seat of Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. He plays forward, mostly as a left winger, and has spent time with several National Hockey League teams as well as playing professionally in Europe. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America He is a fast skating player with good offensive instincts, who has struggled somewhat with physical play in the NHL. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America
Andersson was selected in the 4th round (68th overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques, while he was playing in his native Sweden for Västra Frölunda HC. The 1989 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington Minnesota. The Quebec Nordiques (Nordiques de Québec pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated into English as "Northerners" were "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional Ice hockey club based in Gothenburg At the age of 20, he left Sweden to play in the American Hockey League for the Nordiques' affiliate, the Halifax Citadels. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary The Halifax Citadels were a professional Ice hockey team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He played there for two years until the team moved to Cornwall, Ontario. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec After a year with Cornwall, he was signed as a free agent by the New York Islanders, and assigned to their International Hockey League club, the Denver Grizzlies (which became the Utah Grizzlies the following year), until being recalled halfway through the 1995–1996 season. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar The New York Islanders are a professional Ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. The International Hockey League (IHL was a minor Professional Ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001 This is about the defunct IHL/AHL team that folded in 2005 For the current ECHL team see Utah Grizzlies. The Utah Grizzlies are an Ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play in West Valley City Utah, USA at the E Center. He finished that year with the Islanders, and played another there before signing with the San Jose Sharks prior to the 1997–1998 season. The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.
Andersson spent the following year with two minor clubs, one in the AHL and one in the IHL. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary The International Hockey League (IHL was a minor Professional Ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001 He was not re-signed by the Sharks, and instead went to the Toronto Maple Leafs. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St He never played in the NHL for the Leafs, and was instead sent to the IHL's Chicago Wolves until he traded back to the Islanders on August 17, 1999 for Craig Charron. The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Craig Charron (born November 15, 1967, in North Easton, Massachusetts) is a former professional Ice hockey center. Partway through the season he was claimed off of waivers by the Nashville Predators and played seven games for them before being placed back on waivers and picked up by the Islanders again. The Nashville Predators are a professional Ice hockey team based in Nashville Tennessee. He finished the year with them, playing in 17 games and scoring 10 points.
During the following off season he was signed by the Calgary Flames, but played most of the season in the IHL with the Chicago Wolves again. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. After that season, he returned to his native Sweden and his old Frölunda Indians, for whom he has been a key player for the past five seasons. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional Ice hockey club based in Gothenburg
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Västra Frölunda HC | Swe-2 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1988–89 | Västra Frölunda HC | Swe-2 | 30 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1989–90 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 38 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1990–91 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 22 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Västra Frölunda HC | Swe-2 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | |||
| 1991–92 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 57 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1992–93 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 76 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1993–94 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 42 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1994–95 | Denver Grizzlies | IHL | 66 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 30 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| New York Islanders | NHL | 48 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 74 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1997–98 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 21 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 37 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| San Jose Sharks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 65 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1999–00 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 52 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 59 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
| New York Islanders | NHL | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Nashville Predators | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 66 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 81 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 14 | ||
| Calgary Flames | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2001–02 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 41 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 46 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 80 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 44 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 51 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| NHL Totals | 165 | 29 | 53 | 82 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Elitserien Totals | 341 | 119 | 192 | 311 | 377 | 60 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 30 | ||||
| Preceded by Henrik Zetterberg |
Golden Puck 2003 |
Succeeded by Johan Davidsson |