Career profile Last roster: 2021-22 NYR
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Frans Nielsen

C · DEN
+ 9 other teams
Status
Retired 4 yrs ago
Career
2007–2022 (15 yrs)
Age
42 (38 in 2022)
Vitals
6'1" · 186 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

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2016-17 OTT

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2009-10 CHI / NYR / ATL / STL 79 7 17 24 0.30 -7 12 2 1 0 94 7.4% 11
2010-11 CLB 82 11 9 20 0.24 -16 10 4 0 0 133 8.3% 11
2011-12 SJS 76 13 25 38 0.50 -19 4 1 2 0 217 6.0% 82
2012-13 SJS 82 21 41 62 0.76 -2 11 5 3 0 246 8.5% 25
2013-14 SJS 82 23 48 71 0.87 +12 8 2 9 0 209 11.0% 41
2014-15 CHI 47 18 24 42 0.89 +15 2 2 3 0 100 18.0% 8
2015-16 OTT / CHI 80 17 39 56 0.70 +13 8 0 1 0 199 8.5% 36
2016-17 OTT 82 36 57 93 1.13 +33 16 7 3 1 309 11.7% 28
2017-18 DAL 82 20 41 61 0.74 +8 12 5 5 0 246 8.1% 61
2018-19 DAL 79 25 36 61 0.77 +7 6 4 6 0 284 8.8% 34
2019-20 DAL 63 12 27 39 0.62 +1 18 0 2 0 150 8.0% 38
2020-21 DAL / CAR / PIT 76 14 18 32 0.42 -17 18 0 0 0 157 8.9% 38
2021-22 NYR 72 6 11 17 0.24 -7 4 1 0 0 70 8.6% 22
CAREER 13 yrs 982 223 393 616 0.63 +21 129 33 35 1 -- 9.2% 435
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2012-13 SJS 24 9 9 18 0.75 -3 0 3 3 0 55 16.4% 7
2013-14 SJS 6 2 3 5 0.83 -6 2 0 1 0 21 9.5% 1
2014-15 CHI 5 4 1 5 1.00 +2 0 1 0 0 11 36.4% 2
2015-16 CHI 6 0 0 0 0.00 -2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0% 0
2016-17 OTT 12 8 9 17 1.42 +13 2 0 2 1 49 16.3% 7
2017-18 DAL 7 0 9 9 1.29 +3 2 0 0 0 26 0.0% 6
2018-19 DAL 15 3 6 9 0.60 +5 4 1 0 0 51 5.9% 5
CAREER 7 app. 75 26 37 63 0.84 +12 10 5 6 1 -- 11.8% 28
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2006-07 NYI 15 1 1 2 0.13 -2 0 1 0 0 6.3% 5:13
2007-08 NYI 16 2 1 3 0.19 1 0 0 0 0 11.8% 8:42
2008-09 NYI 59 9 24 33 0.56 -4 18 2 3 16 8.9% 16:32
2009-10 NYI 76 12 26 38 0.50 4 6 1 0 8 8.8% 17:13
2010-11 NYI 71 13 31 44 0.62 13 38 1 0 8 8.3% 17:46
2011-12 NYI 82 17 30 47 0.57 -3 6 1 5 15 12.8% 17:27
2012-13 NYI 48 6 23 29 0.60 -3 12 1 2 10 6.5% 18:01
2013-14 NYI 80 25 33 58 0.73 -11 8 0 5 20 15.0% 18:20
2014-15 NYI 78 14 29 43 0.55 8 12 4 4 18 8.9% 16:35
2015-16 NYI 81 20 32 52 0.64 1 12 2 7 20 11.0% 17:43
2016-17 DET 79 17 24 41 0.52 -19 18 0 4 15 10.5% 17:09
2017-18 DET 79 16 17 33 0.42 1 14 3 4 7 11.9% 15:50
2018-19 DET 72 10 25 35 0.49 -7 14 4 0 8 8.3% 16:41
2019-20 DET 60 4 5 9 0.15 -13 8 0 0 2 4.7% 13:41
2020-21 DET 29 1 5 6 0.21 -3 0 0 0 0 4.2% 12:08
Career NHL 925 167 306 473 0.51 -37 166 20 34 147 9.9% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2007-08 23 C NYR - - 85 70 55 62 58 - - 57 56 56 - 44 40 62
2008-09 24 C NYR 52 34 85 71 55 - 60 50 54 57 56 56 - 44 40 -
2009-10 25 C STL 56 40 83 85 52 - 83 73 74 75 68 63 - 46 42 64
2010-11 26 C CLB 55 40 89 85 52 - 79 71 86 73 68 74 - 51 51 65
2011-12 27 C SJS 54 40 89 83 56 88 95 75 78 76 70 81 87 68 63 72
2012-13 28 C SJS 48 35 86 77 67 78 92 75 67 74 66 76 87 68 68 70
2013-14 29 C SJS 49 35 84 76 68 78 93 76 73 79 67 76 82 70 68 71
2014-15 30 C CHI 49 35 86 80 68 79 92 80 73 78 75 72 93 72 68 72
2015-16 31 C CHI 50 35 85 75 70 72 89 76 72 75 68 74 87 74 68 70
2016-17 32 C OTT 63 41 94 84 69 69 97 82 89 80 76 85 90 74 75 75
2017-18 33 C DAL 71 43 92 84 69 75 97 76 95 75 73 72 53 77 79 72
2018-19 34 C DAL 67 42 93 84 69 73 96 66 82 67 72 83 90 79 81 71
2019-20 35 C DAL 76 43 93 84 69 74 93 74 85 77 66 75 84 81 83 72
2020-21 36 C PIT 69 42 95 84 69 65 83 67 72 58 58 82 82 82 84 68
2021-22 37 C NYR 71 43 99 79 69 62 68 58 54 63 56 75 84 83 85 65
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2007-08 23 C NYR - - 85 70 55 62 58 - - 57 56 56 - 44 40 62
2008-09 24 C NYR 52 34 · +1 · - +2 50 54 · · · - · · -
2009-10 25 C STL +4 +6 −2 +14 −3 - +23 +23 +20 +18 +12 +7 - +2 +2 64
2010-11 26 C CLB −1 · +6 · · - −4 −2 +12 −2 · +11 - +5 +9 +1
2011-12 27 C SJS −1 · · −2 +4 88 +16 +4 −8 +3 +2 +7 87 +17 +12 +7
2012-13 28 C SJS −6 −5 −3 −6 +11 −10 −3 · −11 −2 −4 −5 · · +5 −2
2013-14 29 C SJS +1 · −2 −1 +1 · +1 +1 +6 +5 +1 · −5 +2 · +1
2014-15 30 C CHI · · +2 +4 · +1 −1 +4 · −1 +8 −4 +11 +2 · +1
2015-16 31 C CHI +1 · −1 −5 +2 −7 −3 −4 −1 −3 −7 +2 −6 +2 · −2
2016-17 32 C OTT +13 +6 +9 +9 −1 −3 +8 +6 +17 +5 +8 +11 +3 · +7 +5
2017-18 33 C DAL +8 +2 −2 · · +6 · −6 +6 −5 −3 −13 −37 +3 +4 −3
2018-19 34 C DAL −4 −1 +1 · · −2 −1 −10 −13 −8 −1 +11 +37 +2 +2 −1
2019-20 35 C DAL +9 +1 · · · +1 −3 +8 +3 +10 −6 −8 −6 +2 +2 +1
2020-21 36 C PIT −7 −1 +2 · · −9 −10 −7 −13 −19 −8 +7 −2 +1 +1 −4
2021-22 37 C NYR +2 +1 +4 −5 · −3 −15 −9 −18 +5 −2 −7 +2 +1 +1 −3
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2007-08 NYR $600,000 3 yr 1.2% 23 ELC Rookie
2010-11 CLB $800,000 2 yr 1.3% 26 RFA
2012-13 SJS $2,500,000 5 yr 3.6% 28 RFA
2017-18 DAL $5,650,000 4 yr 7.5% 33 UFA
2021-22 NYR $3,500,000 1 yr 4.3% 37 UFA
2006-07
Feb 27 2007
2006-07
to RANGERS
to ISLANDERS
2009-10
Aug 29 2009
2009-10
to RANGERS
Oct 7 2009
2009-10
to RANGERS
  • Frans Nielsen 64
to BLACKHAWKS
Feb 1 2010
2009-10
to THRASHERS
  • Frans Nielsen 64
to RANGERS
Mar 28 2010
2009-10
to BLUES
to THRASHERS
2010-11
Aug 5 2010
2010-11
to BLUE JACKETS
2011-12
Jun 24 2011
2011-12
to SHARKS
  • Frans Nielsen 72
2014-15
Jul 24 2014
2014-15
to BLACKHAWKS
  • Frans Nielsen 72
2015-16
Jul 10 2015
2015-16
to SENATORS
to BLACKHAWKS
Feb 23 2016
2015-16
to BLACKHAWKS
  • Frans Nielsen 70
  • $500,000
2016-17
Jun 22 2016
2016-17
to SENATORS
2020-21
Nov 28 2020
2020-21
to HURRICANES
  • Frans Nielsen 68
Feb 7 2021
2020-21
to PENGUINS
  • Frans Nielsen 68

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