Career profile Last roster: 2020-21 ARI
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Niklas Hjalmarsson

D · SWE
+ 3 other teams
Status
Retired 5 yrs ago
Career
2008–2021 (13 yrs)
Age
39 (34 in 2021)
Vitals
6'3" · 197 lb
Drafted
2005 Rd 6 (#151) WSH

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2009-10 PHL / STL 71 7 20 27 0.38 0 54 0 6 0 60 11.7% 44
2010-11 STL 64 3 14 17 0.27 +4 55 2 1 0 48 6.3% 60
2011-12 STL / NYI 76 2 12 14 0.18 +22 17 1 0 1 67 3.0% 50
2012-13 NYI 78 2 15 17 0.22 -6 68 0 0 0 35 5.7% 69
2013-14 NYI 58 5 11 16 0.28 +7 81 0 1 0 50 10.0% 68
2014-15 NYI 79 10 25 35 0.44 -11 65 1 4 0 93 10.8% 136
2015-16 ARI 82 9 25 34 0.41 +9 50 2 4 0 92 9.8% 53
2016-17 ARI 82 10 37 47 0.57 +9 21 1 6 0 99 10.1% 46
2017-18 ARI 77 13 25 38 0.49 +5 30 3 6 0 138 9.4% 53
2018-19 ARI 82 5 32 37 0.45 -9 4 1 0 0 146 3.4% 34
2019-20 ARI 75 7 20 27 0.36 -13 36 2 1 1 61 11.5% 89
2020-21 ARI 73 5 11 16 0.22 +4 16 0 2 0 64 7.8% 68
CAREER 12 yrs 897 78 247 325 0.36 +21 497 13 31 2 -- 8.2% 770
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2010-11 STL 12 0 2 2 0.17 +7 14 0 0 0 4 0.0% 10
2013-14 NYI 6 0 1 1 0.17 -4 7 0 0 0 2 0.0% 9
2016-17 ARI 7 1 2 3 0.43 -2 13 0 0 0 13 7.7% 9
2017-18 ARI 22 3 16 19 0.86 -5 4 0 1 0 28 10.7% 8
2018-19 ARI 7 1 2 3 0.43 -2 0 0 0 0 9 11.1% 6
2019-20 ARI 20 2 4 6 0.30 +6 8 0 0 0 19 10.5% 22
2020-21 ARI 5 0 0 0 0.00 -2 2 0 0 0 1 0.0% 2
CAREER 7 app. 79 7 27 34 0.43 -2 48 0 1 0 -- 9.2% 66
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2007-08 CHI 13 0 1 1 0.08 -2 13 0 0 0 0.0% 13:37
2008-09 CHI 21 1 2 3 0.14 4 0 0 0 0 6.7% 14:59
2009-10 CHI 77 2 15 17 0.22 9 20 1 0 0 3.2% 19:40
2010-11 CHI 80 3 7 10 0.13 13 39 0 0 0 4.7% 18:29
2011-12 CHI 69 1 14 15 0.22 9 14 0 0 0 1.5% 20:11
2012-13 CHI 46 2 8 10 0.22 15 22 0 0 0 4.7% 20:54
2013-14 CHI 81 4 22 26 0.32 11 34 1 0 0 4.1% 21:17
2014-15 CHI 82 3 16 19 0.23 25 44 1 0 0 3.1% 21:53
2015-16 CHI 81 2 22 24 0.30 13 32 0 0 2 2.6% 22:23
2016-17 CHI 73 5 13 18 0.25 12 20 0 0 0 8.2% 21:30
2017-18 ARI 48 1 8 9 0.19 -3 18 0 0 1 3.1% 20:42
2018-19 ARI 82 0 10 10 0.12 8 44 0 0 0 0.0% 19:42
2019-20 ARI 27 1 4 5 0.19 -2 14 0 0 0 5.6% 18:46
2020-21 ARI 41 0 5 5 0.12 -6 18 0 0 0 0.0% 17:22
Career NHL 821 25 147 172 0.21 106 332 3 0 3 3.5% -

History

Overall, season by season

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

OV Defensemen, 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
2008-09 21 D PIT 58 62 64 63 73 - 72 56 25 59 45 60 - 58 54 -
2009-10 22 D STL 65 43 85 72 75 - 85 65 40 68 62 74 - 60 56 66
2010-11 23 D STL 62 43 88 72 75 - 85 66 40 69 62 77 - 64 60 67
2011-12 24 D NYI 56 45 89 74 75 88 95 66 40 67 64 80 55 61 61 71
2012-13 25 D NYI 55 36 82 63 79 74 79 51 30 52 48 81 53 62 63 65
2013-14 26 D NYI 56 36 76 65 79 75 86 48 30 53 50 87 52 64 63 67
2014-15 27 D NYI 56 36 77 69 79 77 91 49 30 59 53 86 52 66 63 68
2015-16 28 D ARI 57 37 75 65 77 80 94 46 30 56 49 89 50 68 63 68
2016-17 29 D ARI 63 42 87 81 74 81 99 62 25 65 50 91 25 73 79 74
2017-18 30 D ARI 61 42 91 81 74 83 94 60 25 54 49 94 25 75 82 73
2018-19 31 D ARI 61 42 88 81 74 81 78 59 25 53 47 92 25 76 83 71
2019-20 32 D ARI 65 42 84 77 74 80 82 61 25 51 47 99 25 77 84 72
2020-21 33 D ARI 69 43 84 77 74 76 72 58 25 51 48 88 25 78 85 70
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2008-09 21 D PIT 58 62 64 63 73 - 72 56 25 59 45 60 - 58 54 -
2009-10 22 D STL +7 −19 +21 +9 +2 - +13 +9 +15 +9 +17 +14 - +2 +2 66
2010-11 23 D STL −3 · +3 · · - · +1 · +1 · +3 - +4 +4 +1
2011-12 24 D NYI −6 +2 +1 +2 · 88 +10 · · −2 +2 +3 55 −3 +1 +4
2012-13 25 D NYI −1 −9 −7 −11 +4 −14 −16 −15 −10 −15 −16 +1 −2 +1 +2 −6
2013-14 26 D NYI +1 · −6 +2 · +1 +7 −3 · +1 +2 +6 −1 +2 · +2
2014-15 27 D NYI · · +1 +4 · +2 +5 +1 · +6 +3 −1 · +2 · +1
2015-16 28 D ARI +1 +1 −2 −4 −2 +3 +3 −3 · −3 −4 +3 −2 +2 · ·
2016-17 29 D ARI +6 +5 +12 +16 −3 +1 +5 +16 −5 +9 +1 +2 −25 +5 +16 +6
2017-18 30 D ARI −2 · +4 · · +2 −5 −2 · −11 −1 +3 · +2 +3 −1
2018-19 31 D ARI · · −3 · · −2 −16 −1 · −1 −2 −2 · +1 +1 −2
2019-20 32 D ARI +4 · −4 −4 · −1 +4 +2 · −2 · +7 · +1 +1 +1
2020-21 33 D ARI +4 +1 · · · −4 −10 −3 · · +1 −11 · +1 +1 −2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2008-09 PIT $500,000 3 yr 0.9% 21 ELC Rookie
2011-12 STL $2,700,000 3 yr 4.2% 24 RFA
2014-15 NYI $4,200,000 4 yr 6.1% 27 RFA
2018-19 ARI $4,900,000 3 yr 6.2% 31 UFA
2006-07
Feb 3 2007
2006-07
to PENGUINS
2009-10
Oct 9 2009
2009-10
to FLYERS
to PENGUINS
Jan 16 2010
2009-10
to BLUES
2011-12
Dec 4 2011
2011-12
to ISLANDERS
to BLUES
2015-16
Aug 31 2015
2015-16
to COYOTES
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