Niclas Wallin
Niclas Wallin ( born February 20, 1975 in the ground ) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player who was active in the Elitserien during his career for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League and Luleå HF and Brynäs IF. In 2006, he won with the Hurricanes Stanley Cup.
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Career
Wallin went through during his youth time, the junior section of the Hockey Teams city of his birth. At the age of 19 years, the young defender was in the 1994/95 season his debut in the senior team of the soil IK, which belonged at that time the second-rate Allsvenskan. In parallel, he ran on both in this and in the following season even in the junior class. In summer 1996, Wallin was committed by the Elitserien club Brynäs IF Gävle, for whom he played the next four years. In the 1998/99 season he won with the team the Swedish championship, which the defenders took part in the following season with the team at the European Hockey League. He also noted with 16 points scorer in the history of the national championship on a personal high score.
The consistent performance of the defensive oriented, Swedish defender also made the Scouts of the franchises of the North American National Hockey League attentive to him. Therefore, he was selected in the fourth round of the NHL Entry Draft in 2000 when a total of 97 players from the Carolina Hurricanes. This took him before the start of the game in 2000 / 01 under contract, and brought him to North America. They sat Wallin in his first season in both the NHL roster and in their farm team, the Cincinnati Cyclones of an International Hockey League. As of the 2001 / 02 season, the Swede finally belonged to the tribe of the Hurricanes squad, with whom he the final series for the Stanley Cup reached in the same season where the team but the Detroit Red Wings defeated in five games. The two following years were marked for the team from the state of North Carolina by little success, since the playoffs were each missed. However, Wallin was able to consolidate its position on the defensive and set up each new personal records in the NHL offensive.
As the NHL season 2004/ 05 a lockout fell victim to the defender returned to bridge in his home country. There he spent the season with Luleå HF in the Elitserien, before he moved to the 2005/ 06 back to the Carolina Hurricanes. After the franchise had first qualified again for the playoffs since 2002, it won at the end of the season in a competitive, lasting seven games Final series against the Edmonton Oilers the prestigious Stanley Cup. Wallin received in the course of the playoffs, nicknamed "The Secret Weapon", because of his results to date three playoff goals all fell in overtime and were therefore have been playing crucial. After the triumph, it took again another three years until the team succeeded the next playoff participation. In the 2009/10 season but was again a sporty throwback, when the Hurricanes found themselves in the table by two -thirds of the season on one of the last places. As a result, the management separated after long deliberation by the Swede. On 7 February 2010 she gave him along with a fifth- round draft pick in exchange for a Draftprick for the second round of the NHL Entry Draft 2010 to the San Jose Sharks from and thus leuteten a rebuilding. Previously, Wallin had cause to be deleted a clause in his contract expiring, which prohibited a transfer to another club. In the San Jose Sharks, one of the contenders for the Stanley Cup, Wallin should stabilize the defensive with his experience. However, the Californians failed in the Conference Finals to the Vancouver Canucks and missed the targeted first-time entry into the finals for the Stanley Cup. In June 2011, the defender of Luleå HF was equipped with a contract for the 2011/12 season in the Elitserien and acted subsequently as captain of his team. The complete 2012/ 13, he missed due to injury, before he ended his career in March 2013.
Internationally
At the international level Wallin represented his native country at the Junior European Championships in 1996 in Ufa Russian and two years later at the World Youth Championship 1998 in Finland. While he won the bronze medal at the European Championships and in five tournament games contributed two assists, success was at the Junior World Cup. Nevertheless, the Swede could shine with the personal yield of three goals and an assist in seven games.
After that, it took ten years to Wallin again was appointed to the Swedish national team. At the World Championship 2008 in Canada, he completed seven games for the Tre Kronor and contributed two goals and two assists in. After defeats against host Canada in the semifinals and Finland in the match for third place, the team missed the targeted medal win scarce.
Awards and achievements
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Sweden at:
- European Junior Championships 1996
- Junior World Cup 1998
- World Championship 2008
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )