Nichlas Falk

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Nichlas Falk
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Born (1971-02-03) February 3, 1971 (age 53)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
Playing career 19952011

Per Nichlas Falk (born 3 February 1971 [1] ) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player.

Falk played almost his entire career with the Djurgården team in the Elitserien. He won two Swedish Championships (2000, 2001) with the club before he officially announced his retirement as a player on April 19, 2011. In the years 2000, 2001 and 2004 he had the best face-off winning percentage in the entire league's regular season. [2]

Falk has, following his retirement in 2011, [3] had numerous staff positions in professional Swedish ice hockey organisations. [4] Most notably as an assistant coach for Djurgårdens IF on two separate occasions, 2011-12 [5] and 2021-22, [6] while the team played in the highest division of swedish ice-hockey, currently named SHL.

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  3. TT (2011-04-19). "Nichlas Falk slutar efter 16 år". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2412 . Retrieved 2023-04-25.
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