Niclas Wallin

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Niclas Wallin
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Wallin with the Hurricanes in 2009
Born (1975-02-20) 20 February 1975 (age 50)
Boden, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Brynäs IF
Carolina Hurricanes
Luleå HF
San Jose Sharks
National teamFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
NHL draft 97th overall, 2000
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 19962012

Niclas Wallin (born 20 February 1975) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006.

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Playing career

Wallin's career began in Bodens IK, his hometown team. Having had a breakthrough in the 1995–96 season, he was picked up by the Swedish Elitserien team Brynäs. After spending some years with Brynäs, Wallin was drafted in the fourth round, 97th overall by the Hurricanes at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft and remained at the team until February 2010. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Wallin returned to his native Sweden, playing 39 games for Luleå. In 2006, he won his first Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Niclas Wallin is known to many Hurricanes fans as The Secret Weapon due to his timing with postseason goals. He has only scored four of them, but all of them have been game winners, and three have come in overtime, including a game against the Montreal Canadiens in 2002 and Game 2 of the 2006 postseason series against the New Jersey Devils. The fourth one was a game-winning goal in Game 2 of the 2011 Western Conference Semi-Finals against the Detroit Red Wings.

Wallin was featured in a Top 10 list on TSN's Sportscentre in 2006 after he scored a famous own goal in a game against the Washington Capitals. A delayed penalty was called on Washington, and Carolina removed their goalie from the net to get an extra skater. Wallin was chased out of the offensive zone by Alexander Ovechkin and tried to deke around a passing referee. When he did this, Wallin lost control of the puck and it sailed more than 100 feet into Carolina's open net.

On 7 February 2010, it was announced that Wallin was traded to the San Jose Sharks along with a fifth-round draft pick in exchange for a second-round draft pick that originally belonged to the Buffalo Sabres in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

On 26 June 2010, Wallin re-signed to a one-year contract to remain with the Sharks for the following 2010–11 season.

On 15 June 2011, Wallin signed a three-year contract to return home to captain Luleå HF of the Elitserien. [1] After one season with the club, Wallin ended his professional career due to injury.

International play

After a lengthy hockey career, Wallin finally got the call to represent Sweden in the 2008 World Championships, in which he did not disappoint, scoring two goals and two assists in seven games. [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 Bodens IK J20 3021315125
1994–95 Bodens IK SWE-2 13000020000
1995–96Bodens IKJ2022240
1995–96 Bodens IKSWE-2302792620112
1996–97 Brynäs IF SEL 4711216
1997–98 Brynäs IFSEL442355730114
1998–99 Brynäs IFSEL4624652140008
1999–00 Brynäs IFSEL487916731121314
2000–01 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 8123430002
2000–01 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 372352130002
2001–02 Carolina HurricanesNHL52123362321312
2002–03 Carolina HurricanesNHL77281071
2003–04 Carolina HurricanesNHL57371051
2004–05 Luleå HF SEL3967138930116
2005–06 Carolina HurricanesNHL50448422514514
2006–07 Carolina HurricanesNHL67281048
2007–08 Carolina HurricanesNHL6626854
2008–09 Carolina HurricanesNHL64281042180004
2009–10 Carolina HurricanesNHL4705526
2009–10 San Jose Sharks NHL230222360002
2010–11 San Jose SharksNHL74358461813410
2011–12 Luleå HFSEL330333550000
SEL totals2571827453223623532
NHL totals61421587946093481244

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2008 Sweden WC 4th722433
Senior totals722433

References

  1. "Niclas Wallin" . Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. "Niclas Wallin – player profile". eurohockey.net. Retrieved 21 January 2010.