| Ntl Team: | SWE |
| Position: | Centre/Right wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| Played For: | Leksands IF Linköpings HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk CSKA Moscow Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Ösmo, Sweden |
| Career Start: | 1997 |
| Career End: | 2019 |
Niklas Persson (born March 26, 1979) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who most notably played as captain for Linköpings HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He is the current president of hockey operations with Linköpings HC.
Persson retired from hockey in 2018 after playing more than 600 SHL games.[1] After a brief return to playing with Mjölby HC in the Division 2, Persson continued to work within Linköpings HC, given the role of assistant general manager before assuming the general manager's role to begin the 2019–20 season.
Persson is the cousin of Robert Nilsson who also plays professional ice hockey.[2]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Huddinge IK | J20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Leksands IF | J20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Leksands IF | J20 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Leksands IF | J20 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Leksands IF | SEL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Leksands IF | SEL | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Leksands IF | SEL | 49 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Leksands IF | SEL | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 42 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 2002–03 | Leksands IF | SEL | 49 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Leksands IF | SEL | 50 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 43 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Leksands IF | SEL | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 55 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 54 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 55 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 55 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 39 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 53 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 42 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 45 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 43 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 50 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 50 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 52 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Mjölby HC | Div.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| SHL totals | 610 | 97 | 167 | 264 | 388 | 64 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | ||||
| KHL totals | 189 | 30 | 66 | 96 | 104 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sweden | EJC18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998 | Sweden | WJC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1999 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2010 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2012 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Junior totals | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| Senior totals | 43 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | ||||