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Niklas Hjalmarsson
Niklas Hjalmarsson
Defenseman  - CHI
(JAHL-muhr-suhn)
Number: 4
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 207
Shoots: Left
Born: Jun 6, 1987  (Age 25)
Birthplace: Eksjo, Sweden
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Drafted: CHI / 2005 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 4th (108th overall)

CAREER

2011-12: Notched 15 points (1G, 14A) in 69 regular-season contests … Finished second on the Blackhawks with 142 blocked shots … Ranked third among club blueliners with a +9 plus/minus rating … Registered a career-high 65 shots on goal … Tallied a goal and six assists with a +7 rating in 38 tilts at the United Center … Posted a season-best +2 rating six times … Recorded five or more blocked shots in four contests … Collected three assists over a four-game stretch from Dec. 3-11 … Logged a career-high 26:04 of ice time on March 27 at NJD … Tallied a season-high two assists on Feb. 2 against EDM for his only multi-point showing of the season … Netted his only goal of the season against CGY on Dec. 18 … Registered a season-high seven blocked shots at STL on Dec. 3 … Tallied an assist and fired a season-best four shots on goal at CBJ on Nov. 10 … Notched an assist for his first point of the season and added four blocked shots on Nov. 6 against VAN … Missed 13 regular-season games (Feb. 10-21; Feb. 25-March 6) due to injury … Tallied one assist in six postseason appearances vs. PHX in the Western Conference Quarterfinals … Recorded 4 PIM.

2010-11: Netted a career-high three goals and added seven assists in 80 regular-season games … Ranked third on the club with a career-best +13 rating … Compiled a +22 rating over his final 60 contests of the year … Finished 13th in the NHL with a team-high 166 blocked shots … Accrued a career-high 39 PIM … Ranked fourth on the Blackhawks with 2:09 of shorthanded ice time per game … Blocked a season-high five shots on Feb. 1 at CBJ ... Registered the second multi-point game of his regular-season career with two points (1G, 1A) on Jan. 9 vs. NYI ... Recorded his first goal of the season on Nov. 26 at ANA ... Logged a season-high 24:41 TOI on Dec. 11 at SJS … Collected two assists in seven games in the Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. VAN … Paced club blueliners and ranked second among Chicago skaters with a +4 rating … Earned an assist on the overtime GWG in Game 6 vs. VAN on April 24 … Led the Blackhawks with 2:06 of shorthanded TOI per game in the series.

2009-10: Posted career highs in assists (15) and points (17) in 77 regular-season games in his first full NHL season … Tallied 20 PIM and a +9 rating … Ranked third on the team with 137 blocked shots … Ranked second among team blueliners with 29 takeaways … Logged a season-high 24:10 TOI on Feb. 9 in DAL … Registered the first multi-point game of his NHL career with a pair of assists on March 31 at MIN ... Ended a 49-game goalless streak with the first GWG of his NHL career on March 3 against EDM … Ranked third among club defensemen and 13th among league blueliners with a postseason career-best eight points (1G, 7A) in 22 contests while helping Chicago win the 2010 Stanley Cup Championship … Tied for fifth in the NHL with a +9 rating in the postseason … Ranked third on the Blackhawks with an average of 21:00 TOI during the playoffs … Tied for the club lead and ranked sixth in the league overall with 54 blocked shots … Netted his first career postseason goal and added an assist in Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 24 against NSH … Collected a playoff career-best two assists in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on May 29 against PHI.

2008-09: Appeared in 21 regular-season games with the Blackhawks over three recalls, notching three points (1G, 2A) and a +4 rating … Dressed in 19 of Chicago’s final 20 regular-season games after being recalled from the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs on March 4 … Recorded the first goal of his NHL career 16 seconds into the April 11 matchup at DET … Tallied his first point of the season (1A) and logged a season-high 25:33 TOI on March 25 against SJS … Appeared in all 17 contests during his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut, posting one assist and 6 PIM … Paced NHL rookie defensemen and ranked second overall on the squad with 31 blocked shots … Tallied his first career postseason point with an assist on April 25 against CGY in Game 5 of the conference quarterfinals ... Recorded a playoff-best five blocked shots in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals against VAN on May 11 ... Matched a postseason high with five blocked shots in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against DET on May 17 … Notched 15 assists, 18 points, a +12 rating and 53 PIM in 52 regular-season games with Rockford … Posted three season-high two-game point streaks with the club … Matched a season high with two assists three times with the IceHogs … Missed seven games (Oct. 15-25) due to injury.

2007-08: Made his professional debut, splitting the season between the Blackhawks and Rockford … Dished out one assist and posted 13 PIM in 13 regular-season tilts with the Blackhawks … Recorded his first NHL point (1A) and a +3 rating on March 23 vs. STL … Appeared in 47 regular-season contests with Rockford, registering nine assists, 13 points and 31 PIM … Accrued four helpers and 8 PIM in 12 Calder Cup Playoffs contests with the IceHogs.

2006-07: Skated in 37 games for HV 71 Jonkoping of the Swedish Elite League, posting two goals and 24 PIM.

2005-06: Recorded three points (G, 2A) in four contests with HV 71 Jonkoping.

2004-05: Made his Swedish Elite League debut and was held scoreless in 14 contests.

INTERNATIONAL

Represented Team Sweden at the 2012 World Championship, tallying three assists in eight games played … Registered three points (2G, 1A) and 4 PIM in seven appearances at the 2007 World Junior Championship, serving as alternate captain for Team Sweden in the tournament … Logged a goal, four assists and 6 PIM in seven games at the 2005 U18 World Junior Championship.