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Christian Berglund

Christian Berglund
Born (1980-03-12) March 12, 1980 (age 44)
Örebro, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Färjestad BK
New Jersey Devils
Florida Panthers
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
SC Bern
NHL draft 37th overall, 1998
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1998–2016

Christian Jonas Berglund (born March 12, 1980) is a former professional Swedish ice hockey Left wing who last played for BIK Karlskoga in Hockeyallsvenskan (Swedish 2nd highest division). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils and the Florida Panthers.

Playing career

He began his career in Swedish Elite League with Färjestads BK and Swedish World Junior Championship teams. In the 1998 Entry Draft, Berglund became the New Jersey Devils's third choice, being chosen in the second round as the 37th overall pick. He continued to play for Färjestad until 2001, when he signed with the Devils. He played in the minor league Albany River Rats, the Devils' affiliated team, but began playing for the Devils themselves later that season. On 1 March 2004, he and teammate Victor Uchevatov were traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Viktor Kozlov.[1]

During the 2004–05 lockout season he went to back Sweden and Färjestad and played with them for one season. In the summer of 2005, he moved to the Swiss club SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, a club of the highest Swiss Hockey-League. He enjoyed a 5-year stint in the NLA, before returning again to his original club in Färjestad on a 4-year contract on April 21, 2010.[2] On March 9, 2016, Berglund officially announced his retirement.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Karlskoga HC SWE.4 20 14 13 27
1995–96 Kristinehamns HT SWE.3 23 8 8 16 12
1996–97 Färjestads BK J20 21 2 3 5 24
1997–98 Färjestads BK J20 29 23 19 42 68
1997–98 Färjestads BK SEL 1 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Färjestads BK J20 15 11 13 24 54
1998–99 Färjestads BK SEL 37 2 4 6 37 4 1 0 1 4
1998–99 IF Troja/Ljungby Div.1 3 1 0 1 2
1999–2000 Färjestads BK J20 5 3 5 8 8
1999–2000 Bofors IK Allsv 6 2 0 2 12
1999–2000 Färjestads BK SEL 43 8 6 14 44 7 2 1 3 10
2000–01 Färjestads BK SEL 49 17 20 37 142 16 7 7 14 22
2001–02 Albany River Rats AHL 60 21 26 47 69
2001–02 New Jersey Devils NHL 15 2 7 9 8 3 0 0 0 2
2002–03 Albany River Rats AHL 26 6 14 20 57
2002–03 New Jersey Devils NHL 38 4 5 9 20
2003–04 New Jersey Devils NHL 23 2 3 5 4
2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL 10 3 1 4 10
2004–05 Färjestads BK SEL 48 7 13 20 97 14 2 3 5 56
2005–06 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 44 24 20 44 124 11 4 8 12 63
2006–07 SC Bern NLA 42 17 25 42 97 16 5 5 10 18
2007–08 SC Bern NLA 48 13 20 45 80 6 0 4 4 4
2008–09 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 49 22 25 47 80
2009–10 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 43 23 21 44 75
2010–11 Färjestads BK SEL 51 17 15 32 68 11 2 6 8 2
2011–12 Färjestads BK SEL 53 16 11 27 61 11 3 3 6 8
2012–13 Färjestads BK SEL 51 15 22 37 103 10 2 1 3 10
2013–14 Färjestads BK SHL 38 8 10 18 77 15 1 1 2 57
2014–15 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 43 9 12 21 26 2 0 0 0 14
2015–16 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 46 12 8 20 53 4 0 2 2 6
2016–17 HC Flyers SWE.4 1 2 1 3 0
SHL totals 371 90 101 191 629 88 20 22 42 169
NHL totals 86 11 16 27 42 3 0 0 0 2
NLA totals 226 99 123 222 456 33 9 17 26 85

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1998 Sweden EJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 4 4 8 10
1999 Sweden WJC 4th 6 4 4 8 33
2000 Sweden WJC 5th 7 4 2 6 4
Junior totals 19 12 10 22 47

References

  1. ^ "Berglund retires from professional hockey". aftonbladet.se. March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "Christian Berglund back in Farjestad". Färjestads BK (in Swedish). April 21, 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Berglund's career is over". vf.se (in Swedish). March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.