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.
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| Born | March 12, 1980 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 | ||
Playing career
editHe 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Sweden | EJC |  | 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
edit- ^ "Berglund retires from professional hockey". aftonbladet.se. March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Christian Berglund back in Farjestad". Färjestads BK (in Swedish). April 21, 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ "Berglund's career is over". vf.se (in Swedish). March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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