Christian Berglund
| Christian Berglund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 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 | ||
Christian Jonas Berglund (born March 12, 1980) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey left winger. He last played for BIK Karlskoga in HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden's second-tier league. Earlier in his career, he also competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils and the Florida Panthers.
Playing career
Berglund started his hockey career playing in the Swedish Elite League with Färjestads BK and representing Sweden in World Junior Championship tournaments. He was selected in the second round, 37th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft as their third pick. Berglund remained with Färjestad until 2001, when he signed with the Devils. He initially played for their AHL affiliate, the Albany River Rats, before joining the Devils later that same season. On March 1, 2004, he was traded along with Victor Uchevatov to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Viktor Kozlov.[1]
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which saw the cancellation of the entire NHL season, Berglund returned to his homeland to continue playing competitive hockey. He rejoined his former club, Färjestad BK, in the Swedish Elite League (Elitserien). Following that year, in the summer of 2005, Berglund opted to further his career in Switzerland by signing with the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League (NLA). He became a key player for the Lakers over the next five seasons, establishing himself as a consistent scorer and veteran presence. On April 21, 2010, Berglund decided to return once again to his original Swedish club, Färjestad, signing a four-year contract to bring his experience and leadership back to the team.[2] After completing his career with Färjestad and later BIK Karlskoga in the HockeyAllsvenskan, Berglund officially announced his retirement from professional hockey on March 9, 2016.[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 | 
|
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
- ^ "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
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database