Christian Berglund

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.

Christian Berglund
Born	(1980-03-12) March 12, 1980 (age 45) 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

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