Nino Niederreiter
Nino Niederreiter | ||||||
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Born |
Chur, Switzerland | 8 September 1992|||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||
Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | |||||
Position |
Right wing | |||||
Shoots | Left | |||||
NHL team Former teams |
Winnipeg Jets HC Davos New York Islanders Minnesota Wild Carolina Hurricanes Nashville Predators | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft | 5th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 2009–present |
Nino Niederreiter (born 8 September 1992) is a Swiss professional
After finding difficulty securing playtime with the Islanders, Niederreiter requested a trade and subsequently was dealt to the Minnesota Wild, where he spent parts of five seasons. In his sixth year with the Wild, he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, where he signed a contract to play for the following three seasons. Afterwards, he signed with the Nashville Predators, who traded him to the Jets after only part of a season when the team was falling out of playoff contention.
Playing career
Juniors
Unlike many Swiss hockey players, Niederreiter opted to play hockey in North American
While playing with Portland, Niederreiter was selected to play in the prestigious
The
Professional
New York Islanders
Niederreiter was selected fifth overall by the New York Islanders and was the first European drafted (albeit North American trained). He began the
With Portland, Niederreiter enjoyed a career year with 41 goals and 29 assists for 70 points in 55 games.
Niederreiter spent the 2011–12 season as a member of the Islanders, where he was used primarily on the fourth line to gain experience alongside defensive veterans Marty Reasoner and Jay Pandolfo.
As a result of the
Minnesota Wild
On 30 June 2013, Niederreiter was traded to the
On 17 April 2014, Niederreiter made his Stanley Cup playoff debut in Game 1 of Minnesota first-round series against the Colorado Avalanche; he recorded an assist in the Wild's eventual 5–4 overtime loss. In Game 7 of the series, Niederreiter recorded two goals and one assist, including the game winner in overtime to advance the Wild to the second round of the playoffs.[17]
On 11 September 2014, just prior to the 2014–15 season, Niederreiter signed a new three-year, $8 million contract with the Wild.[18]
During the 2015–16 season, Niederreiter was placed on a line with Erik Haula and Jason Pominville. Despite being the third line for the Wild, it quickly became one of the team's most effective lines with high offensive totals, even while being matched up against opponent's top lines. Niederreiter finished the regular season third in goals scored for Minnesota, behind Zach Parise and Charlie Coyle.
On 30 July 2017, Niederreiter and the Wild avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a new five-year, $26.25 million contract worth an average annual value of $5.25 million.[19]
Carolina Hurricanes
On 17 January 2019, Niederreiter was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Victor Rask.[20] Niederreiter and Rask's offensive production had slipped with their previous teams, and the teams hoped that a change in scenery would benefit the respective players and organizations. Neiderreiter's scoring, which had only amounted to nine goals and 23 points in 46 games with the Wild that season, improved as the Hurricanes had hoped. In the remaining 36 games Neiderreiter played with Carolina, he scored 14 goals and 30 points, nearly as many as he had with Minnesota for the entire previous season.
Nashville Predators and Winnipeg Jets
On 21 July 2022, Niederreiter as a free agent signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the
On December 4 2023, Niedderreiter re-signed a three-year, $12 million contract with the Jets.[23]
International play
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing Switzerland | ||
World Championships | ||
2013 Sweden/Finland | ||
2018 Denmark |
Niederreiter first played in an international tournament when he took part in the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships held in Russia for the Switzerland men's national under-18 ice hockey team. Switzerland finished eighth overall, and Niederreiter scored two points in six games. He next appeared at the 2009 edition of the tournament in the United States and recorded six points in six games as the Swiss again finished eighth.
At the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Niederreiter led the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team to an upset of Russia by scoring two goals in a 3–2 victory; his first goal came in the final minute of regulation play to send the game to overtime, and his second was the overtime winner.[24] He finished the tournament with six goals and four assists, sufficient for ranking seventh amongst all tournament skaters. He was also selected to the tournament all-star team.[25]
During the tournament, Niederreiter and Canada's Nazem Kadri attracted attention for Kadri's refusal to shake hands with Niederreiter after their semi-final game. Kadri did not elaborate on the specifics of what caused his refusal, but did absolve Niederreiter of using an ethnic slur, saying, "Obviously, in big games like that, guys tend to lose their composure a bit, but I didn't take offence to anything he said. It was just that I felt like I didn't have to shake his hand."[26] Kadri later had second thoughts about his refusal, saying, "I regret it a little bit."[27]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2006–07 | HC Davos | SUI U17 | 32 | 43 | 19 | 62 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | ||
2006–07 | HC Davos | SUI U20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | HC Davos | SUI U17 | 32 | 39 | 26 | 65 | 62 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | HC Davos | SUI U20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
2008–09 | HC Davos | SUI U17 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | HC Davos | SUI U20 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | ||
2008–09 | HC Davos | NLA
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— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 65 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 68 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | ||
2010–11 | New York Islanders | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 55 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 68 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 30 | ||
2011–12 | New York Islanders | NHL | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers
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AHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 74 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
2014–15 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 80 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
2015–16 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 82 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 82 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 63 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 36 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
2019–20 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 67 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 56 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
2021–22 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 75 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
2022–23 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 56 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 77 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
NHL totals | 887 | 223 | 220 | 443 | 408 | 87 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 58 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2008 | Switzerland | U18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2009 | Switzerland | U18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | |
2010 | Switzerland | WJC
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7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |
2010 | Switzerland | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2011 | Switzerland | WJC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
2012 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2013
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Switzerland | WC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
2014
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Switzerland | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2016
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Switzerland | WC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
2016 | Team Europe | WCH | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2018 | Switzerland | WC | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | |
2019 | Switzerland | WC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 25 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 40 | |||
Senior totals | 56 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 26 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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WHL | ||
West Second All-Star Team | 2010 | |
AHL | ||
All-Star Game
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2013 | |
International | ||
All-Star Team
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2010 |
References
- ^ Merk, Martin (2 January 2010). "Niederreiter riding high". IIHF. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Kimelman, Adam (19 January 2010). "Team Cherry wins CHL Top Prospects game, 4–2". National Hockey League. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ a b WHL (2010). "2009–2010 Portland Winterhawks Statistics". WHL.ca. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ WHL (2010). "2009–2010 WHL Goal Leaders". WHL.ca. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Nino Niederreiter Prospect Card". National Hockey League. 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ LeBourdais, Dyan (6 October 2010). "Niederreiter earns a shot". NewYorkIslanders.com. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ McKenzie, Bob (11 January 2010). "Canada must pay attention to Niederreiter, Conz". TSN.com. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "North American Skaters Midterm Rankings". National Hockey League. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "North American Skaters Final Rankings" (PDF). National Hockey League. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Seven WHL players selected in 1st round of 2010 NHL draft". Western Hockey League. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ Compton, Brian (6 October 2010). "Nino Niederreiter sticking with Islanders". National Hockey League. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Niederreiter becomes youngest Islander scorer". National Hockey League. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Compton, Brian (28 October 2010). "Islanders return Niederreiter to junior club". National Hockey League. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ New York Islanders (14 September 2012). "Islanders Assign 21 Players". National Hockey League. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ NHL notes: Blues end Wade Redden's two-year exile [1][usurped]
- ^ Rosen, Dan (30 June 2013). "Islanders send Niederreiter to Wild for Clutterbuck". National Hockey League. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Box Score Wild 5 Avalanche 4, ESPN. http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=400552556
- ^ "Wild Agree On Three-Year Deal With Nino Niederreiter". Gone Puck Wild. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ Pierce, Jessi (31 July 2018). "Niederreiter agrees to five-year, $26.25 million contract with Wild". National Hockey League. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Hurricanes acquire Niederreiter from Wild". The Sports Network. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Predators Sign Nino Niederreiter to Two-Year, $8 Million Contract". nhl.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Jets acquire forward Nino Niederreiter from the Nashville Predators". nhl.com. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Jets sign Nino Niederreiter to a three-year contract extension". nhl.com. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Merk, Martin (2 January 2010). "Niederreiter shuts down Russia". IIHF. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ IIHF (6 January 2010). "2010 IIHF World U20 Championship – All Stars" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ Beacon, Bill and Donna Spencer (4 January 2010). "Canada's Kadri stays quiet on refusal to shake Niederreiter's hand". The Canadian Press. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ Sekeres, Matthew (4 January 2010). "Kadri regrets reactions to Swiss". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
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