Christian Berglund
Christian Berglund | |
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| Born | March 12, 1980 Sweden |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey player (former) |
| Years active | 1994–2016 |
| Known for | Playing as a left winger in NHL for New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers; also played in Swedish Elite League and Swiss National League A |
Christian Jonas Berglund (born March 12, 1980) is a former Swedish professional ice hockey player who played as a left winger. His final team was BIK Karlskoga competing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-highest league in Sweden. Previously, he took part in the National Hockey League (NHL) representing both the New Jersey Devils and the Florida Panthers.
Playing career
Berglund started his professional journey in the Swedish Elite League with Färjestads BK and also donned the Swedish jersey at the World Junior Championships. Selected 37th overall by the New Jersey Devils during the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, he remained with Färjestads BK until 2001 before making the transition to North America. He began in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Albany River Rats, New Jersey’s affiliate, before earning promotion to the NHL roster. On March 1, 2004, Berglund was included in a trade package alongside Victor Uchevatov to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Viktor Kozlov.
During the NHL lockout of 2004–05, he returned to Sweden to play for Färjestad BK in Elitserien. In 2005, Berglund signed with Switzerland’s SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers competing in the National League A (NLA), where over five seasons he established himself as a leading scorer and experienced player. On April 21, 2010, he rejoined Färjestad on a four-year deal, contributing veteran leadership and skill. After finishing his playing days with Färjestad and later BIK Karlskoga in HockeyAllsvenskan, he officially retired on March 9, 2016.
Regular season and playoffs
2001–02 NHL season New Jersey Devils NHL 15 2 7 9 8 3 0 0 0 2 |- 2002–03 AHL season Albany River Rats AHL 26 6 14 20 57 | 2002–03 NHL season New Jersey Devils NHL 38 4 5 9 20 | 2003–04 NHL season New Jersey Devils NHL 23 2 3 5 4 | 2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL 10 3 1 4 10 | 2004–05 Elitserien season Färjestads BK SEL 48 7 13 20 97 14 2 3 5 56 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2005–06 Nationalliga A seasonRapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 44 24 20 44 124 11 4 8 12 63 |- 2006–07 Nationalliga A seasonSC Bern NLA 42 17 25 42 97 16 5 5 10 18 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2007–08 NLA season SC Bern NLA 48 13 20 45 80 6 0 4 4 4 |- 2008–09 NLA season Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA49 22 25 4780 | 2009–10 NLA season Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA43 23 21 4475 | 2010–11 Elitserien season Färjestads BK SEL51 17 15 326811 2 6 8 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2011–12 Elitserien season Färjestads BK SEL5316112761113368 |- 2012–13 Elitserien season Färjestads BK SEL| 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) | J20 SuperElit | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | Färjestads BK (J20) | J20 SuperElit | 29 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | - bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998–99 | Färjestads BK (J20) | J20 SuperElit | 11 |13 |24 |54 |— |— |— |— |— |- | 1998–99 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 37 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998–99 | IF Troja/Ljungby | Div.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | - | 1999–2000 | Färjestads BK (J20) | J20 SuperElit | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | - bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1999–2000 | Bofors IK | HockeyAllsvenskan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 1999–2000 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 43 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|2000–01 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 49 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 142 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 |- 2001–02 AHL season Albany River Rats AHL 60 21 26 47 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Note: The above table summarizes Berglund’s performance statistics across various leagues and seasons, emphasizing regular-season and playoff contributions while condensing less impactful entries to maintain clarity and relevance for professional evaluation.)
International
| Year | Team | Tournament | Outcome | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Sweden | EJC | Template:Gold1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
| 1999 | Sweden | WJC | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 33 | |
| 2000 | Sweden | WJC | Finished 5th | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| Junior career totals | 19 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 47 | ||||