Texas Stars

Fantasy Summary

Hansson faces stiff competition in his quest for relevance but is worth keeping an eye on for those in deeper leagues.


Observations

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June 2023 – Hansson will remain in the Swiss league and will not be coming to the NHL any time soon as he is signed until 2025-26. Pat Quinn

 

June 2022 – Heading overseas for the 2019-20 season, Hansson stayed in Europe through the pandemic and has now found himself playing in Switzerland. His elite offensive game has remained, and his overall game in Europe has improved to the point where he would be a prime candidate to return to the NHL. Now 27, he hasn’t yet committed to staying in Europe, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s on a few NHL teams’ radars, however, consistently playing a top-pairing role close to home could be more appealing than returning to be a fringe NHLer. Aaron Itovitch

 

January 2017 – Hansson has played in 33 games for the Texas Stars, producing a goal and six assists. He played in just six games last year in the AHL, while being on loan to HV71 in the SHL. His development has bounced him around from different leagues but does possess talent if things ever begin to click in his game. He’s primarily been used in depth roles during his development. Matt Kowalski 

 

March 2016 – The Stars have inked Hansson to a three-year, entry-level deal beginning in 2016-17. He will report to Texas in the coming week but will play the remainder of this year on an amateur tryout. The 2013 third-rounder had a standout first full season in the SHL registering seven goals and 15 assists in 44 games. These 22 points were good for 12th among SHL defensemen. In the early going Hansson was the best offensive D-man in the league firing at a point per game clip for the first 17 games of the season. But after injuring his shoulder and missing eight games, he was never able to regain the same level of offensive touch (perhaps not unexpectedly) racking up just five points in 27 games, and going pointless in six playoff games. Despite this second-half hiccup, it was still an extremely encouraging year of development for Hansson and obviously impressed Stars brass. Brad Phillips

 

December 2015 – Hansson has returned to the HV71 lineup after missing the past eight games with an injury. He has yet to record a point in his first two games back being eased back into the lineup, averaging 17 minutes per game. Brad Phillips

 

November 2015 – Hansson has been nothing short of a revelation this season. Through 17 games he has four goals and 13 assists (which included a stretch of seven points in three games!), good for second on his team behind ex-1st round pick Mattias Tedenby, while averaging just over 22 minutes a game. These numbers are good enough to place him in a tie for the lead in D-man scoring, and 19th overall in the SHL. Put this all together and the Stars may have Esa Lindell 2.0 on their hands. A recently sustained shoulder injury is the only thing that could slow him down and will keep him sidelined until December. Brad Phillips

 

October 2015 – Hansson has gotten off to a fantastic start to the season with HV71. Through eight games Hansson has four assists to lead the team defence in scoring while averaging 23:40 in ice time to lead the team. It’s early, but regardless it’s a very encouraging sign and will be worth keeping an eye on to see if he can sustain the same level of play. Brad Phillips

August 2015 – Niklas Hansson is yet another offensively inclined defenceman in the Dallas system. He doesn’t possess ideal size for an NHL defenseman but is a strong skater and makes a good first pass. This past season he skated for Rogle BK in the Allsvenskan playing 47 games putting up two goals and 19 assists in the regular season making him the highest-scoring U20 defenseman in the league. He added one goal and three assists in another 10 playoff games. At the tender age of 19, Hansson also served as an Assistant Captain which speaks volumes about his leadership abilities. But it was far from a perfect season. After being somewhat of a surprise cut from the Swedish World Junior Championship team, he battled consistency issues resulting in a few benchings and reduced minutes during the second half of the season. After spending the last 5 seasons in the Rogle system, Hansson signed a two-year contract with HV71. While this won’t be his first experience in the SHL, it will be telling to see how he plays over a full season and should provide a better picture of the kind of player Hansson can be. – Brad Phillips

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 1.5
NHL Certainty 1.0
Country SWE
Position D
Roster Type Europe
Shoot/Glove Right
Date of Birth January 8, 1995
Height 6‘0”
Weight 181 lbs
Drafted 2013 Round 3; Overall: 68

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2010-2011 SkåneTV-Pucken8 0 55 2|        
  Jonstorps IF J18J18 Div.12 0 00 0|        
  Jonstorps IF J20J20 Div.11 0 00 0|        
  Jonstorps IFDivision 218 0 22 2|        
  Rögle BK U16U16 SM3 0 00 4|        
  Rögle BK J18J18 Nationell5 0 00 0|        
 2011-2012 Rögle BK J18J18 Region22 3 2124 6|        
  Rögle BK J18J18 Nationell11 0 77 8|Playoffs5 1 34
  Rögle BK J20J20 Nationell18 2 13 6|Playoffs7 0 22
  Sweden U17 (all)International-Jr3 0 22 0|        
 2012-2013 Rögle BK J18J18 Region3 1 23 4|        
  Rögle BK J18J18 Nationell4 2 13 0|Playoffs3 0 11
  Rögle BK J20J20 Nationell39 3 2023 47|Playoffs2 0 00
  Rögle BKSHL9 0 00 4|Kvalserien SHL6 0 11
  Sweden U18 (all)International-Jr6 1 12 4|        
  Sweden U19 (all)International-Jr4 0 33 2|        
 2013-2014 Rögle BKHockeyAllsvenskan47 2 1113 16|Kvalserien SHL16 1 910
  Rögle BK J20J20 Nationell12 4 812 2|        
  Sweden U19 (all)International-Jr4 0 11 2|        
 2014-2015 Rögle BKHockeyAllsvenskan47 2 1921 10|Qualification10 1 34
  Rögle BK J20J20 Nationell0 0 00 0|Playoffs1 2 02
  Sweden U20 (all)International-Jr8 1 34 8|        
 2015-2016 HV71SHL44 7 1522 14|Playoffs6 0 00
  HV71Champions HL5 0 33 0|        
  Texas StarsAHL6 0 11 0|Playoffs4 0 00
 2016-2017 HV71SHL46 1 1011 12|Playoffs2 0 00
  HV71Champions HL8 1 12 2|        
 2017-2018 Texas StarsAHL70 1 1011 38|        
 2018-2019 Texas StarsAHL65 7 1522 34|        
 2019-2020 Rögle BKSHL41 3 1821 14|        
  Sweden EHT4 1 12 2|        
  Sweden (all)International4 1 12 2|        
 2020-2021 Rögle BKSHL49 6 1824 16|Playoffs14 3 36
  Sweden EHT5 0 11 6|        
  Sweden (all)International5 0 11 6|        
 2021-2022 EV ZugNL48 11 3142 26|Playoffs15 2 57
  EV ZugChampions HL6 0 88 0|        
  Sweden (all)International3 0 11 0|        
  Sweden EHT3 0 11 0|        
 2022-2023 EV ZugNL23 3 912 6|Playoffs10 0 22
  EV ZugChampions HL6 2 68 2|        
 2023-2024 EV ZugNL45 2 1719 30|Playoffs11 3 03 29 
  Sweden EHT3 0 11 0|        
  Sweden (all)International3 0 11 0|        
 2024-2025 EV ZugNL12 0 77 0|        

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