Niclas Wallin
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Secret Weapon |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg/15 st 10 lb) |
| NHL Team | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Born | February 2, 1975 , Boden, SWE |
| NHL Draft | 97th overall, 2000 Carolina Hurricanes |
| Pro career | 2000 – present |
Niclas Wallin (Born February 20, 1975 in Boden, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey player who plays for the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes. After spending a number of years with Brynäs IF in Sweden, Wallin was drafted in the 4th round, 97th overall by the Hurricanes at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft and has remained at the team to this day. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Wallin returned to his native Sweden playing 39 games for Luleå HF. In 2006, he won his first Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Niclas Wallin is known to many Hurricanes fans as "The Secret Weapon" due to his timing with postseason goals. He has only scored three of them, but they have all come in overtime, including "The Miracle at Molson" game in Montreal in 2002 and game 2 of the 2006 postseason series against the New Jersey Devils.
[edit] Career statistics
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM 2000–01 CAR 37 2 3 5 -11 21 2001–02 CAR 52 1 2 3 +1 36 2002–03 CAR 77 2 8 10 -19 71 2003–04 CAR 57 3 7 10 -8 51 2005–06 CAR 50 4 4 8 2 42 2006–07 CAR 67 2 8 10 -2 48 2007–08 CAR 66 2 6 8 -18 54 Career Totals 406 16 38 54 -55 323
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