Niklas Rubin | |||
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![]() Niklas Rubin with the Porin Ässät | |||
Born |
Kungsbacka, Sweden | December 23, 1995||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
Liiga team Former teams |
Porin Ässät Tingsryds AIF HV71 Luleå HF Frölunda HC | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 2016–present |
Niklas Rubin (born December 23, 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for Porin Ässät of the Liiga. [1] [2]
Rubin has previously played for Luleå HF and Frölunda HC in the SHL. Rubin has also played for the Swedish national hockey team. [3]
In 2019 Rubin moved to Frölunda Indians with a two-year contract. [4] [5] In his first season with Frölunda, Rubin played 25 games with a .914 save percentage and a 2.17 GAA. [3] [6]
The next season Rubin played 33 games with a save percentage of .900 and a GAA of 2.51. Rubin played 3 playoff games. [3] [6]
Rubin extended his contract with Frölunda for one year. [7] In Rubin's last season with Frölunda, he appeared in 23 games and posted a .891 save percentage and a 2.69 GAA. [3] [6]
In 2022, Niklas Rubin signed a one-year contract to Porin Ässät. [8] On 30 December 2022 Rubin became the first Ässät goalie to be credited with a goal when TPS player Michael Dal Colle scored on his own net. [9] On January 26, 2023, Porin Ässät announced that Rubin had signed a one-year extension to his contract. [10] [11] Ässät announced the contract of the star goalie on a YouTube video titled "Ihan tavallinen video" (Finnish for "A completely normal video"). [12] The title was later changed to "Niklas Rubin jatkaa Ässissä". [13] [14] Rubin was injured on February 8, 2023, in a game against Tappara. [15] Rubin came back to the ice rink on March 1, 2023. Rubin won his first game after recovering from the injury when Ässät beat JYP Jyväskylä 3–2. [16] [17] Rubin played in a total of 47 regular season matchups with a save percentage of .922 and a GAA of 2.14. Rubin helped Ässät to the playoffs after 5 years and played 8 games with a save percentage of .898 and a GAA of 2.76. [3] [18]
On 21 November 2023, Ässät announced that Rubin had signed an extension with the club, that will cover the 2024–25 SM-liiga season. [19] [20]
Rubin is in a relationship with Swedish football player Pauline Hammarlund. [21] [22]
Niklas Rubin | |||
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![]() Niklas Rubin with the Porin Ässät | |||
Born |
Kungsbacka, Sweden | December 23, 1995||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
Liiga team Former teams |
Porin Ässät Tingsryds AIF HV71 Luleå HF Frölunda HC | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 2016–present |
Niklas Rubin (born December 23, 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for Porin Ässät of the Liiga. [1] [2]
Rubin has previously played for Luleå HF and Frölunda HC in the SHL. Rubin has also played for the Swedish national hockey team. [3]
In 2019 Rubin moved to Frölunda Indians with a two-year contract. [4] [5] In his first season with Frölunda, Rubin played 25 games with a .914 save percentage and a 2.17 GAA. [3] [6]
The next season Rubin played 33 games with a save percentage of .900 and a GAA of 2.51. Rubin played 3 playoff games. [3] [6]
Rubin extended his contract with Frölunda for one year. [7] In Rubin's last season with Frölunda, he appeared in 23 games and posted a .891 save percentage and a 2.69 GAA. [3] [6]
In 2022, Niklas Rubin signed a one-year contract to Porin Ässät. [8] On 30 December 2022 Rubin became the first Ässät goalie to be credited with a goal when TPS player Michael Dal Colle scored on his own net. [9] On January 26, 2023, Porin Ässät announced that Rubin had signed a one-year extension to his contract. [10] [11] Ässät announced the contract of the star goalie on a YouTube video titled "Ihan tavallinen video" (Finnish for "A completely normal video"). [12] The title was later changed to "Niklas Rubin jatkaa Ässissä". [13] [14] Rubin was injured on February 8, 2023, in a game against Tappara. [15] Rubin came back to the ice rink on March 1, 2023. Rubin won his first game after recovering from the injury when Ässät beat JYP Jyväskylä 3–2. [16] [17] Rubin played in a total of 47 regular season matchups with a save percentage of .922 and a GAA of 2.14. Rubin helped Ässät to the playoffs after 5 years and played 8 games with a save percentage of .898 and a GAA of 2.76. [3] [18]
On 21 November 2023, Ässät announced that Rubin had signed an extension with the club, that will cover the 2024–25 SM-liiga season. [19] [20]
Rubin is in a relationship with Swedish football player Pauline Hammarlund. [21] [22]