Nino Niederreiter

BIOGRAPHY

Nino Niederreiter was born September 8, 1992 in Chur, Switzerland. He is a right wing in the National Hockey League.

Niederreiter was selected fifth overall by the New York Islanders in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Niederreiter made his NHL debut with the Islanders early in the 2010–11 season before being returned to his junior club, the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Prior to coming to North America, Niederreiter had played in the junior system of the Swiss team HC Davos and appeared in three playoff games for the senior club in 2010. On 30 June 2013, Niederreiter was traded to the Minnesota Wild. He saw much more ice time and was given more opportunity than he had previously had in New York and was in the Wild's top-six forward group throughout most of the season. With the Islanders, in 64 games Niederreiter recorded 2 goals and 1 assist. In his first full season with the Wild, he improved to 14 goals and 22 assists (36 points) in 81 games. On 17 April 2014, Niederreiter made his Stanley Cup playoff debut in Game 1 of Minnesota first-round series against the Colorado Avalanche and recorded an assist. 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. On 11 September 2014, just prior to the 2014–15 season, Niederreiter signed a new three-year, $8 million contract with the Wild. 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. On 17 January 2019, Niederreiter was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes. On 21 July 2022, Niederreiter as a free agent signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Nashville Predators.