{{short description|Danish ice hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Nichlas Hardt.JPG | image_size = 230px | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|7|6|mf=y}} | birth_place = Rødovre, Denmark | position = Forward | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 176 | league = | team = | played_for = Herlev Hornets<br>Tappara<br>Malmö Redhawks<br>Jokerit<br>Linköpings HC | ntl_team = DEN | career_start = 2004 | career_end = 2022 }} '''Nichlas Hardt''' (born 6 July 1988) is a Danish professional ice hockey Forward who currently plays for the Linköpings HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

==Playing career== Hardt was selected Rookie of the Year in the Danish ice hockey league in 2007, where he represented the Herlev Hornets.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.jatkoaika.com/smliiga.php?sivu=uutiset&id=7990 | website = jatkoaika.com | title = Nichlas Hardt player profile | date = 2011-06-17 | accessdate = 2012-03-04}}</ref> Despite his relatively small stature, Hardt is known for his physical style of play, throwing many hits while being a relentless forechecker.

He became the first Danish player to play in the top Finnish league, the SM-liiga, when he joined Tappara towards the end of the 2007–08 season. In the playoffs, he enjoyed considerable success for Tappara, registering 4 goals and 3 assists in 11 games as Tappara went on to finish third in the playoffs and win the bronze medals.

On 16 April 2014, Hardt left Kontinental Hockey League bound Jokerit after three seasons and signed a contract with SHL club, Linköpings HC for the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www2.lhc.eu/artikel/51254/ | title = LHC sign quartet | website = Linköpings HC | date = 2014-04-16 | accessdate = 2014-04-16 | language = Swedish | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140418161538/http://www2.lhc.eu/artikel/51254/ | archive-date = 18 April 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==International play== He represented Denmark at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and again at the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships and 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.

==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2004–05 | Rødovre U20 | Denmark U20 | 27 || 28 || 22 || 50 || 57 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2004–05 | Rødovre SIK | Denmark2 | 13 || 9 || 9 || 18 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2005–06 | Herlev U20 | Denmark U20 | 19 || 19 || 33 || 52 || 30 | 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | Herlev II | Denmark2 | 4 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2005–06 | Herlev Hornets | Denmark | 35 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 18 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Herlev/Rungsted U20 | Denmark U20 | 10 || 9 || 17 || 26 || 10 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2006–07 | Herlev/Rungsted | Denmark2 | 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Herlev Hornets | Denmark | 33 || 13 || 14 || 27 || 28 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2007–08 | Herlev/KSF U20 | Denmark U20 | 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | Herlev Hornets | Denmark | 33 || 9 || 25 || 34 || 44 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2007–08 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 | 11 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008–09 | Malmö Redhawks | HockeyAllsvenskan | 44 || 12 || 15 || 27 || 22 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2009–10 | Malmö Redhawks | HockeyAllsvenskan | 52 || 19 || 23 || 42 || 63 | 5 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 | Malmö Redhawks | HockeyAllsvenskan | 38 || 15 || 14 || 29 || 51 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2011–12 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 53 || 16 || 25 || 41 || 26 | 10 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 32 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 14 | 6 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 4 |- | 2012–13 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | Jokerit | Liiga | 57 || 16 || 19 || 35 || 34 | 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 25 |- | 2014–15 | Linköping HC | SHL | 47 || 8 || 15 || 23 || 18 | 11 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Linköping HC | SHL | 30 || 9 || 10 || 19 || 33 | 5 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 2 |- | 2016–17 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 45 || 5 || 10 || 15 || 16 | 13 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 36 || 9 || 12 || 21 || 14 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 2018–19 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 28 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Växjö Lakers HC | SHL | 12 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 8 | 7 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- | 2019–20 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 31 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 31 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | Linköping HC | SHL | 14 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2020–21 | Rungsted Seier Capital | Denmark | 47 || 26 || 27 || 53 || 12 | 15 || 8 || 4 || 12 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | Rungsted Seier Capital | Denmark | 14 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 0 | 17 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 4 |- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | SHL totals ! ALIGN="center" | 243 ! ALIGN="center" | 40 ! ALIGN="center" | 59 ! ALIGN="center" | 99 ! ALIGN="center" | 128 ! ALIGN="center" | 37 ! ALIGN="center" | 10 ! ALIGN="center" | 13 ! ALIGN="center" | 23 ! ALIGN="center" | 14 |- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | Liiga (SM-liiga) totals ! ALIGN="center" | 148 ! ALIGN="center" | 39 ! ALIGN="center" | 48 ! ALIGN="center" | 87 ! ALIGN="center" | 76 ! ALIGN="center" | 28 ! ALIGN="center" | 9 ! ALIGN="center" | 9 ! ALIGN="center" | 18 ! ALIGN="center" | 35 |- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | Denmark totals ! ALIGN="center" | 162 ! ALIGN="center" | 53 ! ALIGN="center" | 71 ! ALIGN="center" | 124 ! ALIGN="center" | 102 ! ALIGN="center" | 32 ! ALIGN="center" | 13 ! ALIGN="center" | 10 ! ALIGN="center" | 23 ! ALIGN="center" | 8 |- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | HockeyAllsvenskan totals ! ALIGN="center" | 134 ! ALIGN="center" | 46 ! ALIGN="center" | 52 ! ALIGN="center" | 98 ! ALIGN="center" | 136 ! ALIGN="center" | 5 ! ALIGN="center" | 1 ! ALIGN="center" | 2 ! ALIGN="center" | 3 ! ALIGN="center" | 4 |}

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