Anders Eriksson (ice hockey, born 1985) explained

Anders Eriksson
Team:Free Agent
Former Teams:Växjö Lakers
Örebro HK
Lausitzer Füchse
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:196
Birth Date:17 March 1985
Birth Place:Floda, Sweden
Career Start:2005

Dan Anders Eriksson (born March 17, 1985) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently an unrestricted free agent having last played with Lausitzer Füchse in the DEL2 in Germany.

Playing career

Eriksson was born in Floda, Sweden, but grew up in Gothenburg with Frölunda HC as his youth team. As a 19-year-old, he signed with Borås HC of the Swedish Division 1, the third tier in Swedish senior ice hockey, for his first professional contract with a senior team. With 21 goals and 41 points in 42 games with the team in the 2006–07 season, Eriksson was a significant factor for Borås HC reaching the 2007 HockeyAllsvenskan Kvalserien that season. In the 2007 Kvalserien he scored 5 goals and 8 points in 8 games; Borås finished second in the 2007 Kvalserien and promoted to the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-tier league, for the 2007–08 season. Anders Eriksson continued to play for the team for three seasons and was a good reason why Borås managed to stay in the HockeyAllsvenskan. His last season with the team ended with 14 goals and 28 points in 51 games.

Växjö Lakers in the same league, intending to reach the Kvalserien qualification for the top-tier league Elitserien (SEL) for the third consecutive year, signed Anders Eriksson prior to the 2010–11 season. In the regular season, he scored 12 goals and 33 points for the team, which won the HockeyAllsvenskan for the first time in the club's history and successfully moved on to play in the 2011 Kvalserien. Eriksson's major breakthrough came there. A significant contributor to the Lakers' promotion to the Elitserien, he finished fourth in the scoring league, with 7 goals and 11 points in 10 games. Four of his goals were game-winning ones (GWG's), winning the GWG league.

Anders Eriksson played his first Elitserien game on September 13, 2011, against Frölunda HC. He did not manage to score any points as Frölunda shutout the Lakers 2–0.[1] [2]

After four seasons with Örebro HK and establishing himself in the SHL, Eriksson left the club as a free agent to try-out with Färjestad BK for the 2016–17 season. On September 11, 2016 he was released from his try-out with FBK and returned to train with Örebro HK. On September 26, 2016 was re-signed to a temporary seven week contract to cover for initial injuries on the Örebro HK roster.[3]

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2000–01Frölunda HCJ2010000
2003–04Frölunda HCJ20361018281851014
2004–05Frölunda HCJ20321114252862022
2005–06Borås HCDiv. 14412172961
2006–07Borås HCDiv. 14221204158853818
2007–08Borås HCAllsv451121323041232
2008–09Borås HCAllsv35381126
2009–10Borås HCAllsv5114142865
2010–11Växjö LakersAllsv511221332810741118
2011–12Växjö LakersSEL4735814
2012–13Örebro HKAllsv43811191216551010
2013–14Örebro HKSHL55371036
2014–15Örebro HKSHL55126185360000
2015–16Örebro HKSHL4956112820000
2016–17Örebro HKSHL121010
2016–17AIK IFAllsv3648123580224
2017–18Lausitzer FüchseDEL24217274432
2018–19Lausitzer FüchseDEL2491527424473476
SHL totals21824244813180000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Truppen till premiären klar . . Jonas Gustavsson . Swedish . 2011-09-13 . 2011-10-03.
  2. Web site: Matchrapport: Frölunda-Växjö Lakers 0-2 . . Robert Sandberg . Swedish . 2011-09-13 . 2011-10-03.
  3. Web site: Eriksson and Adolfsson back in OHK . . 2016-09-26 . 2016-09-26 . Swedish.