Andreas Thuresson Explained

Birth Date:18 November 1987
Birth Place:Kristianstad, Sweden
League:DEL
Team:Kölner Haie
Former Teams:Malmö Redhawks
Nashville Predators
Brynäs IF
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Severstal Cherepovets
Kunlun Red Star
SCL Tigers
HV71
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Ntl Team:Sweden
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:203
Draft:144th overall
Draft Year:2007
Draft Team:Nashville Predators
Career Start:2006

Patrick Andreas Thuresson (born November 18, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing with Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1]

Playing career

Thuresson was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the fifth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, 144th overall. Andreas scored his first NHL goal on December 31, 2009 against Mathieu Garon of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

On July 2, 2011, he was traded to the New York Rangers for Brodie Dupont.[2] Thuresson was assigned to the Rangers AHL affiliate, the Connecticut Whale, for the duration of the 2011–12 season. After scoring only 21 points in 73 games at season's end, Thuresson returned to his native Sweden signing a one-year contract with Brynäs IF of the Elitserien on May 18, 2012.[3]

In a second stint with the Redhaws, Thuresson played two seasons with the club before leaving as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with Chinese club, Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on June 5, 2017.[4]

After returning to Sweden for the 2018–19 season with HV71, Thuresson again opted to move abroad at the conclusion of his contract in signing a new two-year deal with German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL on April 22, 2019.[5]

Thuresson played with the Wild Wings for two seasons before moving to fellow DEL club, Kölner Haie, on a one-year contract on 12 May 2021.[6]

Personal

Thuresson was married to Morgan Jaye Zabrowski on March 21, 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04Malmö RedhawksJ20192241680006
2004–05Malmö RedhawksJ20304482832132
2005–06Malmö RedhawksJ203815183371
2005–06Malmö RedhawksAllsv190221010000
2006–07Malmö RedhawksSEL481051526
2007–08Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL77117183760004
2008–09Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL7414152932113144
2009–10Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL5014193324727916
2009–10Nashville PredatorsNHL221234
2010–11Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL76142438411333610
2010–11Nashville PredatorsNHL30002
2011–12Connecticut WhaleAHL73138214091230
2012–13Brynäs IFSEL481181950401112
2013–14Brynäs IFSHL521720376140224
2014–15HC Sibir NovosibirskKHL21871510
2014–15Severstal CherepovetsKHL26731016
2015–16Malmö RedhawksSHL4214102455
2016–17Malmö RedhawksSHL5112213318104154
2017–18Kunlun Red StarKHL2913410
2017–18SCL TigersNL22761312
2018–19HV71SHL43109192691348
2019–20Schwenninger Wild WingsDEL281091916
2020–21Schwenninger Wild WingsDEL3817203726
2021–22Kölner HaieDEL501618342651344
2022–23Kölner HaieDEL512238602662136
2023–24Kölner HaieDEL2812102228
SHL totals 284747314723637791630
NHL totals 251236

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2007SwedenWJC4th71234
2015SwedenWC5th10000
Junior totals71234
Senior totals10000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andreas Thuresson – player profile and career stats . European Hockey.Net . June 4, 2008.
  2. Web site: Rangers trade Dupont to Predators for Thuresson. The Sports Network. July 2, 2011.
  3. Web site: Andreas Thuresson signs with Brynas IF . https://web.archive.org/web/20120523190255/http://www.brynas.se/Nyheter/Andreas-Thuresson-klar-for-Brynas-IF/ . dead . 2012-05-23 . . 2012-05-18 . 2012-05-18 . Swedish . mdy .
  4. Web site: A new season on the horizon, a new team taking shape . . 2017-06-05 . 2017-06-05.
  5. Web site: Wild Wings sign Thuresson . . 2019-04-22 . 2019-04-22 . German.
  6. Web site: . Forward Andreas Thuresson turns into a Shark! . 12 May 2021 . 12 May 2021 . German.