| Emil Axelsson | |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Örebro, Sweden, SWE |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 207 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Prospect League: | Allsvenskan |
| Prospect Team: | Örebro HK |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | New York Islanders |
| Draft: | 210th overall (7th round) |
| Draft Year: | 2004 |
| Draft Team: | New York Islanders |
| Career Start: | 2004 |
| Career End: | 2011 |
Emil Axelsson (born 19 March 1986) is a Swedish ice hockey defenseman, who currently plays for Örebro HK in the second highest league in Sweden. In the 2004 NHL Draft, he was picked in the 7th round by the New York Islanders.[1] He was drafted by the Islanders' former general manager, Mike Milbury. He is a defense-minded and physical player and spends a lot of time in the penalty box. He spent 240 minutes in the box in just 152 career games through the 2006–07 season.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | HC Örebro 90 | SWE.2 U20 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Örebro 90 | SWE.2 U20 | ||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | HC Örebro 90 | Allsv | 42 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | IFK Arboga | Allsv | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | IFK Arboga | Allsv | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Västerås IK | Allsv | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Västerås IK | Allsv | 44 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 139 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Västerås IK | Allsv | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | IFK Arboga | SWE.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Örebro HK | Allsv | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Örebro HK | Allsv | 48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Allsv totals | 268 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 418 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | ||||
| SEL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||