Fredrik Eriksson (ice hockey, born 1983) explained

Birth Date:July 18, 1983
Birth Place:Örebro, Sweden
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:192
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
League:Div.1
Team:Borås HC
Former Teams:Färjestads BK
Malmö Redhawks
Frölunda HC
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Kölner Haie
Straubing Tigers
EC KAC
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2001

Fredrik Eriksson (born July 18, 1983) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, who is currently playing for Borås HC in the HockeyEttan (Div.1).

Playing career

Initially a left winger, Eriksson was signed by Färjestads BK as a junior and played with the club's junior teams until 2001, also playing a few games with Färjestads' senior team. He was subsequently loaned to the Allsvenskan club, Bofors IK. He stayed with Bofors for three seasons and then returned to Färjestad in the summer of 2003.

On April 18, 2006, Färjestad won the Swedish Championship.[1] In April 2006, he left Färjestad and signed with the Malmö Redhawks. It was with Malmö that Eriksson changed to a defence position.

On April 27, 2010, he left Sweden to sign for German club Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the DEL.[2] After one season with the Ice Tigers, Eriksson returned to Sweden to link up with Frölunda HC on a two-year deal.

On April 27, 2013, Eriksson signed for a second stint with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers in Germany. In the 2013–14 season, Eriksson assumed a top-pairing role within the Ice Tigers and responded to produce his best season in Germany with 12 goals and 46 points in 49 games. He would lead all DEL defenseman in each scoring category, to be selected as the DEL defenseman of the Year.

After two season with the Ice Tigers, Eriksson opted to join his second German side, Kölner Haie, signing as a free agent to a two-year contract on March 23, 2015.[3] On July 9, 2018, Eriksson joined his third German club, the Straubing Tigers, after agreeing to a one-year contract as a free agent.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2000–01Färjestad BKSEL20000110002
2001–02Bofors IKAllsv4611112236103474
2002–03Bofors IKAllsv381214264220000
2003–04Bofors IKAllsv125611621124
2003–04Färjestad BKSEL35 35829
2004–05Färjestad BKSEL4040422
2004–05Bofors IKAllsv837101652356
2005–06Färjestad BKSEL464812521841518
2006–07Bofors IKAllsv16881626
2006–07Malmö RedhawksSEL252121410
2007–08Malmö RedhawksAllsv4422345622103474
2008–09Malmö RedhawksAllsv4311172878
2009–10Malmö RedhawksAllsv52538434250222
2010–11Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL48421256121014
2011–12Frölunda HCSEL55416205061018
2012–13Frölunda HCSEL556101620611210
2013–14Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL491234467563254
2014–15Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL49629354810000
2015–16Kölner HaieDEL4310192936152688
2016–17Kölner HaieDEL52324273070336
2017–18Kölner HaieDEL49819272820110
2018–19Straubing TigersDEL47524291820110
2019–20Straubing TigersDEL5110223240
2020–21EC KACICEHL61124
2021–22]]Borås HCDiv.23811283920121894
SHL totals2582351741834472938
DEL totals38858192250336356131922

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2001SwedenU187th64262
2003SwedenWJC8th604410
Junior totals 12461012

Inline career

Eriksson was a member of the Sweden national men's inline hockey team that competed at the 2008 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships in Bratislava.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fredrik Eriksson. Elite Prospects. 10 May 2013.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723140119/http://www.icetigers.de/ICETIGERS/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=476%3Aice-tigers-verpflichten-fredrik-eriksson&catid=1%3Aaktuelle-nachrichten&Itemid=76 Ice Tigers verpflichten Fredrik Eriksson
  3. Web site: Sharks recruit top defenseman Eriksson . . 2015-03-23 . 2015-03-25 . German.
  4. Web site: Fredrik Eriksson to defend for Straubing . . 2018-07-09 . 2018-07-09 . German . August 20, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180820074642/https://www.straubing-tigers.de/saison/aktuelles/aktuelles-im-detail/article/fredrik-eriksson-verteidigt-fuer-straubing-1/ . dead .