Fredrik Näslund Explained

Team:Falu IF
Former Teams:VIK Västerås HK
Nyköping
League:Div.1C
Position:Left Wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:229
Birth Date:February 11, 1986
Birth Place:Bromma, Sweden
Draft:104th overall
Draft Year:2004
Draft Team:Dallas Stars
Career Start:2003
Career End:2014

Fredrik Näslund (born February 11, 1986, in Bromma, Sweden) is a Swedish ice hockey player who plays for the Falu IF in Div.1C.[1]

Näslund, who now lives in Falun, was a member of the Västerås Juniors in his home country of Sweden for three years. He was drafted in the 4th round (104th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft to the Dallas Stars. Jeff Twohey, the general manager of the Peterborough Petes of the OHL, saw great potential in Näslund as a player. He had the 6'4", 210-pound Swedish winger drafted in the first round of the 2005 CHL Import Draft.

Näslund's acclimatization to the North American style of hockey helped the Peterborough Petes in their obtainment of the Ontario Hockey League championship in 2006, in the team's 50th anniversary. He played on a line with Philadelphia Flyers prospect Steve Downie and with OHL superstar Jordan Staal. The big European rookie was one of two imports on the Petes that season, along with Czech Republic native Lubomír Štach, a defenceman who was traded to the Petes from the Guelph Storm.

Other than Oshawa Generals free agent Nathaniel Brooks (who was signed out of Tier II) and Justin Sawyer (who could not qualify due to playing ten games during the 2004/2005 season), Näslund was the oldest rookie in the OHL last year.

He returned to Sweden the next season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2002–03Västerås IK UngdomJ18 Allsv3 3 2 5 2
2002–03 Västerås IK UngdomJ2028 6 7 13 6
2003–04 Västerås IK UngdomJ18 Allsv14 12 15 27 63 0 1 1 4
2003–04 Västerås IK UngdomSWE.2 U203 1 0 1 0
2003–04Västerås IK UngdomAllsv32 2 4 6 0
2004–05Västerås IK UngdomJ20 21 7 7 14 2
2004–05Västerås IK UngdomAllsv3 0 0 0 0
2005–06Peterborough PetesOHL66 9 21 30 3019 6 5 11 6
2006–07IK Nyköpings HockeyAllsv45 13 13 26 385 2 2 4 4
2007–08Nybro VikingsAllsv33 7 12 19 14
2008–09Nybro VikingsAllsv40 2 9 11 34
2009–10Nybro VikingsSWE.340 26 25 51 2810 0 6 6 4
2010–11Nybro VikingsSWE.341 16 16 32 205 0 1 1 0
2011–12Falu IFSWE.330 15 28 43 20
2012–13Falu IFSWE.332 39 25 64 12
2013–14Falu IFSWE.335 38 34 72 38
2019–20Falu IFSWE.42 1 1 2 0
Allsv totals1432438628652244
SWE.3 totals178134128262118150774

International

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nhl.com/player/fredrik-naslund-8471316