Jimmie Ericsson Explained

Birth Date:1980 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Skellefteå, Sweden
Ntl Team:SWE
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:207
Played For:Skellefteå AIK
Leksands IF
SKA Saint Petersburg
Career Start:2001
Career End:2019

Jimmie Sven Ericsson (born 22 February 1980) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey Left wing who played for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[1]

Playing career

In 2013 Ericsson was awarded the Guldpucken and Peter Forsberg Trophy after a season where Skellefteå AIK won the Swedish Championship for the first time since 1978.[2]

In 2014 Ericsson help lead Skellefteå AIK to the Swedish Championship for the second year in a row, becoming the first club to repeat as champions since Djurgårdens IF in 2000 and 2001.[3] Ericsson was the third-leading scorer during the playoffs, recording twelve goals and two assists in fourteen games.

After 8 seasons in the SHL with Skellefteå, Ericsson opted for a new challenge in signing a one-year contract with Russian club, SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL on 28 May 2014.[4]

International play

Ericsson won a gold medal with Tre Kronor at the 2013 World Championship. Ericsson broke a rib in a preliminary game against Norway, however he continued to play in the remaining six games of the tournament.[5]

Jimmie's younger brother Jonathan is a defenseman who is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings. The Ericsson brothers were set to play together professionally for the first time at the 2010 World Championships. Following Detroit's elimination in the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Jonathan joined Sweden's national team at the World Championships. The brothers were in the lineup together, however; Jimmie injured his knee on his first shift, and missed the rest of the tournament, so they were never on the ice together. The brothers played together for the first time at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where they won the silver medal. Jimmie was the only non-NHL player on the team.[6]

Ericsson represented Sweden at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded two goals in ten games, and won a bronze medal. Ericsson represented Sweden at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded two assists in eight games. Ericsson represented Sweden at the 2016 IIHF World Championship, where he captained the team, and recorded one goal and three assists in eight games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98Södertälje SKSWE.2 U18
1998–99Södertälje SKJ20
1998–99Södertälje SKSWE.220000
1999–2000HC Vita HästenSWE.3
2000–01HC Vita HästenSWE.3
2001–02HC Vita HästenSWE.331 1324 37
2002–03Skellefteå AIKAllsv39 611 1765102460
2003–04Skellefteå AIKAllsv4291625126103368
2004–05Skellefteå AIKAllsv4514233793945918
2005–06Leksands IFSEL4036964
2006–07Skellefteå AIKSEL536111772
2007–08Skellefteå AIKSEL44411156950004
2008–09Skellefteå AIKSEL467121938112022
2009–10Skellefteå AIKSEL46171431241222410
2010–11Skellefteå AIKSEL531320333418651120
2011–12Skellefteå AIKSEL451021314019791638
2012–13Skellefteå AIKSEL4582735221332510
2013–14Skellefteå AIKSHL4813162968141221412
2014–15SKA Saint PetersburgKHL56131023402234716
2015–16Skellefteå AIKSHL37815235915371020
2016–17Skellefteå AIKSHL421011214761124
2017–18SK LejonSWE.311120
2017–18Skellefteå AIKSHL17145141643730
2018–19Skellefteå AIKSHL428111928
SHL totals558108179287579129403171175

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2010SwedenWC30004
2011SwedenWC82132
2013SwedenWC71016
2014SwedenOG61226
2014SwedenWC1020212
2015SwedenWC5th80222
2016SwedenWC6th813410
Senior totals50781542

Awards and honors

AwardYear
SHL
Guldpucken2013
Le Mat Trophy (Skellefteå AIK)2013, 2014[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jimmie Ericsson avslutar karriären: "Känns skönt att tagit beslutet".
  2. Web site: Spelartruppen . . Swedish . 2009-01-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081217032049/http://www.skellefteaaik.se/spelartruppen.asp . 17 December 2008 .
  3. http://www.eurohockey.com/article/3387-skellefte-swedish-champions-again.html Skellefteå Swedish champions again
  4. Web site: SKA sign contract with Jimmie Ericsson . . 2014-05-28 . 2014-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140531054333/http://www.ska.ru/news/en/16160.html . 2014-05-31 .
  5. Web site: jimmie-spelade-med-brutet-revben . . Swedish . 2013-10-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130622112214/http://norran.se/2013/05/sport/jimmie-spelade-med-brutet-revben/ . 2013-06-22 .
  6. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=699737 Ericsson brothers headed to Sochi Games
  7. Web site: Skellefteå AIK are the 2014 Swedish Champions . . 25 April 2014 . 25 April 2014 . Swedish.