Anders Eriksson (ice hockey, born 1985)

Anders Eriksson
Born (1985-03-17) March 17, 1985
Floda, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre/Right Wing
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams		 Örebro HK
Växjö Lakers
Playing career 2005–present

Dan Anders Eriksson (March 17, 1985) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward, currently playing with Örebro HK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Eriksson was born in Floda, Sweden, but grew up in Gothenburg with Frölunda HC as his youth team. As a 19-year-old, he signed with Borås HC of the Swedish Division 1, the third tier in Swedish senior ice hockey, for his first professional contract with a senior team. With 21 goals and 41 points in 42 games with the team in the 2006–07 season, Eriksson was a significant factor for Borås HC reaching the 2007 HockeyAllsvenskan Kvalserien that season. In the 2007 Kvalserien he scored 5 goals and 8 points in 8 games; Borås finished second in the 2007 Kvalserien and promoted to the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-tier league, for the 2007–08 season. Anders Eriksson continued to play for the team for three seasons and was a good reason why Borås managed to stay in the HockeyAllsvenskan. His last season with the team ended with 14 goals and 28 points in 51 games.

Växjö Lakers in the same league, intending to reach the Kvalserien qualification for the top tier league Elitserien (SEL) for the third consecutive year, signed Anders Eriksson prior to the 2010–11 season. In the regular season he scored 12 goals and 33 points for the team, which won the HockeyAllsvenskan for the first time in the club's history and successfully moved on to play in the 2011 Kvalserien. Eriksson's major breakthrough came there. A significant contributor to the Lakers' promotion to the Elitserien, he finished fourth in the scoring league, with 7 goals and 11 points in 10 games. Four of his goals were game-winning ones (GWG's), winning the GWG league.

Anders Eriksson played his first Elitserien game on September 13, 2011, against Frölunda HC. He did not manage to score any points as Frölunda shutout the Lakers 2–0.[1][2]

After four seasons with Örebro HK and establishing himself in the SHL, Eriksson left the club as a free agent to try-out with Färjestad BK for the 2016–17 season. On September 11, 2016 he was released from his try-out with FBK and returned to train with Örebro HK. On September 26, 2016 was re-signed to a temporary seven week contract to cover for initial injuries on the Örebro HK roster.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Frölunda HC J20 10000 —————
2003–04 Frölunda HC J20 3610182818 51014
2004–05 Frölunda HC J20 3211142528 62022
2005–06 Borås HC Div. 1 4412172961 —————
2006–07 Borås HC Div. 1 4221204158 853818
2007–08 Borås HC Allsv 4511213230 41232
2008–09 Borås HC Allsv 35381126 —————
2009–10 Borås HC Allsv 5114142865 —————
2010–11 Växjö Lakers Allsv 5112213328 10741118
2011–12 Växjö Lakers SEL 4735814 —————
2012–13 Örebro HK Allsv 438111912 16551010
2013–14 Örebro HK SHL 55371036 —————
2014–15 Örebro HK SHL 551261853 60000
2015–16 Örebro HK SHL 49561128 20000
SHL totals 206232447131 80000

References

  1. ↑ Jonas Gustavsson (2011-09-13). "Truppen till premiären klar" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers Hockey. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  2. ↑ Robert Sandberg (2011-09-13). "Matchrapport: Frölunda-Växjö Lakers 0-2" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers Hockey. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  3. ↑ "Eriksson and Adolfsson back in OHK" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2016-09-26.

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