Anders Eriksson (ice hockey, born 1975)

Anders Eriksson ( born January 9, 1975 in Bollnäs ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who last stood until 2011 at MODO Hockey in the Elitserien under contract.

Career

Anders Eriksson started his career in his native Sweden with Modo Hockey Örnsköldsvik, for whom he played from 1992 to 1995. He was selected as a total 22 players from the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL Entry Draft in 1993. In summer 1995, Eriksson was appointed to the cadre of Detroit damaligem farm team, the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League, for whom he played 44 games in his first season. Also during the 1995/96 season was the Swede made ​​his debut in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 1998. In the playoffs, Eriksson came here in 18 games for use.

In 1999, Eriksson was released along with two signings election rights to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Chris Chelios. During the 2000/ 01 season Eriksson was in 60 games for the Florida Panthers on the ice. In summer 2001, the defender received a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs and their AHL farm team, the St. John 's Maple Leafs. When he came in his first season for Toronto after all still on 34 missions in the NHL and for St. John 25 in the AHL, so he played in the 2002/03 season only four times for Toronto.

For the 2003/ 04 season, Eriksson received a contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets, for which he ran aground 66 times. In addition, he played in nine games for their AHL farm team, Syracuse Crunch. Prior to the NHL lockout in the 2004/05 season Eriksson signed a contract with the Calgary Flames, through this but Eriksson returned to his native Sweden and ran in 32 games for HV 71 Jönköping. In the season 2005/ 06 Eriksson defended both for the Springfield Falcons of the AHL, as well as for the HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Russian Super League. On July 2, 2006 Eriksson signed a one - year contract with his former club Columbus Blue Jackets.

In summer 2007, Eriksson received after the failed transfer in 2004 a contract with the Calgary Flames. In the summer of 2008, the Flames gave him away to their farm team, the Quad City Flames of the AHL, although he came in 61 games for Calgary in the 2007/ 08 season are used. In December 2009 he was taken by the Phoenix Coyotes under contract who cast him in March 2010 to the New York Rangers. After he had taken in October 2010 at the training camp of the New York Islanders, the Swede was initially without commitment. A month later, he signed a contract with Timrå IK, for which he completed six games. On December 19, 2010 Eriksson was committed by MODO Hockey. Since the end of the season he is without a club.

Internationally

For Sweden, Eriksson took part in the Junior World Championships in 1994 and 1995, as the Ice Hockey World Championship 1999 in part.

Awards and achievements

NHL stats

(End of season 2010/11)