Oscar Ackeström
Oscar Ackeström ( born November 29, 1972 in Gothenburg ) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player.
Career
Ackeström began his career in the youth division of the Swedish first division club Frölunda Indians, for their first team for the first time he went on ice in season 1990/91. For the Indians of the defenders initially completed eight games and was able to achieve any point scorer. In the following years it was not possible Ackeström to play himself in the master squad and so he decided in the summer of 1996 for a change to the Finnish clubs Rauman Lukko from the SM- liiga. In Lukko the left-handed shooters, the breakthrough and the then 24 -year-old succeeded was a member of the tribe squad. Overall, the Swede completed 95 games in which he was able to achieve 45 points. After two seasons of the defender left the club and signed a contract with the Premier League rivals Ilves Tampere, with whom he played in the European Hockey League in 1998. There was Ackeström Oscar with his new team group Last and lost against, among others Berlin Polar Bears with 1:4. In the EHL the defender was able to present well and scored in six games, four points scorer.
Also in Tampere Ackeström able to continually develop and improve its yield points. However, he stood at the Ilves only one season under contract and then moved within the League to HPK Hämeenlinna, with whom he won the bronze medal of the SM - liiga in the season 1999/ 00. Subsequently signed Ackeström a two year contract with the Hannover Scorpions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The Lower the defender was able to advance in his first season to the play-off semi-final of 2001. After the quarter-finals was able to prevail 3-0 in games against the Cologne Sharks themselves, they lost in the semifinals also smooth with 0:3 games. The Swede was used in the play- offs six times and scored four points scorer. He also had a plus / minus stats by 2. After another game year in Hannover, it attracted Ackeström first back to his hometown club to the Frölunda Indians.
The defense, however, the club returned after two years and 90 inserts his back and moved to the Swiss National League A, where it ran aground henceforth for the traditional club HC Ambri -Piotta. The Ticinese Ackeström but only came on 13 missions and twelve points scorer despite good performances. In the following years he ran one season for the second division HC Thurgau as well as for the two first division club SC Langnau and the showpiece club HC Davos, with whom he played in the 2006 European Champions Cup on. With the HC Davos of the Swede could use some successes feiernda the team next to the third place in the European Champions Cup, could reach the Swiss runner. Ackeström came at this time, however, hardly used. Throughout the season, he completed 21 games in which he scored seven points scorer.
The links Sagittarius opted for the season 2006 /07 again for a change and hired after a brief interlude at the Swedish club Linköpings HC at his former club, the Frölunda Indians to. There he remained until 2008, before the leaders of the Hannover Scorpions were again noticed him and the 36 -year-old submitted a contract offer, which bound him to 2009 to the association. From 2009 to 2011, he played for Alba Volán Székesfehérvár in the Austrian Hockey League. With the team he also participated in the playoffs of the Hungarian Hockey League and won in 2010 and 2011 with Alba Volánbusz the national championship. He then ended his career.
Awards and achievements
- 2000 winning the bronze medal of the Finnish SM- liiga with Ilves Tampere
- 2001 reaching the play-off semi-finals of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Hannover Scorpions
- 2006 winning the Swiss vice- championship with the HC Davos
- 2010 Hungarian Champion with Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
- 2011 Hungarian Champion with Alba Volán Székesfehérvár