Tim Erixon

Tim Erixon ( born February 24, 1991 Port Chester, New York, United States ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is since July 2012 at the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League contract. His father Jan was also a professional hockey player.

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Career

Tim Erixon, who was born in the United States when his father stood there with the New York Rangers under contract, grew up in Sweden and started his career as a hockey player in his father's hometown in the junior department of the Skellefteå AIK. In the 2007 /08 season the defender made ​​his debut for the first team in the Elitserien, the highest Swedish league, as he stood in two games on the ice, where he remained point and impunity. In the following season he was able to eventually prevail in the professional team of Skellefteå and scored in his first full year as a pro in a total of 54 games two goals and five assists. In parallel, he came as Players out on loan to three inserts for the second division Malmö Redhawks in the HockeyAllsvenskan and prepared it before two goals. He was then selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2009 in the first round than a total of 23 players from the Calgary Flames. He then remained at his home club, in which he was able to increase continuously in the subsequent period. In addition, he was selected in the KHL Junior Draft 2010 in the seventh round as a total of 186 players of Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

On 1 June 2011, the Calgary Flames gave his rights from a barter to the New York Rangers. On the same day signed the Swede an entry three-year contract with the New York Rangers. For the season 2011/12 Erixon was ordered by the New York Rangers to North America, where he played for their farm team in Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League. On July 23, 2012, he was transferred along with Artem Anisimov and Brandon Dubinsky and a first-round vote for the NHL Entry Draft in 2013 to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The New York Rangers got in return Rick Nash, Steven Delisle and a third-round draft pick.

Internationally

For Erixon Sweden took part in the U18 World Youth Championship 2009, where he scored three goals and six assists in six games. He was the defender of the tournament with the most goals and points scorer. In addition, he was elected to the All-Star team and was among the best three players of his team. In addition, he was in his country's squad at the U20 World Junior Championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011. During the 2009 U20 World Cup he won with his team the silver, at the 2010 U20 World Championships bronze medal. and at the 2011 U20 World Cup, he was one of the three best players of his team.

At the World Cup 2011, he stood first in the line-up of his country at senior level and won with his team immediately awarded the silver medal.

Awards and achievements

• 2013 AHL All- Star Classic

Internationally

• 2009 All- Star team the U18 World Youth Championship
• 2009 Silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
• 2010 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
• 2011 Silver medal at the World Championships

Statistics

(End of season 2012/ 13)