Kristian Huselius
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname | Juice |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) |
| NHL Team | Calgary Flames |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Born | November 10, 1978, Österhaninge, Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 47th overall, 1997 Florida Panthers |
| Pro Career | 2000 – present |
Kristian Huselius (born November 10, 1978 in Österhaninge, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey player.
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[edit] Playing career
Kristian's hometown is Österhaninge, a town near Stockholm. He entered the NHL in 2002 and was drafted 47th overall at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. A fast, skillful playmaker, Huselius typically plays on the wings and spent the early part of his career in the Swedish Elitserien, playing for Hammarby IF, Färjestads BK, and Frölunda. The Panthers traded him to the Calgary Flames on December 2, 2005, where he managed 39 points in 54 games, adjusting well despite fears by some analysts that he would not fit into Calgary's physical, defensive playing style. This current season, he held the highest point streak at 15 games until Paul Stastny passed him.
[edit] Suspended due to sex scandal
In 2005, Huselius and fellow Swedish hockey players Henrik Tallinder and Andreas Lilja were investigated on suspicion of sexual exploitation. In March of 2005, all three players were suspended from the Swedish national team for one year, with Huselius and Tallinder being released by Swedish club Linkoping and Lilja being suspended by Swedish club Mora for the rest of the season.
Initially police had dropped their investigation two days after the initial charges on February 11, 2005 when a 22-year-old woman accused the trio of raping her February 9, because of a lack of evidence. However, a special prosecutor reopened the case in March, leading to the suspensions. Tallinder and the others were cleared in June of that year after a special prosecutor ruled there was no evidence they forced the woman to have sex.[citation needed]
[edit] Awards
- NHL All-Rookie Team - 2002
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996-97 | Färjestads BK | Elit | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | Färjestads BK | Elit | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Färjestads BK | Elit | 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Frölunda HC | Elit | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | Frölunda HC | Elit | 50 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Frölunda HC | Elit | 49 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2001-02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 79 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 78 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 76 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Linköpings HC | Elit | 34 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | SC Rapperswil-Jona | SwissA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2005-06 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 24 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 54 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Elitserien totals | 228 | 77 | 100 | 177 | 68 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 311 | 73 | 93 | 166 | 98 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||
[edit] International play
Played for Sweden in:
- 1998 World Junior Championships
- 1999 World Junior Championships
- 2000 World Championships
- 2001 World Championships (bronze medal)
- 2002 World Championships (bronze medal)
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2001 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |
| Senior Int'l Totals | 25 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4 | |||
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