Loui Eriksson
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg/13 st 1 lb) |
| NHL Team | Dallas Stars |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Born | July 17, 1985 , Gothenburg, SWE |
| NHL Draft | 33rd overall, 2003 Dallas Stars |
| Pro career | 2003 – present |
Loui Eriksson (born July 17, 1985, in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey left winger who plays for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Loui started playing for Lerum BK at a young age, and excelled beyond others his age quickly. By age 11 he was already playing with the older U-16 team. His talent was recognized at various tournaments and he finally landed on the junior team for the Västra Frölunda Indians.
Eriksson's professional career began in the Swedish Elite League, where he played for the Västra Frölunda Indians. Eriksson won Rookie of the Year honors in 2004 at the age of 18 after posting eight goals and five assists in 46 games. A year later Eriksson would post five goals and nine assists in 39 games, helping the Indians win the Swedish ice hockey championship (SM-guld).
In the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, the Stars drafted Eriksson in the second round with the 33rd overall pick. After playing in his second (and currently most recent) season with the Indians of the SEL, Eriksson returned to North America and appeared in two preseason games for Dallas in 2005. His professional debut in North America came on October 6, 2005, with the Iowa Stars, a game where Eriksson posted his first assist and point of the season.
Eriksson's first NHL goal came in his debut, October 4, 2006 against the Colorado Avalanche.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 46 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 39 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 78 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 59 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
[edit] Achievements
- Won Rookie of the Year of the Swedish Elite League after the 2003–2004 season
- Won SEL league championship in 2005
- RBK AHL Rookie of the Month for March 2006
- Voted the Iowa Stars' Rookie of the Year for the 2005–2006 season
[edit] International play
- Played for Sweden in the 2003 World Under-18 Championships
- Played for Sweden in the 2004 and 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
