| Robin Figren | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 7, 1988 Stockholm, SWE |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| SEL team Former teams |
Linköpings HC Frölunda HC Djurgårdens IF |
| NHL Draft | 70th overall, 2006 New York Islanders |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
Robin Figren (born March 7, 1988) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player currently playing for the Linköpings HC in the Elitserien.
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Figren was selected 70th overall in the third round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Figren played junior hockey with Swedish team Frölunda HC. After impressive performances in the J20 SuperElit, Robin played 2 games as an 17 year old in the Elitserien. After the draft Figren played in the Western Hockey League for the Calgary Hitmen and Edmonton Oil Kings.
In the 2008–09 season, Figren played his first professional season, returning to the Elitserien with Djurgårdens IF. Upon the completion of Djurgården season he was assigned to the Islanders AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers to finish the year.
On April 20, 2011, Figren left the Islanders organization and returned to Sweden, signing a one-year with Linköpings HC of the Elitserien.[1]
Figren is well known for his "zorro" goal for Sweden in the 2008 WJC tournament.[2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 38 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 72 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 62 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 35 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 49 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 62 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 76 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 141 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sweden | WJC18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 2008 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Junior int'l totals | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 18 | ||