Rickard Wallin
| Rickard Wallin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | April 9, 1980 Stockholm, SWE |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| SEL team Former teams |
Färjestad NHL Minnesota Wild Toronto Maple Leafs NLA Lugano |
| National team |  Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 160th overall, 1998 Phoenix Coyotes |
| Playing career | 1998–present |
Rickard Wallin (born April 9, 1980) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Färjestad of the Elitserien (SEL).
Playing career
Wallin was drafted in 1998 NHL Entry Draft in the 6th round as the 160th overall pick overall by the Phoenix Coyotes. Before playing any games with the Coyotes, Wallin was traded to the Minnesota Wild for Joé Juneau on June 23, 2000. After winning the Swedish Championship with Färjestad in 2002, Wallin signed with the Wild during the summer of 2002. Wallin spent three years in the Wild organisation, playing 19 games with the Wild and scoring ten points (six goals and four assists). In September 2005, he returned to Sweden and Färjestad. That season, he won his second Swedish Championship. After the season, he signed with Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A, but he stayed only one season with Lugano.
Wallin signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 9, 2009.[1] In returning to the NHL Wallin played in a career high 60 games but was unable to contribute consistently offensively with 2 goals and 7 assists for just 9 points in the 2009–10 season.
On May 25, 2010, Rickard returned again to Färjestad of the SEL signing a four-year contract.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Färjestad | SEL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Färjestad | SEL | 47 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Färjestad | SEL | 50 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 52 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 70 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 22 | ||
| 2002–03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 47 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 79 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 2005–06 | Färjestad | SEL | 50 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 82 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | ||
| 2006–07 | Lugano | NLA | 44 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Färjestad | SEL | 55 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Färjestad | SEL | 55 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 79 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Sweden
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2011 Slovakia | |
| Bronze | 2010 Germany | |
| Bronze | 2009 Switzerland | |
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Junior int'l totals | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 36 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | ||
References
- ↑ "Leafs sign forward Rickard Wallin". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ↑ "Rickard Wallin signed for Färjestad" (in Swedish). Färjestads BK. 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
External links
- Rickard Wallin's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Rickard Wallin's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
| Preceded by Jörgen Jönsson |
Färjestad captains 2008–2009 |
Succeeded by Sanny Lindström |