Dick Axelsson

Dick Axelsson

Dick Axelsson in August 2013
Born	(1987-04-25) April 25, 1987 Stockholm, Sweden
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
NLA team Former teams	HC Davos Djurgårdens IF Färjestads BK Modo Hockey Frölunda HC
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	62nd overall, 2006 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	2007–present

Dick Axelsson (born April 25, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger, currently playing for HC Davos in the Swiss National League A (NLA). He was drafted 62nd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Axelsson won the Swedish Championship with Färjestads BK in 2009, and 2011 when he also made the Elitserien All-Star team.

Playing career

He was on loan with Färjestads BK of Elitserien from the Detroit Red Wings, he won the gold medal with the team in 2008–09.^[1] The Red Wings drafted him in the second round of the 2006 Draft, 62nd overall.

In 2011, Axelsson left Färjestad to join nearly relegated Modo, where he missed the first few matches due to a wrist injury. In his competitive debut, Axelsson made an assist. After one season with Modo, he then left to join his third Elitserien club, Frölunda HC, in time for the 2012–13 season.

On March 31, 2014, Axelsson opted to leave the SHL and signed a multi-year contract with Swiss club, HC Davos of the NLA.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Huddinge IK	J20	31	12	4	16	34	3	1	0	1	0
2005–06	Huddinge IK	J20	28	19	15	34	157	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Huddinge IK	Div. 1	23	17	2	19	10	8	6	4	10	4
2006–07	Huddinge IK	Allsv	25	13	8	21	113	8	3	7	10	32
2007–08	Djurgårdens IF	SEL	47	12	13	25	44	5	1	0	1	2
2008–09	Djurgårdens IF	SEL	18	5	7	12	10	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Färjestads BK	SEL	21	6	12	18	32	9	1	3	4	2
2009–10	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	17	2	3	5	6	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Färjestads BK	SEL	15	6	4	10	24	7	1	2	3	6
2010–11	Färjestads BK	SEL	47	15	15	30	126	14	4	6	10	24
2011–12	Modo Hockey	SEL	36	9	11	20	59	6	2	1	3	18
2012–13	Frölunda HC	SEL	45	10	14	24	79	6	0	4	4	2
2013–14	Frölunda HC	SHL	48	10	25	35	56	7	1	2	3	2
SHL totals			277	73	101	174	430	54	10	18	28	56

International

Dick Axelsson
Medal record

Competitor for Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold	2013 Sweden/Finland
Bronze	2014 Minsk

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	A	Pts	PIM
2013	Sweden	WC	01 !	8	3	3	4
2014	Sweden	WC	03 !	10	1	1	0
Senior totals				18	4	4	4

Inline hockey


Medal record

Competitor for Sweden
Inline hockey
World Championship
Gold	2007 Landshut
Gold	2008 Bratislava
Gold	2009 Ingolstadt
Bronze	2010 Karlstad

Axelsson has found plenty of success on the inline hockey rink as a member of the Swedish national team. Axelsson has been a member of five World Champion squads in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012.

In 2008, Axelsson dominated the competition for the duration of the tournament, registering 9 goals and 7 assists in 6 games en route to the gold medal and tournament MVP.^[3]^[4] The following year, Axelsson continued his dominance on the inline rink, tallying 8 goals and 12 assists in 6 games for the World Champions.

References

↑ Nordström, Gunnar (2008-05-26). "Klar för Detroit – lånas ut till Djurgården" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
↑ "Dick Axelsson joins Davos" (in German). HC Davos. 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
↑ "BEST PLAYERS SELECTED BY THE DIRECTORATE" (PDF). IIHF. 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
↑ "SCORING LEADERS" (PDF). IIHF. 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2008-07-21.