Jimmie Ericsson
| Jimmie Ericsson | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 22 February 1980 Skellefteå, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| KHL team Former teams |
SKA Saint Petersburg Skellefteå AIK Leksands IF |
| National team |  Sweden |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
Jimmie Sven Ericsson (born February 22, 1980) is a Swedish professional ice hockey Left Wing currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
In 2013 Ericsson was awarded the Guldpucken and Peter Forsberg Trophy after a season where Skellefteå AIK won the Swedish Championship for the first time since 1978.[1]
In 2014 Ericsson help lead Skellefteå AIK to the Swedish Championship for the second year in a row, becoming the first club to repeat as champions since Djurgårdens IF in 2000 and 2001.[2] Ericsson was the third-leading scorer during the playoffs, recording twelve goals and two assists in fourteen games.
After 8 seasons in the SHL with Skellefteå, Ericsson opted for a new challenge in signing a one-year contract with Russian club, SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL on May 28, 2014.[3]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Sweden
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
| Silver | 2014 Sochi | |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
| Silver | 2011 Slovakia | |
| Bronze | 2014 Belarus | |
| Bronze | 2010 Germany | |
Ericsson won a gold medal with Tre Kronor at the 2013 World Championship. Ericsson broke a rib in a preliminary game against Norway, however he continued to play in the remaining six games of the tournament.[4]
Jimmie's younger brother Jonathan is a defenseman who is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings. The Ericsson brothers were set to play together professionally for the first time at the 2010 World Championships. Following Detroit's elimination in the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Jonathan joined Sweden's national team at the World Championships. The brothers were in the lineup together, however; Jimmie injured his knee on his first shift, and missed the rest of the tournament, so they were never on the ice together. The brothers played together for the first time at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where they won the silver medal. Jimmie was the only non-NHL player on the team.[5]
Ericsson represented Sweden at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded two goals in ten games, and won a bronze medal.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | HC Vita Hästen | Div.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Vita Hästen | Div.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Vita Hästen | Div.1 | 31 | 13 | 24 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Skellefteå AIK | Allsv | 39 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Skellefteå AIK | Allsv | 42 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Skellefteå AIK | Allsv | 45 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Leksands IF | SEL | 40 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 53 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 44 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 46 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 46 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 53 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 45 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 45 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 48 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 68 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 56 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||
| SHL totals | 420 | 81 | 138 | 219 | 431 | 112 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 137 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sweden | WC |  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Sweden | WC |  |
8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Sweden | WC |  |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | Oly | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WC | |
10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| Senior totals | 34 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 30 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Spelartruppen" (in Swedish). Skellefteå AIK Hockey. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ↑ Skellefteå Swedish champions again
- ↑ "SKA sign contract with Jimmie Ericsson". SKA Saint Petersburg. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ "jimmie-spelade-med-brutet-revben" (in Swedish). Norran. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ↑ Ericsson brothers headed to Sochi Games
External links
- Jimmie Ericsson's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jimmie Ericsson profile at Eurohockey.com
- Jimmie Ericsson's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jakob Silfverberg |
Winner of the Guldpucken 2013 |
Succeeded by Joakim Lindström |