Anton Strålman

Anton Strålman
Stralman with the Tampa Bay Lightning in December 2014
Born	(1986-08-01) August 1, 1986 Tibro, Sweden
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Timrå IK Toronto Maple Leafs Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	216th overall, 2005 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	2003–present
Website	stralman.com

Anton Strålman (born August 1, 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Strålman has also played in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the organization that drafted him in the seventh round, 216th overall, in 2005, as well as the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers, the latter with which he made the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals with.

Playing career

Strålman with the New York Rangers in March 2013

Strålman was selected on July 30, 2005, by the Toronto Maple Leafs as their fifth draft choice, 216th overall. He was picked in the seventh and final round of the post-lockout 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Earlier the same year, on April 4, Strålman had signed a two-year contract with Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien.^[1]

During the following 2005–06 season, Strålman adapted to Elitserien quickly and became a team regular. On January 20, 2006, this effort was recognized when he was named the third of four candidates for the 2006 Elitserien Rookie of the Year. The award was eventually won by forward Nicklas Bäckström.^[2]

On May 16, 2007, Strålman signed a three-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He made his North American professional debut on October 6, 2007, with the Toronto Marlies, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Maple Leafs, and made his NHL debut on October 23 in a home game against the Atlanta Thrashers.^[3]^[4] On March 21, 2008, he scored his first career NHL goal in a game against the Buffalo Sabres, then recorded his first multi-goal game against the Montreal Canadiens on March 29.

During the 2009 off-season, Strålman was traded twice. On July 27, he was traded to the Calgary Flames, along with Colin Stuart and a seventh-round draft pick in 2012, in exchange for Wayne Primeau and a second-round pick in the 2011. Several months later, on September 28, he was traded by the Flames to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a third-round pick in 2010.

As a free agent after the 2010–11 season, Strålman was on a try-out contract with the New Jersey Devils, but did not stick with the team when the final team roster was released. On November 3, he then signed a one-year contract with the New York Rangers.^[5] As a restricted free agent at the end of the season, he initially planned to bring the Rangers to a salary arbitrator, but on July 26, 2012, he signed a two-year, $3.4 million contract with New York. During the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Strålman helped the Rangers reach the 2014 Stanley Cup Final, where they were ultimately defeated by the Los Angeles Kings in five games.

On July 1, 2014, Strålman left the Rangers organization as an unrestricted free agent and signed a five-year, $22 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.^[6] In the 2014–15 season, he set career-highs in goals (9), assists (30) and points (39) in his first season with the Lightning, helping the team reach the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. During the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals, the Lightning defeated his former team, the Rangers, in seven games.

On November 27, 2015, Strålman played in his 500th career NHL game in a 2-4 Lightning loss to the Washington Capitals.^[7]

Career statistics

Strålman with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2009

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Skövde IK	Swe.2	43	8	10	18	22	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Skövde IK	Swe.1	41	9	9	18	34	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Timrå IK	SEL	45	1	4	5	28	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Timrå IK	SEL	53	10	11	21	34	7	1	3	4	10
2007–08	Toronto Marlies	AHL	21	0	11	11	22	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	50	3	6	9	18	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Toronto Marlies	AHL	36	7	9	16	24	6	1	2	3	0
2008–09	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	38	1	12	13	20	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	73	6	28	34	37	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	51	1	17	18	22	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	New York Rangers	NHL	53	2	16	18	20	20	3	3	6	4
2012–13	New York Rangers	NHL	48	4	3	7	16	10	0	0	0	0
2013–14	New York Rangers	NHL	81	1	12	13	26	25	0	5	5	4
2014–15	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	82	9	30	39	26	26	1	8	9	8
SHL totals			98	11	15	26	62	7	1	3	4	10
NHL totals			476	27	94	124	151	81	4	16	20	16


Medal record

Competitor for Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2009 Switzerland

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Sweden	WJC	6th	5	0	0	0	2
2006	Sweden	WJC	5th	6	0	1	1	6
2007	Sweden	WC	4th	9	1	1	2	0
2008	Sweden	WC	4th	8	4	3	7	31
2009	Sweden	WC	03 !	7	1	4	5	6
Junior totals				11	0	1	1	8
Senior totals				24	6	8	14	37

Awards

Elitserien 2005–06 Rookie of the Year nominee in 2006.

References

↑ "Lovande back klar" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. April 4, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
↑ "Anton Strålman, Årets rookiekandidat" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. January 20, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
↑ "Gamesheet: Rochester at Toronto – Oct 6, 2007". American Hockey League. October 6, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
↑ "Recap – Thrashers 5, Maple Leafs 4, SO". National Hockey League. October 23, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
↑ "Rangers sign Defenceman Stralman to one-year deal". TSN. November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
↑ "Lightning sign Anton Stralman". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
↑ Brown, Katie (November 27, 2015). "Capitals extend win streak to four, defeat Lightning". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

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