Anders Eriksson

Anders Eriksson (born 9 January 1975) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has represented more NHL teams (8) than any other Swedish hockey players.

Playing career Eriksson was drafted 22nd overall in the 1993 NHL entry draft by the Detroit Red Wings.

In his National Hockey League career, Eriksson has played for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets. He has also played for the St. John's Maple Leafs, Syracuse Crunch and Springfield Falcons of the AHL. In 1999 the Red Wings sent Eriksson and two first round draft picks to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Chris Chelios.

After a two-year absence from the NHL, Eriksson re-signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets on 2 July 2006, for a one-year deal. After a season in Columbus, he then signed with the Calgary Flames. This would be Eriksson's second time signing with the Calgary Flames. He signed a contract in 2004, but never played due to the NHL lockout, but instead played for HV71 in the Swedish Elite League.

On 26 June 2008, Calgary placed him on waivers. After being placed on waivers again by Calgary during training camp and not being picked up he was sent to the Quad City Flames of the American Hockey League. He was recalled by the Flames for the beginning of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, and appeared in their first game as well as game six.

Without an NHL club to start the 2009-10 season, Eriksson signed with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL on 4 December 2009. After appearing in eight games with the Rampage, Anders was signed by the Rampage's NHL affiliate, the Phoenix Coyotes on 21 December 2009. Eriksson played his first game with the Coyotes the same day in a 5-2 victory over the Blue Jackets.

On 3 March 2010 Eriksson was traded from the Coyotes to the New York Rangers for Miika Wiikman and a 2011 7th round pick. After he was initially assigned to affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, Anders was recalled and made his Rangers debut in a 3-2 loss against the Maple Leafs on 27 March 2010.

On 27 September 2010, Eriksson was invited to the New York Islanders' training camp on a tryout basis. He was released on 4 October 2010. In November 2010, he signed a short-term contract for Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien, and played a total of six games for them, before returning to Modo Hockey of the same league on 19 December 2010, the team he played for before his North American career began in 1995.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Modo Hockey SWE U20 10 5 3 8 14 — — — — — 1992–93 Modo Hockey SEL 20 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1993–94 Modo Hockey SWE U20 3 1 2 3 34 — — — — — 1993–94 Modo Hockey SEL 38 2 8 10 42 11 0 0 0 0 1994–95 Modo Hockey SEL 39 3 6 9 56 — — — — — 1995–96 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 75 6 36 42 64 3 0 0 0 0 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1996–97 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 44 3 25 28 36 4 0 1 1 4 1996–97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 23 0 6 6 10 — — — — — 1997–98 Detroit Red Wings NHL 66 7 14 21 32 18 0 5 5 16 1998–99 Detroit Red Wings NHL 61 2 10 12 34 — — — — — 1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 11 0 8 8 0 — — — — — 1999–2000 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 73 3 25 28 20 — — — — — 2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 13 2 3 5 2 — — — — — 2000–01 Florida Panthers NHL 60 0 21 21 28 — — — — — 2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 34 0 2 2 12 10 0 0 0 0 2001–02 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 25 4 6 10 14 11 0 5 5 6 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2002–03 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 72 5 34 39 133 — — — — — 2003–04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 66 7 20 27 18 — — — — — 2003–04 Syracuse Crunch AHL 9 1 3 4 12 — — — — — 2004–05 HV71 SEL 32 1 9 10 54 — — — — — 2005–06 Springfield Falcons AHL 12 1 8 9 10 — — — — — 2005–06 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RSL 17 2 8 10 10 11 3 2 5 16 2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 79 0 23 23 46 — — — — — 2007–08 Calgary Flames NHL 61 1 17 18 36 3 0 1 1 2 2008–09 Quad City Flames AHL 64 4 45 49 60 — — — — — 2008–09 Calgary Flames NHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 2009–10 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 12 0 3 3 2 — — — — — 2009–10 New York Rangers NHL 8 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Timrå IK SEL 6 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2010–11 Modo Hockey SEL 25 2 10 12 46 — — — — — SEL totals 160 8 36 44 206 12 0 0 0 0 AHL totals 319 25 163 188 335 18 0 6 6 10 NHL totals 572 22 154 176 242 36 0 6 6 18

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Sweden EJC 6 2 1 3 14 1994 Sweden WJC 7 1 3 4 10 1995 Sweden WJC 7 3 7 10 10 1999 Sweden WC 10 0 3 3 14 Junior totals 20 6 11 17 34 Senior totals 10 0 3 3 14

Awards Named Best Defenseman at TV-pucken in 1990. Named to the World Junior Championships All Star Team in 1995. Named Swedish Rookie of the Year in 1995. Stanley Cup champion with Detroit Red Wings in 1998. Bronze medal at the World Championships in 1999.