Elias Fälth

Elias Fälth (born March 30, 1981) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Tappara Tampere in the Finnish Liiga.

Playing career Fälth saw his first minutes in Sweden’s second division Allsvenskan with Huddinge IK during the 1999-2000 season. Until 2010, he played for five other Allsvenskan sides, including the Halmstad Hammers, Nybro Vikings, Borås HC, VIK Västerås HK and Almtuna IS.

He signed with Luleå HF of the Swedish elite-league SHL in 2010, where he spent two years, before transferring to HV71 in 2012. In 2014, Fälth moved on to Frölunda HC. In his second year with Frölunda, he helped the team win the Swedish championship and the Champions Hockey League title.

He did not have his contract renewed by Frölunda following the 2015–16 campaign and then signed with fellow SHL outfit Brynäs IF in May 2016.

International play Fälth made his debut with the Swedish national team in November 2010 and was a member of the gold-winning Swedish squad at the 2013 World Championship. He made 10 appearances during the tournament, scoring one goal.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–00 Huddinge IK Allsv 4524640 ————— 1999–00 Huddinge IK J20 ————— 410110 2000–01 Huddinge IK Div. 1 4714173169 74378 2001–02 Huddinge IK Allsv 43871552 ————— 2002–03 Halmstad Hammers Allsv 41951466 ————— 2003–04 Halmstad Hammers Allsv 466111724 ————— 2004–05 Halmstad Hammers Allsv 41571238 20000 2005–06 Nybro IF Allsv 3533653 ————— 2006–07 Nybro IF Allsv 4310203094 ————— 2007–08 Borås HC Allsv 437152298 40004 2008–09 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 395162144 830326 2009–10 Almtuna IS Allsv 486162242 101018 2010–11 Luleå HF SEL 536283414 10000 2011–12 Luleå HF SEL 53991816 50330 2012–13 HV71 SEL 495182324 41340 2013–14 HV71 SHL 526121830 70004 2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 508162432 120228 2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 4726842 1623510 2016–17 Brynäs IF SHL 35291112 1611210 SHL totals 3393898136170 614121632

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2013 Sweden WC 101014 Senior totals 101014

Awards and honors Award Year SHL Le Mat trophy (Frölunda HC) 2016 CHL Champions (Frölunda HC) 2016