Rickard Wallin

Carl Rickard Wallin (born April 9, 1980) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre who last played for Färjestad of the Elitserien (SEL).

Playing career Wallin made his debut in the Swedish Hockey League with Färjestad BK during the 1998-99 season. He was drafted in 1998 NHL entry draft in the 6th round as the 160th overall pick by the Phoenix Coyotes. Before playing any games with the Coyotes, Wallin was traded to the Minnesota Wild for Joé Juneau on June 23, 2000. After winning the Swedish Championship with Färjestad in 2002, Wallin signed with the Wild during the summer of 2002. Wallin spent three years in the Wild organisation, playing 19 games with the Wild and scoring ten points (six goals and four assists). In September 2005, he returned to Sweden and Färjestad. That season, he won his second Swedish Championship. After the season, he signed with Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A, but he stayed only one season with Lugano. He returned to Färjestad in 2007 and, serving as team captain, helped the team win another SHL title in 2009.

Wallin signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 9, 2009. In returning to the NHL Wallin played in a career high 60 games but was unable to contribute consistently offensively with 2 goals and 7 assists for just 9 points in the 2009–10 season.

On May 25, 2010, Rickard returned to Färjestad of the SEL, signing a four-year contract. He won his fourth SHL title in the 2010-11 season.

On April 27, 2016, Wallin officially announced his retirement.

International career He won 109 caps for the Swedish national team, winning a silver medal at the 2011 World Championships and bronze at the 2009 and 2010 World Championships.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 Västerås IK J20 26 3 3 6 — — — — — — 1997–98 Färjestad BK J20 29 20 30 50 32 — — — — — 1998–99 Färjestad BK J20 36 20 32 52 56 — — — — — 1998–99 Färjestad SEL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1999–00 IF Troja-Ljungby SWE-2 46 15 22 37 54 — — — — — 2000–01 Färjestad SEL 47 9 22 31 24 16 11 3 14 4 2001–02 Färjestad SEL 50 12 31 43 56 10 4 9 13 8 2002–03 Houston Aeros AHL 52 13 22 35 70 23 4 11 15 22 2002–03 Minnesota Wild NHL 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Houston Aeros AHL 47 14 18 32 36 2 0 0 0 2 2003–04 Minnesota Wild NHL 15 5 4 9 14 — — — — — 2004–05 Houston Aeros AHL 79 12 31 43 61 5 1 0 1 29 2005–06 Färjestad SEL 50 11 19 30 82 18 6 3 9 28 2006–07 Lugano NLA 44 14 35 49 87 — — — — — 2007–08 Färjestad SEL 55 17 23 40 54 12 1 5 6 8 2008–09 Färjestad SEL 55 18 27 45 56 13 1 4 5 8 2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 60 2 7 9 10 — — — — — 2010–11 Färjestad SEL 32 9 12 21 20 14 4 9 13 12 2011–12 Färjestad SEL 53 9 18 27 42 — — — — — 2012–13 Färjestad SEL 48 11 27 38 42 10 2 4 6 6 2013–14 Färjestad SHL 43 4 4 8 28 15 4 1 5 12 2014–15 Färjestad SHL 55 2 13 15 52 — — — — — 2015–16 Färjestad SHL 49 4 9 13 28 5 1 1 2 0 2016–17 HC Flyers SWE-4 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2018–19 Arvika HC SWE-4 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — SEL totals 542 106 205 311 484 127 39 43 82 108 NHL totals 79 8 11 19 34 — — — — —

International

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 1998 Sweden WJC 7 2 2 4 0 2007 Sweden WC 9 2 0 2 6 2008 Sweden WC 9 2 3 5 4 2009 Sweden WC 9 1 0 1 8 2010 Sweden WC 9 1 5 6 0 Junior int'l totals 7 2 2 4 0 Senior int'l totals 36 6 8 14 18