Eric Martinsson
| Eric Martinsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 22, 1992 Klippan, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Minnesota Wild Iowa Wild (AHL) Växjö Lakers | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Eric Martinsson (born October 22, 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Martinsson originally played as a youth with Rögle BK in the SuperElit before spending one North American junior season with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) in the 2012–13 season.[1]
After he was passed over in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Martinsson opted to return to Sweden to make his debut with Rögle BK in the Allsvenskan in the 2013–14 season.[2] He featured in 19 games for 3 assists, before breaking out offensively in the post-season qualifiers with 14 points in 16 games.
With Rögle BK confined to the second tier Allsvenskan, Martinsson signed an initial two-year contract with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on April 15, 2014.[3] Martinsson made his SHL debut playing with Lakers during the 2014–15 SHL season, and won a Le Mat Trophy.[4]
After helping the Växjö Lakers to a second Swedish championship in the 2017–18 season, Martinsson as a free agent, agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild of the NHL on May 2, 2018.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Rögle BK | J20 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Rögle BK | J20 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Rögle BK | J20 | 47 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 39 | ||
| 2011–12 | Helsingborgs HC | Div.1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 59 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rögle BK | J20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 2013–14 | Helsingborgs HC | Div.1 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 47 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 50 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 46 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | ||
| SHL totals | 184 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 135 | 47 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 32 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) | 2015, 2018 | [6] |
References
- ↑ "Martinsson ready for USHL" (in Swedish). gronvitasumo.se. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ↑ "Eric Martinsson returns to fold". Rögle BK. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ↑ "Eric Martinsson signs for Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- ↑ "Eric Martinsson (Växjö Lakers)". SHL.se. October 22, 1992. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ↑ "Wild sign Swedish defenseman Eric Martinsson". Minnesota Wild. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ↑ "Lakers dominant in SHL title win". eurohockeyclubs.com. 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database