Fredrik Claesson
| Fredrik Claesson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Claesson with the Senators in 2017 | |||
| Born |
24 November 1992 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
New York Rangers Djurgårdens IF Ottawa Senators | ||
| NHL Draft |
126th overall, 2011 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Fredrik Claesson (born 24 November 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the fifth round (126th overall) of the 2011 NHL draft.[1]
Playing career
Claesson began playing hockey in Haninge HC, and later moved on to Hammarby IF, to play in Hammarby's youth organization.[2] He also made two appearances in the club's senior team in the Swedish second division league HockeyAllsvenskan, during the 2007–08 season. Claesson moved to Stockholm rival Djurgården for the 2008–09, where he played in Djurgården's J18 and J20 teams. He also represented team Stockholm at the 2008 TV-pucken.
Claesson made his Elitserien debut in the Djurgården's first league game of the season on 16 September 2010 against HV71.[3] He signed a two-year extension with Djurgården in October 2010.[4] He scored his first Elitserien goal on 11 December 2010 away against Modo Hockey.[5][6]
Claesson signed a three-year entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators on 10 May 2012. He began the 2012–13 season with the Senators American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators.[7] In June 2015, Claesson re-signed with the Senators on a one-year, two-way contract.[8] Claesson made his NHL debut on 30 December 2015 at Ottawa versus the New Jersey Devils. In July 2016 he was re-signed to a one year contract with the team and in February 2017 that contract was extended for another year.
After the 2017–18 season, his sixth within the Senators organization, Claesson as an impending restricted free agent was surprisingly not tendered a qualifying offer by the club, and was released to explore free agency on June 25, 2018.[9] He later signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the New York Rangers on July 1, 2018.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Hammarby IF | Swe.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 47 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 70 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 75 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 76 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 55 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 64 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 113 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sweden | WJC18 |  |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC |  |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Fredrik Claesson". senators.nhl.com. Ottawa Senators. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ "6. Fredrik Claesson". swehockey.se (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ Uhlin, Daniel (16 September 2010). "Pangstart på säsongen 2010-11". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ↑ Peterson, Jimmy (22 October 2010). "DIF skriver kontrakt med Claesson". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ "Modo sjunker allt djupare". Örnsköldsviks Allehanda (in Swedish). TT. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ↑ Uhlin, Daniel (11 December 2010). "Rättvisan segrade mot Modo". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ↑ "Claesson jumping pond to start Senators career". Ottawa Senators.
- ↑ "News Release: Senators agree to terms with defenceman Fredrik Claesson on a one-year, two-way contract extension" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Fredrik Claesson not qualified by the Ottawa Senators". silversevensens.com. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
- ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with free agent defenseman Claesson". New York Rangers. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database