Jimmie Ericsson
| Jimmie Ericsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
22 February 1980 Skellefteå, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Skellefteå AIK SKA Saint Petersburg Leksands IF | ||
| National team |
 | ||
| Playing career | 2001–present | ||
Jimmie Sven Ericsson (born 22 February 1980) is a Swedish professional ice hockey Left Wing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
In 2013 Ericsson was awarded the Guldpucken and Peter Forsberg Trophy after a season where Skellefteå AIK won the Swedish Championship for the first time since 1978.[1]
In 2014 Ericsson help lead Skellefteå AIK to the Swedish Championship for the second year in a row, becoming the first club to repeat as champions since Djurgårdens IF in 2000 and 2001.[2] Ericsson was the third-leading scorer during the playoffs, recording twelve goals and two assists in fourteen games.
After 8 seasons in the SHL with Skellefteå, Ericsson opted for a new challenge in signing a one-year contract with Russian club, SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL on 28 May 2014.[3]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Sochi | |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
| 2011 Slovakia | |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 Germany | |
| 2014 Belarus | |
Ericsson won a gold medal with Tre Kronor at the 2013 World Championship. Ericsson broke a rib in a preliminary game against Norway, however he continued to play in the remaining six games of the tournament.[4]
Jimmie's younger brother Jonathan is a defenseman who is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings. The Ericsson brothers were set to play together professionally for the first time at the 2010 World Championships. Following Detroit's elimination in the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Jonathan joined Sweden's national team at the World Championships. The brothers were in the lineup together, however; Jimmie injured his knee on his first shift, and missed the rest of the tournament, so they were never on the ice together. The brothers played together for the first time at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where they won the silver medal. Jimmie was the only non-NHL player on the team.[5]
Ericsson represented Sweden at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded two goals in ten games, and won a bronze medal. Ericsson represented Sweden at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded two assists in eight games. Ericsson represented Sweden at the 2016 IIHF World Championship, where he captained the team, and recorded one goal and three assists in eight games.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | HC Vita Hästen | Div.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Vita Hästen | Div.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Vita Hästen | Div.1 | 31 | 13 | 24 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Skellefteå AIK | Allsv | 39 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Skellefteå AIK | Allsv | 42 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Skellefteå AIK | Allsv | 45 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Leksands IF | SEL | 40 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 53 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 44 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 46 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 46 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 53 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 45 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 45 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 48 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 68 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 56 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2015–16 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 37 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 2016–17 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| SHL totals | 499 | 99 | 164 | 263 | 537 | 133 | 41 | 34 | 75 | 161 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sweden | WC |  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Sweden | WC |  |
8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Sweden | WC |  |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | Oly | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WC | |
10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2015 | Sweden | WC | 5th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Senior totals | 50 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 42 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Spelartruppen" (in Swedish). Skellefteå AIK Hockey. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ↑ Skellefteå Swedish champions again
- ↑ "SKA sign contract with Jimmie Ericsson". SKA Saint Petersburg. 2014-05-28. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ "jimmie-spelade-med-brutet-revben" (in Swedish). Norran. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ↑ Ericsson brothers headed to Sochi Games
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jakob Silfverberg |
Winner of the Guldpucken 2013 |
Succeeded by Joakim Lindström |