Jonathan Ericsson

Jonathan Ericsson
Born (1984-03-02) 2 March 1984
Karlskrona, Sweden
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team Detroit Red Wings
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 291st overall, 2002
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2003–present

Jonathan Ericsson (born 2 March 1984) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ericsson was drafted in the ninth round, 291st overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, the final pick of the draft. He has played his entire NHL career with the Red Wings organization. He won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 2008.

Playing career

Ericsson originally began his playing career as a centre, playing all but one game of the 2001–02 season at the position for HC Vita Hästen's junior team. However, after playing one game as a defenceman, Detroit Red Wings scout Håkan Andersson convinced Ericsson to permanently transition to defence.[1]

Ericsson was drafted 291st overall in the ninth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft as the last player selected in the Draft by the Red Wings.[2][3]

Throughout his next four seasons, Ericsson played for several teams in his native Sweden, a period of time which also saw him switching between centre and defence as his teams saw fit. After his 2005–06 season, Detroit signed him to a two-year, entry-level contract and brought him to the United States to play for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Ericsson then played his first career NHL game on 22 February 2008, against the Calgary Flames, and scored his first career NHL goal the following game, on 26 February, against Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mathieu Garon. Although he did not qualify under league rules to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, Ericsson was nonetheless included on the 2008 Detroit Red Wings' Stanley Cup-winning team photograph, also being awarded a Stanley Cup ring for his efforts with the team. In the regular season of 2008–2009 he got 1 goal and 3 assists.[1] On 16 April 2009, Ericsson played in his first post-season game in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings in Game One of Round One of the 2009 playoffs against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He recorded his first career playoff point in this game in the form of a goal.

In the second round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Anaheim Ducks, Ericsson recorded two assists and also fought Ducks winger Corey Perry in Game 1 of the series. Ericsson would then score a goal and an assist in Detroit's Western Conference Final matchup with the team's division rival, the Chicago Blackhawks, and recorded two goals with an assist in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ericsson scored Detroit's only goal in their Game-7 2–1 loss to Pittsburgh. At the end of the season, he won the 2009 Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association (DSBA)-Detroit Red Wings Rookie of the Year Award.

In 2008, Ericsson signed a three-year contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings carrying an annual average of $2.7 million.[4] In 2009–10 season, Ericsson scored four goals and nine assists for 13 points in 62 games. In 2011, Ericsson signed a three-year $9.75 million contract with the Red Wings.

On November 27, 2013, Ericsson was signed to a six-year, $25.5 million contract extension with the Red Wings.[5]

During the 2016–17 season, Ericsson suffered a season-ending wrist injury in February, limiting him to 51 games in contributing with just 9 points.[6]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
2014 Sochi
World Championships
2010 Germany

Ericsson's older brother, Jimmie Ericsson, is a forward currently playing for Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish Hockey League. 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 playoffs, Jonathan joined Sweden's national team at the World Championships. The brothers were originally in the lineup together, though Jimmie injured his knee on his first shift, missing the remainder of the tournament; the two were never on the ice together. In the tournament, Jonathan Ericcson finished the tournament with the most average minutes per game amongst Swedish skaters,[7] and was also selected as one of the best players on the team as selected by the coach.[8] The brothers eventually played together for the first time at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where they won a silver medal after losing to Canada in the tournament final.[9]

Personal life

Ericsson married long time girlfriend Evelina Hedman in July 2014. In October 2013 they gave birth to a daughter, Liv. She was named in memory of Ericsson's friend and former teammate Stefan Liv.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 HC Vita Hästen Div.1 40 2 4 6 36 — — — — —
2003–04 Södertälje SK SEL 42 1 0 1 12 — — — — —
2004–05 Huddinge IK Allsv 24 4 7 11 36 — — — — —
2004–05 Södertälje SK SEL 15 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Almtuna IS Allsv 19 2 3 5 44 — — — — —
2005–06 Södertälje SK SEL 24 0 0 0 20 — — — — —
2006–07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 67 5 24 29 102 7 0 0 0 8
2007–08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 69 10 24 34 83 — — — — —
2007–08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 8 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 40 2 13 15 48 — — — — —
2008–09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 19 1 3 4 15 22 4 4 8 25
2009–10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 62 4 9 13 44 12 0 2 2 8
2010–11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74 3 12 15 87 11 1 2 3 4
2011–12 Detroit Red Wings NHL 69 1 10 11 47 5 0 0 0 6
2012–13 HC Vita Hästen Div.1 3 0 3 3 4 — — — — —
2012–13 Södertälje SK Allsv 4 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
2012–13 Detroit Red Wings NHL 45 3 10 13 29 14 0 3 3 2
2013–14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 1 10 11 34 — — — — —
2014–15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 3 12 15 70 7 0 4 4 8
2015–16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 3 12 15 56 5 0 1 1 2
2016–17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 51 1 8 9 63 — — — — —
2017–18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 81 3 10 13 47 — — — — —
SEL totals 81 1 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 610 24 96 120 496 76 5 16 21 55

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Sweden WC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 3 3 2
2012 Sweden WC 6th 2 1 0 1 2
2014 Sweden Oly 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 8
Senior totals 15 1 4 5 12

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Red Wings Central prospects – Jonathan Ericsson". Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Jonathan Ericsson – player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
  3. ↑ "Grand Rapids Griffins: Roster". Grand Rapids Griffins. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
  4. ↑ "Ericsson is secret no more". The Detroit News. 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Wings signs Ericsson to six-year deal". Detroit Red Wings. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Ericsson to miss 3 months with wrist fracture". ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Player Statistics Per Team" (PDF). IIHF.com. 23 May 2010.
  8. ↑ "Best Players of Each Team Selected by the Coaches" (PDF). IIHF.com. 23 May 2010.
  9. ↑ Ericsson brothers headed to Sochi Games
  10. ↑ "It was love at first sight for Ericsson". National Hockey League. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "2008 PlanetUSA AHL All-Star Team". AHL. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  12. ↑ "Jonathan Ericsson named Red Wings' top rookie". mlive.com. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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