Jacob Larsson

Jacob Larsson (born April 29, 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 27th overall by the Ducks in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

For the Swedish footballer, see Jacob Une Larsson.
Jacob Larsson
Born (1997-04-29) April 29, 1997
Ljungby, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Anaheim Ducks
Frölunda HC
NHL Draft 27th overall, 2015
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

A native of Ljungby, Larsson left his hometown club IF Troja-Ljungby in 2013 to join the youth ranks of Frölunda HC. He made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut with Frölunda during the 2014–15 SHL season. He was seen as one of the top ten international skaters for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft according to the NHL Central Scouting Bureau before he was selected by the Anaheim Ducks.[1]

On February 14, 2015, Larsson was signed to a two-year contract extension to remain with Frölunda.[2] He made 47 appearances for the team in the 2015–16 SHL regular season, scoring five goals and assisting on nine more. Larsson also played in 16 playoffs contests, tallying three points as Frölunda romped to the SHL title.[3] In the teams’ Champions Hockey League title run, he chipped in with three goals and dealt out two assists in 13 games played.[4]

At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Larsson signed an amateur try-out contract with the Anaheim Ducks' American Hockey League affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, on April 28, 2016.[5] On May 20, 2016, he was given a three-year entry-level contract by the Ducks.[6] Larsson made his NHL debut on October 13, 2016 against the Dallas Stars.[7] On November 2, 2016, he returned to Frölunda HC on loan, joining the team for the remainder of the season.[8]

Larsson began the 2018–19 season in the AHL with the San Diego Gulls but was called up to the NHL on 28 October.[9] He recorded his first NHL point on 7 November in a 3–2 win over the Calgary Flames.[10] Larsson scored his first National Hockey League goal on November 5th, 2019 in a 2–4 loss to the Minnesota Wild at the Honda Center in Anaheim.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Frölunda HC J20 13 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Frölunda HC J20 30 8 11 19 49 8 0 4 4 6
2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 20 1 2 3 6 — — — — —
2015–16 Frölunda HC J20 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 47 5 9 14 10 16 0 3 3 0
2015–16 San Diego Gulls AHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Anaheim Ducks NHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2016–17 San Diego Gulls AHL 4 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Frölunda HC SHL 29 1 4 5 16 7 1 2 3 0
2017–18 San Diego Gulls AHL 50 3 13 16 20 — — — — —
2018–19 San Diego Gulls AHL 22 0 5 5 10 16 2 5 7 4
2018–19 Anaheim Ducks NHL 49 0 5 5 16 — — — — —
2019–20 Anaheim Ducks NHL 60 2 9 11 12 — — — — —
2019–20 San Diego Gulls AHL 5 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
SHL totals 96 7 15 22 32 23 1 5 6 0
NHL totals 113 2 14 16 30 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden U17 6th 5 0 0 0 4
2014 Sweden IH18 4th 5 0 1 1 2
2015 Sweden WJC18 8th 5 0 3 3 0
2016 Sweden WJC 4th 6 1 2 3 4
2017 Sweden WJC 4th 7 0 1 1 4
Junior totals 28 1 7 8 14

Awards and honors
Award Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2016 [12]
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2016, 2017 [13]

References
  1. "McDavid tops NHL Central Scouting mid-term rankings". The Sports Network. 2015-01-20.
  2. "100 minutes of Nyberg and Larsson" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  3. "SM-guld till Frölunda efter galna starten". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  4. "Statistics | Champions Hockey League". www.championshockeyleague.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  5. San Diego Gulls (2016-04-28). "Defenseman Larsson has signed an ATO with Gulls". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  6. "Ducks Sign D Larsson to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". ducks.nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  7. "Zibanejad hyllades av Lundqvist". HD (in Swedish). Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  8. "Larsson kommer hem". Frölunda Indians. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  9. "DUCKS ANNOUNCE FOUR ROSTER MOVES". sandiegogulls.com. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  10. "Getzlaf leads Ducks to victory over Flames". TSN.ca. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018. Anaheim D Jacob Larsson got an assist on Silfverberg's goal for his first NHL point.
  11. "Minnesota Wild - Anaheim Ducks - November 5th, 2019". NHL.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  12. "Frolunda Swedish champions for 2015/16". norran.se (in Swedish). 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  13. Gustav Orbring (2017-02-07). "Frölunda win CHL for second year running" (in Swedish). SVTSport.se. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Nick Ritchie		 Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick
2015		 Succeeded by
Max Jones


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