Joakim Anders Andersson (born 5 February 1989) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre who played in the for Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and with the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL). Andersson was drafted 88th overall by the Red Wings in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
| Joakim Andersson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Andersson with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2013 | |||
| Born |
5 February 1989 Munkedal, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Frölunda HC Detroit Red Wings Örebro HK HV71 | ||
| NHL draft |
88th overall, 2007 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2020 | ||
Playing career
editAndersson is a product of Munkedals BK. In 2005, he joined the youth ranks of Frölunda HC and made his debut in Sweden's top-tier SHL with Frölunda's men's team during the 2006-07 season.
He moved to North America prior to the 2010-11 campaign. Andersson played over two full seasons for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League.[1] He had 10 goals and 17 assists in 36 games in the 2012-13 season, when he was promoted to the NHL.[1][2]
Andersson was recalled from Grand Rapids by the Detroit Red Wings in February 2013.[1][2] He scored his first NHL goal on 15 February 2013, against Viktor Fasth of the Anaheim Ducks.[3]
On 6 August 2013, the Red Wings re-signed Andersson to a two-year, $1.465 million contract.[4] On 26 June 2015, the Red Wings re-signed Andersson to a one-year, $815,000 contract.[5]
On 22 January 2016, Andersson was placed on waivers by the Red Wings, and later assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins on 24 January.[6][7] He was recalled by the Red Wings on 26 January.[8] On 12 February, Andersson was assigned to the Griffins.[9] On 8 April, Andersson was recalled by the Detroit Red Wings.[10]
On 30 April 2016, Andersson signed a two-year contract with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[11] He later moved to HV71 on 17 April 2018, securing a two-year contract.[12]
At the conclusion of his contract with HV71, Andersson initially signed with KooKoo of the Finnish Liiga, however was unable to pass a physical. He later announced his retirement from professional hockey after thirteen professional seasons on 14 December 2020.[13]
International play
edit| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2009 Ottawa | |
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2008 Pardubice | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
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2007 Tampere | |
Andersson is the all-time junior international games played leader for Sweden.[14] He has played in four major international tournaments, his first being the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. The following year Andersson helped Sweden win a bronze medal at the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. At the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Andersson helped Sweden to a silver medal, with six assists in six games he was tied for third in the tournament assist leaders.[15]
The following year at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Andersson was an alternate captain, totaling three goals and three assists while centering Sweden's successful second line with wingers Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson and Simon Hjalmarsson.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Frölunda HC | J18 Allsv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | J18 Allsv | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 41 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Kungälvs IK | Div.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Borås HC | Allsv | 33 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Borås HC | Allsv | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 55 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 79 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 73 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 36 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 65 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Örebro HK | SHL | 39 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HV71 | SHL | 51 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | HV71 | SHL | 49 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 253 | 35 | 52 | 87 | 145 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 205 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 48 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sweden | U18 | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Sweden | U18 | 
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6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Sweden | WJC | 
|
6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Sweden | WJC |
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 24 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Detroit Red Wings recall F Joakim Andersson, put G Jonas Gustavsson on IR". Washington Post. Associated Press. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.[dead link]
- ^ a b St. James, Helene (8 February 2013). "Todd Bertuzzi out with back pain; Red Wings call up Joakim Andersson". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings Game Boxscore". Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Red Wings sign Joakim Andersson to a two-year deal". Detroit Red Wings. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ Khan, Ansar (26 June 2015). "Detroit Red Wings sign forward Joakim Andersson to one-year contract". MLive. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Roose, Bill (22 January 2016). "Andersson goes on waivers". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Tangradi, Jensen recalled; assign Andersson". Detroit Red Wings. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (26 January 2016). "Andersson recalled, two reassigned". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (12 February 2016). "Detroit assigns Andersson to Griffins". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ DiFilippo, Alex (8 April 2016). "Andersson recalled from Grand Rapids". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Joakim Andersson ansluter till Örebro". SHL (in Swedish). 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "HV71 recruits Joakim Andersson". HV71 (in Swedish). 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Joakim Andersson announces retirement" (in Swedish). hockeysverige.se. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Feltenmark, Anders (27 December 2008). "Sverige vann mot Finland i JVM-premiären". Swedish Ice Hockey Association (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 January 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Assist Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. 5 January 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database