Jimmie Ericsson

Jimmie Ericsson
Jimmie Ericsson playing for Team Sweden against Russia during the Sweden Hockey Games in Stockholm, Sweden in May 2014
Born (1980-02-22) 22 February 1980 (age 45)
Skellefteå, Sweden
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
PositionLeft wing
ShotLeft
Played forSkellefteå AIK
Leksands IF
SKA Saint Petersburg
National team Sweden
Playing career2001–2019

Jimmie Sven Ericsson (born 22 February 1980) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey Left wing who played for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice Hockey
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place2014 Sochi
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Sweden/Finland
Silver medal – second place2011 Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place2010 Germany
Bronze medal – third place2014 Belarus

Ericsson won a gold medal with Tre Kronor at the 2013 World Championship. Ericsson broke a rib in a preliminary game against Norway, but he continued to play in the remaining six games of the tournament.[5]

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.[6]

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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1997–98Södertälje SKSWE.2 U18
1998–99Södertälje SKJ20
1998–99Södertälje SKDiv.120000—————
1999–2000HC Vita HästenDiv.1
2000–01HC Vita HästenDiv.1
2001–02HC Vita HästenDiv.131132437—————
2002–03Skellefteå AIKAllsv396111765102460
2003–04Skellefteå AIKAllsv4291625126103368
2004–05Skellefteå AIKAllsv4514233793945918
2005–06Leksands IFSEL4036964—————
2006–07Skellefteå AIKSEL536111772—————
2007–08Skellefteå AIKSEL44411156950004
2008–09Skellefteå AIKSEL467121938112022
2009–10Skellefteå AIKSEL46171431241222410
2010–11Skellefteå AIKSEL531320333418651120
2011–12Skellefteå AIKSEL451021314019791638
2012–13Skellefteå AIKSEL4582735221332510
2013–14Skellefteå AIKSHL4813162968141221412
2014–15SKA Saint PetersburgKHL56131023402234716
2015–16Skellefteå AIKSHL37815235915371020
2016–17Skellefteå AIKSHL421011214761124
2017–18SK LejonDiv.111120—————
2017–18Skellefteå AIKSHL17145141643730
2018–19Skellefteå AIKSHL428111928—————
SHL totals558108179287579129403171175

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2010SwedenWC3rd place, bronze medalist(s)30004
2011SwedenWC2nd place, silver medalist(s)82132
2013SwedenWC1st place, gold medalist(s)71016
2014SwedenOG2nd place, silver medalist(s)61126
2014SwedenWC3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1020212
2015SwedenWC5th80222
2016SwedenWC6th813410
Senior totals50781542

Awards and honors

AwardYear
SHL
Guldpucken2013
Le Mat Trophy (Skellefteå AIK)2013, 2014[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jimmie Ericsson avslutar karriären: "Känns skönt att tagit beslutet"".
  2. ^ "Spelartruppen". Skellefteå AIK Hockey (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  3. ^ Skellefteå Swedish champions again
  4. ^ "SKA sign contract with Jimmie Ericsson". SKA Saint Petersburg. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. ^ "jimmie-spelade-med-brutet-revben" (in Swedish). Norran. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  6. ^ Ericsson brothers headed to Sochi Games
  7. ^ "Skellefteå AIK are the 2014 Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League (in Swedish). 25 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  • Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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