Jesper Frödén

Jesper Frödén
Frödén with the ZSC Lions in 2024
Born (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 30)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Right winger
Shoots Right
NL team
Former teams		 ZSC Lions
Skellefteå AIK
Boston Bruins
Seattle Kraken
National team  Sweden
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Jesper Frödén (/froʊˈdin/; born 21 September 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL).

Playing career

Frödén was awarded Swedish Hockey League Rookie of the Year Award for his achievements during the 2019–20 season.[1]

Frödén with the Seattle Kraken in 2023.

On 14 June 2021, Frödén was signed as an undrafted free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins of the NHL.[2]

Leaving the Bruins as a free agent at the conclusion of his one-year tenure with the club, Frödén was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Seattle Kraken on 13 July 2022.[3]

During the 2022–23 season, on 22 February 2023, Frödén was recalled to the Kraken from their AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds. He appeared in a career high 14 NHL games, recording 4 assists. He remained with the Kraken through their maiden post-season run, featuring in 1 playoff contest. He returned to the Firebirds for their inaugural playoff campaign and collected 5 goals and 10 points through 15 games in reaching the Calder Cup finals against the victorious Hershey Bears.

As a pending free agent from the Kraken, Frödén opted to return to Europe and signed a two-year contract with Swiss club, ZSC Lions of the NL, on 24 June 2023.[4]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Czech Republic

Frödén represented Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a bronze medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Huddinge IK J20 9 2 1 3 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Huddinge IK J20 44 15 17 32 28 — — — — —
2012–13 Södertälje SK J20 30 10 18 28 22 3 1 1 2 2
2012–13 Södertälje SK Allsv 8 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Södertälje SK J20 7 1 3 4 0 4 3 1 4 2
2013–14 Södertälje SK Allsv 31 9 6 15 10 — — — — —
2014–15 Södertälje SK Allsv 49 11 13 24 12 — — — — —
2015–16 AIK Allsv 48 16 16 32 14 10 2 1 3 4
2016–17 AIK Allsv 51 15 11 26 16 8 1 2 3 2
2017–18 AIK Allsv 52 17 18 35 38 5 3 1 4 2
2018–19 AIK Allsv 50 19 19 38 30 7 4 3 7 27
2019–20 Skellefteå AIK SHL 49 12 17 29 18 — — — — —
2020–21 Skellefteå AIK SHL 52 22 18 40 49 12 3 1 4 14
2021–22 Providence Bruins AHL 49 16 18 34 26 — — — — —
2021–22 Boston Bruins NHL 7 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2022–23 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 44 25 22 47 24 15 5 5 10 8
2022–23 Seattle Kraken NHL 14 0 4 4 6 1 0 0 0 0
2023–24 ZSC Lions NL 47 22 18 40 18 15 2 4 6 10
SHL totals 101 34 35 69 67 12 3 1 4 14
NHL totals 21 1 4 5 8 1 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2021 Sweden WC 9th 5 3 1 4 4
2024 Sweden WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 0 3 3 6
Senior totals 14 3 4 7 10

Awards and honors

Award Year
SHL
Rookie of the Year 2020
NL
Champion (ZSC Lions) 2024 [5]

References

  1. ^ "Årets rookie i SHL 2019/2020 - Jesper Frödén" (in Swedish). Swedish Hockey League. April 14, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bruins signs Jesper Froden to one-year contract". Boston Bruins. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Four cups, Three new Kraken signed". Seattle Kraken. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Jesper Froden signs with ZSC Lions" (in German). ZSC Lions. June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "The ZSC Lions win the 2023-24 championship". swisshockeynews.ch. April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of the SHL Rookie of the Year award
2020 		Succeeded by


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