Dick Axelsson

Dick Axelsson in August 2013
Born (1987-04-25) 25 April 1987 (age 37)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Hockeyallsvenskan team
Former teams		 Djurgårdens IF
Färjestad BK
Grand Rapids Griffins
Modo Hockey
Frölunda HC
HC Davos
Djurgårdens IF
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 62nd overall, 2006
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2007–present

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sweden/Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Minsk

Dick Axelsson (born 25 April 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger.[1][2] He currently plays for Djurgårdens IF in Hockeyallsvenskan. He was drafted 62nd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Axelsson won the Swedish Championship with Färjestads in 2009, and 2011 when he also made the Elitserien All-Star team.

Playing career

He was on loan with Färjestads BK of Elitserien from the Detroit Red Wings, he won the gold medal with the team in 2008–09.[3] The Red Wings drafted him in the second round of the 2006 Draft, 62nd overall.

In 2011, Axelsson left Färjestad to join nearly relegated Modo, where he missed the first few matches due to a wrist injury. In his competitive debut, Axelsson made an assist. After one season with Modo, he then left to join his third Elitserien club, Frölunda HC, in time for the 2012–13 season.

On 31 March 2014, Axelsson opted to leave the SHL and signed a multi-year contract with Swiss club, HC Davos of the National League A (NLA).[4] In his first season in 2014–15, Axelsson contributed to Davos capturing the Swiss championship, posting 33 points in 45 games.

Following three years in Davos, with injury plaguing the 2016–17 season, Axelsson opted to return to Swedish for a second stint with Färjestad BK on an optional two-year deal on 12 April 2017.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Huddinge IK J18 Allsv 13 3 1 4 38 — — — — —
2004–05 Huddinge IK J18 Allsv 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2004–05 Huddinge IK J20 31 12 4 16 34 3 1 0 1 0
2005–06 Huddinge IK J20 28 19 15 34 157 — — — — —
2005–06 Huddinge IK SWE.3 23 17 2 19 10 8 6 4 10 4
2006–07 Huddinge IK Allsv 25 13 8 21 113 8 3 7 10 32
2007–08 Djurgårdens IF SEL 47 12 13 25 44 5 1 0 1 2
2008–09 Djurgårdens IF SEL 18 5 7 12 10 — — — — —
2008–09 Färjestad BK SEL 21 6 12 18 32 9 1 3 4 2
2009–10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 17 2 3 5 6 — — — — —
2009–10 Färjestad BK SEL 15 6 4 10 24 7 1 2 3 6
2010–11 Färjestad BK SEL 47 15 15 30 126 14 4 6 10 24
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 36 9 11 20 59 6 2 1 3 18
2012–13 Frölunda HC SEL 45 10 14 24 79 6 0 4 4 2
2013–14 Frölunda HC SHL 48 10 25 35 56 7 1 2 3 2
2014–15 HC Davos NLA 45 14 19 33 30 13 6 3 9 8
2015–16 HC Davos NLA 38 10 29 39 62 9 2 5 7 18
2016–17 HC Davos NLA 8 1 1 2 8 — — — — —
2017–18 Färjestad BK SHL 48 21 24 45 44 6 2 0 2 4
2018–19 Djurgårdens IF SHL 36 7 18 25 39 19 6 8 14 58
2019–20 Boo HC 2 SWE.7 3 5 7 12 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Djurgårdens IF SHL 31 11 15 26 54 — — — — —
2020–21 Djurgårdens IF SHL 42 9 18 27 59 3 0 3 3 4
2021–22 Brödernas Hockey SWE.6 5 8 16 24 4 — — — — —
2021–22 Djurgårdens IF SHL 19 5 8 13 28 — — — — —
2022–23 Brödernas Hockey SWE.5 15 27 34 61 39 — — — — —
2022–23 Väsby IK SWE.3 1 0 1 1 0 13 5 8 13 42
SHL totals 453 126 184 310 654 82 18 29 47 122

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Sweden WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 0 3 3 4
2014 Sweden WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 0 1 1 0
2018 Sweden OG 5th 4 0 0 0 2
Senior totals 22 0 4 4 6

Inline hockey

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Inline hockey
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Landshut
Gold medal – first place 2008 Bratislava
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ingolstadt
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Karlstad

Axelsson found plenty of success on the inline hockey rink as a member of the Swedish national team. Axelsson was a member of five World Champion squads in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012.

In 2008, Axelsson dominated the competition for the duration of the tournament, registering 9 goals and 7 assists in 6 games en route to the gold medal and tournament MVP.[6][7] The following year, Axelsson continued his dominance on the inline rink, tallying 8 goals and 12 assists in 6 games for the World Champions.

References

  1. ^ "Dick Axelsson: "Nu kan jag lova alla att det är över"".
  2. ^ "Exklusivt: Dick Axelsson avslutar sin hockeykarriär". 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ Nordström, Gunnar (26 May 2008). "Klar för Detroit – lånas ut till Djurgården" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Dick Axelsson joins Davos" (in German). HC Davos. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Dick Axelsson returns to FBK" (in Swedish). Färjestad BK. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  6. ^ "BEST PLAYERS SELECTED BY THE DIRECTORATE" (PDF). IIHF. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
  7. ^ "SCORING LEADERS" (PDF). IIHF. 28 June 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
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