Joacim Eriksson
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| Born |
April 9, 1990 Hedesunda, Sweden |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Right | ||
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SHL team Former teams |
Växjö Lakers Skellefteå AIK Leksands IF Brynäs IF Vancouver Canucks Dinamo Riga |
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| NHL Draft | 196th overall, 2008 Philadelphia Flyers |
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| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
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Representing  Sweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2014 Minsk | |
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
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2007 Slovakia | |
Joacim Eriksson (born April 9, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Eriksson started his junior career in Valbo before he moved onto the more prestigious Brynäs IF in his hometown of Gävle in 2007. He was born and raised in the village Hedesunda, where he played his first game as a child. He was drafted in the 7th round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft at 196th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers. However the Flyers did not sign him by June 1, 2011, they lost the rights to him.
Unable to find significant playing time behind Jacob Markström after two years of juniors play and after setting league high marks for Brynäs' J20 SuperElit team, Eriksson moved west to Leksands IF of the second-tier Allsvenskan. The move paid off, as Eriksson played in 38 games in the 2009-10 season with a 2.40 goals against average and a .926 save percentage. This led Leksand to play in the Kvalserien for promotion to the Elitserien for the 2010-11 season.
From 2010 to 2013, Eriksson played for SHL side Skellefteå AIK. He won the Swedish championship with the club in 2013 and reached the SHL finals in 2011 and 2012.
On June 15, 2013, Eriksson signed a two-year professional contract with the Vancouver Canucks. Eriksson played in his first career NHL regular season game for the Canucks on January 15, 2014 against the Anaheim Ducks, coming in relief of starter Eddie Läck in a 9-1 loss. He mostly saw action for the Canucks' affiliate, the Utica Comets, in the American Hockey League.
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