Jonathan Ericsson
| Jonathan Ericsson | |||
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2 March 1984 Karlskrona, Sweden |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| National team |
 Sweden
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| NHL Draft | 291st overall, 2002 Detroit Red Wings |
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| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
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| Representing Sweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
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2014 Sochi | |
| World Championships | ||
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2010 Germany | |
Jonathan Ericsson (born 2 March 1984) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ericsson was drafted in the ninth round, 291st overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, the final pick of the draft. He has played his entire NHL career with the Red Wings organization. He won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 2008.
Ericsson originally began his playing career as a centre, playing all but one game of the 2001–02 season at the position for HC Vita Hästen's junior team. However, after playing one game as a defenceman, Detroit Red Wings scout Håkan Andersson convinced Ericsson to permanently transition to defence.
Ericsson was drafted 291st overall in the ninth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft as the last player selected in the Draft by the Red Wings.
Throughout his next four seasons, Ericsson played for several teams in his native Sweden, a period of time which also saw him switching between centre and defence as his teams saw fit. After his 2005–06 season, Detroit signed him to a two-year, entry-level contract and brought him to the United States to play for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Ericsson then played his first career NHL game on 22 February 2008, against the Calgary Flames, and scored his first career NHL goal the following game, on 26 February, against Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mathieu Garon. Although he did not qualify under league rules to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, Ericsson was nonetheless included on the 2008 Detroit Red Wings' Stanley Cup-winning team photograph, also being awarded a Stanley Cup ring for his efforts with the team. In the regular season of 2008–2009 he got 1 goal and 3 assists. On 16 April 2009, Ericsson played in his first post-season game in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings in Game One of Round One of the 2009 playoffs against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He recorded his first career playoff point in this game in the form of a goal.
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