Dick Axelsson

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Dick Axelsson
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Dick Axelsson in August 2013
Born (1987-04-25) April 25, 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
NLA team
Former teams		 HC Davos
Djurgårdens IF
Färjestads BK
Modo Hockey
Frölunda HC
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 62nd overall, 2006
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2007–present
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Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sweden/Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Minsk

Dick Axelsson (born April 25, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger, currently playing for HC Davos in the National League A. He was drafted 62nd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Axelsson won the Swedish Championship with Färjestads BK 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.[1] 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 March 31, 2014, Axelsson opted to leave the SHL and signed a multi-year contract with Swiss club, HC Davos of the NLA.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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 Div. 1 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 Färjestads 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 Färjestads BK SEL 15 6 4 10 24 7 1 2 3 6
2010–11 Färjestads 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
SHL totals 277 73 101 174 430 54 10 18 28 56

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Sweden WC 1st 8 0 3 3 4
2014 Sweden WC 3rd 10 0 1 1 0
Senior totals 18 0 4 4 4

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 has found plenty of success on the inline hockey rink as a member of the Swedish national team. Axelsson has been 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.[3][4] 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

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