Fredrik Claesson (born 24 November 1992), is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC CSKA Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the fifth round (126th overall) of the 2011 NHL draft.[1]
| Fredrik Claesson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Claesson with the Ottawa Senators in 2017 | |||
| Born |
24 November 1992 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
CSKA Moscow Djurgårdens IF Ottawa Senators New York Rangers New Jersey Devils San Jose Sharks Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| NHL Draft |
126th overall, 2011 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career edit
Claesson began playing hockey in Haninge HC, and later moved on to Hammarby IF, to play in Hammarby's youth organization.[2] He also made two appearances in the club's senior team in the Swedish second division league HockeyAllsvenskan, during the 2007–08 season. Claesson moved to Stockholm rival Djurgården for the 2008–09, where he played in Djurgården's J18 and J20 teams. He also represented team Stockholm at the 2008 TV-pucken.
Claesson made his Elitserien debut in the Djurgården's first league game of the season on 16 September 2010 against HV71.[3] He signed a two-year extension with Djurgården in October 2010.[4] He scored his first Elitserien goal on 11 December 2010 away against Modo Hockey.[5][6]
Claesson signed a three-year entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators on 10 May 2012. He began the 2012–13 season with the Senators American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators.[7] In June 2015, Claesson re-signed with the Senators on a one-year, two-way contract.[8] Claesson made his NHL debut on 30 December 2015 at Ottawa versus the New Jersey Devils. In July 2016 he was re-signed to a one-year contract with the team and in February 2017 that contract was extended for another year.
After the 2017–18 season, his sixth within the Senators organization, Claesson as an impending restricted free agent was surprisingly not tendered a qualifying offer by the club, and was released to explore free agency on 25 June 2018.[9] He later signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the New York Rangers on 1 July 2018.[10]
On 17 September 2019, Claesson signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Carolina Hurricanes.[11] He began the 2019–20 season, with the Hurricanes AHL affiliate and reigning champions, the Charlotte Checkers. In 47 games from the blueline with the Checkers, Claesson contributed with 3 goals and 19 points. On 24 February 2020, Claesson was dealt by the Hurricanes at the NHL trade deadline, along with Janne Kuokkanen and a conditional 2020 fourth-round pick to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Sami Vatanen on 24 February 2020.[12]
On 11 January 2021, Claesson signed a one-year, two-way deal with the San Jose Sharks.[13] He was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Magnus Chrona on 12 April 2021.[14] He featured in two regular season games with the Lightning, remaining on the roster throughout the post-season as the Lightning retained the Stanley Cup.
Following 10 seasons in North America, Claesson opted to leave as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract with reigning Russian champions, CSKA Moscow of the KHL, on 13 July 2022.[15]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Hammarby IF | J18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hammarby IF | Allsv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | J18 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | J18 Allsv | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | J18 Allsv | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 47 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 70 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 75 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 76 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 55 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 64 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | New York Rangers | NHL | 37 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 47 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 47 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 60 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 61 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 170 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| KHL totals | 121 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 45 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2012 Calgary | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
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2010 Belarus | |
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sweden | U18 | 
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC | 
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| KHL | ||
| Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) | 2023 | [16] |
References edit
- ^ "Fredrik Claesson". National Hockey League. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "6. Fredrik Claesson". swehockey.se (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Uhlin, Daniel (16 September 2010). "Pangstart på säsongen 2010–11". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ Peterson, Jimmy (22 October 2010). "DIF skriver kontrakt med Claesson". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Modo sjunker allt djupare". Örnsköldsviks Allehanda (in Swedish). TT. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ Uhlin, Daniel (11 December 2010). "Rättvisan segrade mot Modo". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Claesson jumping pond to start Senators career". Ottawa Senators.
- ^ "News Release: Senators agree to terms with defenceman Fredrik Claesson on a one-year, two-way contract extension" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Fredrik Claesson not qualified by the Ottawa Senators". silversevensens.com. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Rangers agree to terms with free agent defenseman Claesson". New York Rangers. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Canes Sign Claesson to One-Year, Two-Way Deal". National Hockey League. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Devils acquire Janne Kuokkanen, Fredrik Claesson and a 4th-round pick". New Jersey Devils. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Sharks Sign Defenseman Fredrik Claesson". National Hockey League. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Sharks Acquire Goaltender Magnus Chrona". National Hockey League. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Fredrik Claesson becomes a player of CSKA" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "CSKA wins back-to-back Gagarin Cups". Kontinental Hockey League. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database