Per Roger Anton Axelsson (born January 16, 1986), is a Swedish former professional ice hockey winger. He played for Frölunda HC and Timrå IK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Anton Axelsson
Born (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 38)
Kungälv, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Frölunda HC
Timrå IK
NHL draft 192nd overall, 2004
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2005–2016

Anton is the younger brother of P. J. Axelsson.

Playing career

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Born in Kungälv, Axelsson moved to Västra Frölunda as a youngster. He was drafted 192nd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings while playing for Frölunda HC U-20 team. He advanced to the senior team for the 2005–06 season and spent two seasons there before signing a two-year contract with Timrå in April 2007.[1] After four years with the club, he headed back to Frölunda HC, where he played until the end of the 2015–16 campaign, in which he helped win the Swedish national championship and the Champions Hockey League title.

Being plagued by injuries for a long time, he announced the end of his playing career in late October 2016.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Västra Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 14 11 12 23 2 6 3 7 10 0
2003–04 Västra Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 5 2 2 4 0
2003–04 Västra Frölunda HC J20 28 7 10 17 14 5 0 1 1 2
2004–05 Frölunda HC J20 33 12 30 42 14 6 2 5 7 0
2005–06 Frölunda HC J20 12 6 11 17 2 1 0 1 1 0
2005–06 Frölunda HC SEL 39 3 3 6 8 11 0 0 0 6
2006–07 Frölunda HC J20 9 4 2 6 12
2006–07 Frölunda HC SEL 52 5 7 12 14
2007–08 Timrå IK SEL 54 10 10 20 10 11 2 2 4 4
2008–09 Timrå IK SEL 52 6 9 15 0 7 1 0 1 0
2009–10 Timrå IK SEL 51 5 6 11 6 5 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Timrå IK SEL 28 5 8 13 4
2011–12 Frölunda HC SEL 42 5 6 11 16 6 1 1 2 0
2012–13 Frölunda HC SEL 53 8 9 17 14 6 0 0 0 2
2013–14 Frölunda HC SHL 55 12 6 18 33 7 2 0 2 0
2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 38 2 0 2 6 10 1 0 1 0
2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 19 0 1 1 0 11 2 0 2 0
2015–16 Timrå IK Allsv 4 0 0 0 0
SHL totals 483 61 65 126 111 74 9 3 12 12

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Sweden WJC 5th 6 1 0 1 6
Junior totals 6 1 0 1 6

Awards and honors

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Award Year
SHL
Le Mat trophy (Frölunda HC) 2016 [3]
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2016

References

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  1. ^ "Axelsson näste man att ta plats" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. 2005-04-12. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Axelsson tvingas ge upp ishockeyn". Aftonbladet. 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  3. ^ "Frolunda Swedish champions for 2015/16" (in Swedish). norran.se. 2016-04-24. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
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