Jan Sandström (ice hockey)

Jan Allan Sandström (born January 24, 1978) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player[1][2] who last played with the Luleå HF team in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), where he has played since 2001. He was born in Luleå, but grew up in Piteå.[3]

Jan Sandström
Born (1978-01-24) January 24, 1978 (age 46)
Luleå, SWE
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for AIK
Luleå HF
NHL draft 173rd overall, 1999
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career 1997–2018

Sandström is known for preferring the Wrist shot technique when shooting the puck. This has earned him the nicknames Janne Wristhot and Janne the Wrister.

During the 2016–17 SHL season, Sandström surpassed David Petrasek as the player with the most career Swedish Hockey League (formerly Elitserien) games played.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Piteå HC Division 1 12 1 0 1 4
1995–96 Piteå HC Division 1 29 1 11 12 18
1996–97 Piteå HC Division 1 28 3 4 7 28
1997–98 AIK IF SHL 38 0 2 2 16 10 0 0 0 0
1998–99 AIK IF SHL 47 2 7 9 18
1999–00 AIK IF SHL 49 2 6 8 22
2000–01 AIK IF SHL 18 1 3 4 10
2000–01 Skellefteå AIK Allsvenskan 22 0 5 5 14
2001–02 Luleå HF J20 J20 SuperElit 1 1 0 1 0
2001–02 Luleå HF SHL 41 2 4 6 12 5 0 2 2 2
2002–03 Luleå HF SHL 48 3 5 8 36 4 1 0 1 6
2003–04 Luleå HF SHL 49 1 10 11 20 5 0 1 1 2
2004–05 Luleå HF SHL 41 2 5 7 30 4 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Luleå HF SHL 49 6 16 22 60 6 0 1 1 10
2006–07 Luleå HF SHL 51 7 15 22 52 3 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Luleå HF SHL 53 7 9 16 44
2008–09 Luleå HF SHL 53 5 11 16 34 5 0 3 3 4
2009–10 Luleå HF SHL 54 6 17 23 54
2010–11 Luleå HF SHL 51 1 8 9 8 12 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Luleå HF SHL 52 4 6 10 18 5 0 0 0 2
2012–13 Luleå HF SHL 46 6 5 11 18 15 3 4 7 4
2013–14 Luleå HF SHL 45 0 8 8 16 6 0 2 2 2
2014–15 Luleå HF SHL 50 4 13 17 22 9 0 0 0 4
2015–16 Luleå HF SHL 51 4 7 11 24 11 0 2 2 4
2016–17 Luleå HF SHL 48 0 8 8 20 2 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Luleå HF SHL 18 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0
SHL totals 952 64 166 230 536 105 4 16 20 42

References

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  1. ^ Luleå-legendaren i tårar : "Det är över nu" | Aftonbladet https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/zLQqlw/lulea-legendaren-i-tarar--det-ar-over-nu
  2. ^ "VIDEO: Här tackar Luleåfansen av Jan Allan Sandström efter hans sista match - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  3. ^ "Extension with Sandstrom" (in Swedish). Lulea HF. May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
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