Daniel Larsson (ice hockey)

Daniel Larsson (ice hockey)
Daniel Larsson
Born February 7, 1986 (1986-02-07) (age 25)
Boden, SWE
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Right
SEL team
Former teams		 HV71
Djurgårdens IF
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 92nd overall, 2006
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2006–present

Daniel Larsson (born February 7, 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender,[1] currently with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.[2]

Larsson was selected 92nd overall in the third round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings.[3]

He was playing as a goaltender for the Djurgårdens IF in the Elitserien. On May 15, 2008 the Wings signed Larsson to a two-year entry-level contract. He was playing on the Grand Rapids Griffins being back up to Jimmy Howard. In only his first season he has tied the Griffins franchise record for consecutive shutouts at two.

On May 19, 2010, Larsson signed with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Larsson - player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=43965. Retrieved January 4, 2008. 
  2. ^ Malik, George (2010-05-19). "Detroit signs Swedish goaltending prospect to two-year deal". MLive.com. Michigan Live LLC. http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2010/05/daniel_larsson_highly_likely_t.html. Retrieved 2010-05-21. 
  3. ^ "Daniel Larsson at Red Wings Central". Red Wings Central. http://www.redwingscentral.com/prospects/larsson.html. Retrieved January 4, 2008. 
  4. ^ "Larsson named Elitserien Rookie of the year". European Hockey.Net. http://www.eurohockey.net/news/story.html?id=20080326173539larssonnamedelitserienrookieoftheyear. Retrieved April 18, 2008. 

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