Kristian Huselius

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 176
team = Columbus Blue Jackets
former_teams=Calgary Flames
Florida Panthers
league = NHL
nationality = SWE
birth_date = birth date and age|1978|11|10
birth_place = Österhaninge, Sweden
career_start = 2000
draft = 47^th overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team = Florida Panthers

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image_size = 250px

Kristian Huselius (born November 10, 1978 in Österhaninge, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. [http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242320&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main]

Playing career

Kristian's hometown is Haninge, a town near Stockholm. He entered the NHL in 2002 and was drafted 47th overall at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. A fast, skillful playmaker, Huselius typically plays on the wings and spent the early part of his career in the Swedish Elitserien, playing for Hammarby IF, Färjestads BK, and Frölunda. The Panthers traded him to the Calgary Flames on December 2, 2005, [cite web | author=TSN.ca Staff | title="Flames acquire Huselius from Panthers" | publisher=TSN | language=English | url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=145388&hubname= | date=2005-12-02 | accessdate=2007-05-22] where he managed 39 points in 54 games, adjusting well despite fears by some analysts that he would not fit into Calgary's physical, defensive playing style.Fact|date=June 2007 In the 2006-2007 NHL season, he held a point-streak of fifteen games, second-highest in the NHL that season. Huselius also garnered a career-high 77 points that season, scoring 34 goals and adding 43 assists. During the 2007-2008 season Huselius recorded his first NHL hat trick against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Signed a 4-year, $19 million dollar contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 2, 2008.

uspended due to sex scandal

In 2005, Huselius and fellow Swedish hockey players Henrik Tallinder and Andreas Lilja were investigated on suspicion of sexual exploitation. In March 2005, all three players were suspended from the Swedish national team for one year, with Huselius and Tallinder being released by Swedish club Linköping and Lilja being suspended by Swedish club Mora for the rest of the season. [cite web | author=Associated Press | title="Allegations in Sweden to be reviewed" | publisher=TSN | language=English | url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=115109&hubname= | date=2005-02-16 | accessdate=2007-05-22]

Initially police had dropped their investigation two days after the initial charges on February 11, 2005 when a 22-year-old woman accused the trio of raping her February 9, because of a lack of evidence. However, a special prosecutor reopened the case in March, leading to the suspensions. [cite web | author=Canadian Press | title="Swedish NHLers to be re-investigated" | publisher=TSN | language=English | url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=116889&hubname= | date=2005-03-03 | accessdate=2007-05-22] Huselius and the others were cleared in June of that year after a special prosecutor ruled there was no evidence they forced the woman to have sex. [cite web | author=Associated Press | title="Swedish prosecutor clears three players" | publisher=The Globe and Mail | language=English | url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.theglobeandmail.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FLAC.20050611.DIGEST11-1%2FTPStory%2F%3Fquery%3Dhuselius&ord=15865121&brand=theglobeandmail&force_login=true | date=2005-06-11 | accessdate=2007-05-22]

Awards

*NHL All-Rookie Team - 2002

Career statistics

International play

Played for Sweden in:

*1998 World Junior Championships
*1999 World Junior Championships
*2000 World Championships
*2001 World Championships (bronze medal)
*2002 World Championships (bronze medal)

International statistics

References