Rickard Wallin

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team = Färjestads BK
league = SEL


image_size =
position = Centre
cacthes = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 02
weight_lb = 194
nickname =
nationality = SWE
birth_date = Birth date and age|1980|4|9|mf=y
birth_place = Stockholm, SWE
draft = 160^th overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team = Phoenix Coyotes
former_teams = "NHL"
Minnesota Wild
"AHL"
Houston Aeros
"NLA"
HC Lugano
career_start = 1998

Rickard Wallin (born April 9 1980 in Stockholm) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre. He currently plays for Färjestads BK in the Swedish Elitserien. He was drafted in 1998 NHL Entry Draft in 6^th round as the 160^th pick overall by the Phoenix Coyotes.

Before playing any games with the Coyotes, Wallin was traded to the Minnesota Wild for Joe Juneau on June 23, 2000. After winning the Swedish Championship with Färjestads BK in 2002, Wallin signed with Minnesota during the summer of 2002. Wallin spent three years in the Wild organisation, playing 19 games with the Wild and scoring 10 points (6 goals + 4 assists). In September 2005, he returned to Sweden and Färjestads BK. That season, he won his second Swedish Championship. After the season, he signed with HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A, but he stayed only one season with HC Lugano. On March 29, 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Färjestads BK [ [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/sport/story/0,2789,1034406,00.html Aftonbladet: Wallin återvänder till Färjestad ] ] .

External links

* [http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=114 EliteProspects.com]
* [http://www.forecaster.ca/hockeynews/hockey/_i6faovf8s32t/player.cgi?2191 THN.com]

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