Dick Axelsson

Dick Axelsson
Dick Axelsson
Born April 25, 1987 (1987-04-25) (age 24)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
SEL team
Former teams		 Modo Hockey
Djurgårdens IF (SEL)
Färjestads BK (SEL)
Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
National team Template:Country data Swieden
NHL Draft 62nd overall, 2006
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2007–present
Medal record
Men's inline hockey
World Championships
Gold 2008 – Bratislava 1st gold
Gold 2009 – Ingolstadt 2nd gold
Gold 2009 – Ingolstadt 3rd gold

Dick Axelsson (born April 25, 1987) is a Swedish ice hockey player.[1][2] Axelsson plays for Modo in the Swedish Elite League, while his NHL rights are owned by Detroit Red Wings. He has been Swedish champion twice with Färjestad

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Career

He was on loan with Färjestads BK of Elitserien from the Detroit Red Wings, he won the gold medal with the team 2008/2009.[3] The Red Wings drafted him in the second round of the 2006 Draft, 62nd overall.

In 2011, Axelsson left Färjestad to join nearly relegated Modo, where he missed the first few matches due to a wrist injury. In his competitive debut, Axelsson made an assist.

Inline hockey

Axelsson has found plenty of success on the inline hockey rink as a member of the Swedish national team. Axelsson has been a member of three World Champion squads in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

In 2008, Axelsson dominated the competition for the duration of the tournament, registering 9 goals and 7 assists in 6 games en route to the gold medal and tournament MVP.[4][5] The following year, Axelsson continued his dominance on the inline rink, tallying 8 goals and 12 assists in 6 games for the World Champions.

References

  1. ^ "Dick Axelsson – player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=72308. Retrieved 4 January 2008. 
  2. ^ "Dick Axelsson at Red Wings Central". Red Wings Central. http://www.redwingscentral.com/prospects/axelssond.html. Retrieved 4 January 2008. 
  3. ^ Nordström, Gunnar (2008-05-26). "Klar för Detroit – lånas ut till Djurgården" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. http://www.hockeyexpressen.se/elitserien/1.1174712/klar-for-detroit-lanas-ut-till-djurgarden. Retrieved 2008-07-21. 
  4. ^ "BEST PLAYERS SELECTED BY THE DIRECTORATE" (PDF). IIHF. 2008-06-28. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/134/IHM134000_85I_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-21. 
  5. ^ "SCORING LEADERS" (PDF). IIHF. 2008-06-28. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/134/IHM134Z08_85B_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-21. 

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