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Anton Strålman

{{Short description|Swedish ice hockey player (born 1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}

{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player

| image = Anton Stralman - Tampa Bay Lightning.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Strålman with the Tampa Bay Lightning in December 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tibro, Sweden

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 190

| position = Defence

| shoots = Right

| played_for = Timrå IK
Toronto Maple Leafs
Columbus Blue Jackets
New York Rangers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
Arizona Coyotes
Boston Bruins
HV71

| ntl_team = SWE

| draft = 216th overall

| draft_year = 2005

| draft_team = Toronto Maple Leafs

| career_start = 2005

| career_end = 2024

| website = [http://www.stralman.com/ stralman.com]

}}

Anton Strålman (born 1 August 1986) is a former Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman.{{cite web | url=https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/stralmans-kanslosamma-hyllning-till-tibro-handlar-inte-om-mig | title=Antons känslosamma hyllning till moderklubben – "Handlar inte om mig" - P4 Skaraborg | date=26 January 2025 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/Xjnk97/anton-stralman-debuterade-i-tibro-marcus-leifby-pa-plats-sallan-sett | title=Leifby på plats i Tibro: Det här ser vi sällan i Sverige | date=26 January 2025 }} Strålman last played for HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League. He also played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the organization that drafted him in the seventh round, 216th overall, in 2005, as well as the Columbus Blue Jackets, the New York Rangers, the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Florida Panthers, the Arizona Coyotes, and the Boston Bruins.

Playing career

File:Anton Stralman.png in October 2009.]]

Strålman was selected on 30 July 2005, by the Toronto Maple Leafs as their fifth draft choice, 216th overall. He was picked in the seventh and final round of the post-lockout 2005 NHL entry draft. Earlier the same year, on 4 April, Strålman had signed a two-year contract with Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien.{{cite web|title=Lovande back klar |publisher=Timrå IK |url=http://www.timraik.nu/nyheter/index.php?nid=1216 |language=sv |date=4 April 2005 |access-date=16 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222627/http://www.timraik.nu/nyheter/index.php?nid=1216 |archive-date=27 September 2007}}

During the following 2005–06 season, Strålman adapted to Elitserien quickly and became a team regular. On 20 January 2006, this effort was recognized when he was named the third of four candidates for the 2006 Elitserien Rookie of the Year. The award was eventually won by forward Nicklas Bäckström.{{cite web|title=Anton Strålman, Årets rookiekandidat |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association |url=http://www.swehockey.se/t2.asp?p=65501&x=1&a=197662 |language=sv |date=20 January 2006 |access-date=16 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008030345/http://www.swehockey.se/t2.asp?p=65501&x=1&a=197662 |archive-date=8 October 2007}}

=Toronto Maple Leafs (2007–2009)=

On 16 May 2007, Strålman signed a three-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He made his North American professional debut on 6 October 2007, with the Toronto Marlies, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Maple Leafs, and made his NHL debut on 23 October in a home game against the Atlanta Thrashers.{{cite web | title=Gamesheet: Rochester at Toronto – Oct 6, 2007 | publisher=American Hockey League | url=http://stats.theahl.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=1003522 | date=6 October 2007 | access-date=7 October 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203154659/http://stats.theahl.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=1003522 | archive-date=3 February 2013 | df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=Recap – Thrashers 5, Maple Leafs 4, SO |publisher=National Hockey League |url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=Recap&gameNumber=121&season=20072008&gameType=2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070808042627/http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=Recap&gameNumber=121&season=20072008&gameType=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2007 |date=23 October 2007 |access-date=24 October 2007}} On 21 March 2008, he scored his first career NHL goal in a game against the Buffalo Sabres, then recorded his first multi-goal game against the Montreal Canadiens on 29 March.

=Columbus Blue Jackets (2009–2011)=

During the 2009 off-season, Strålman was traded twice. On 27 July, he was traded to the Calgary Flames, along with Colin Stuart and a seventh-round draft pick in 2012, in exchange for Wayne Primeau and a second-round pick in the 2011. Several months later, on 28 September, he was traded by the Flames to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a third-round pick in 2010.

=New York Rangers (2011–2014)=

As a free agent after the 2010–11 season, Strålman was on a try-out contract with the New Jersey Devils, but did not stick with the team when the final team roster was released. On 3 November, he then signed a one-year contract with the New York Rangers.{{cite news|title=Rangers sign Defenceman Stralman to one-year deal |url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=379586|access-date=4 November 2011|newspaper=TSN|date=3 November 2011}}

As a restricted free agent at the end of the season, he initially planned to bring the Rangers to a salary arbitrator, but on 26 July 2012, he signed a two-year, $3.4 million contract with New York. During the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Strålman helped the Rangers reach the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, where they were ultimately defeated by the Los Angeles Kings in five games.

=Tampa Bay Lightning (2014–2019)=

On 1 July 2014, Strålman left the Rangers organization as an unrestricted free agent and signed a five-year, $22 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.{{cite web| url = http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724870 | title = Lightning sign Anton Stralman | publisher = Tampa Bay Lightning | date = 1 July 2014 | access-date = 1 July 2014}} In the 2014–15 season, he set career-highs in goals (nine), assists (30) and points (39) in his first season with the Lightning while playing on the first defensive unit with fellow countrymen Victor Hedman, helping the team reach the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. During the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals, the Lightning defeated his former team, the Presidents' Trophy-winning New York Rangers, in seven games before ultimately getting defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks in six games in the Finals.

File:Anton Stralman 2013-03-16.JPG in March 2013.]]

On 27 November 2015, Strålman played in his 500th career NHL game in a 2–4 Lightning loss to the Washington Capitals.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-wsh/2015/11/27/2015020334|title=Capitals extend win streak to four, defeat Lightning|first=Katie|last=Brown|work=NHL.com|date=27 November 2015|access-date=29 November 2015}} On 25 March 2016, Strålman suffered a non-displaced fracture of his left fibula, during a 7–4 win over the New York Islanders.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/anton-stralman-leaves-game-lower-body-injury/|title=Anton Stralman out indefinitely with fractured leg|first=Joe|last=Pack|work=SportsNet.ca|date= 25 March 2016|access-date=22 February 2017}} After missing the last eight games of the 2015–16 season and the first two rounds of the 2016 playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders, Strålman returned to the lineup in time for the third round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, where they would fall in seven games, one win short of a second consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals (third consecutive for Strålman himself).

=Florida Panthers (2019–2021)=

After five seasons with the Lightning organization, Strålman left as a free agent to sign a three-year, $16.5 million contract with the Florida Panthers on July 1, 2019.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-agree-to-terms-on-a-3-year-contract-with-defenseman-anton-stralman/c-308147034 | title = Panthers agree to terms on a 3-year contract with Anton Stralman | publisher = Florida Panthers | date = July 1, 2019 | access-date = July 1, 2019}}

=Arizona Coyotes (2021–2022)=

On 26 July 2021, Strålman was traded to the Arizona Coyotes along with Vladislav Kolyachonok and a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft in exchange for a 7th-round pick in the 2023 NHL entry draft.{{Cite web|title=Coyotes acquire Stralman, Kolyachonok from Panthers|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/coyotes-acquire-stralman-kolyachonok-panthers/|access-date=26 July 2021|website=Sportsnet.ca|language=en}}

=Boston Bruins (2022–2023)=

As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Coyotes, Strålman went un-signed over the summer. Approaching the 2022–23 season, he initially joined the Boston Bruins training camp and pre-season on a professional tryout before agreeing to a one-year, $1 million contract on 11 October 2022.{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/boston-bruins-anton-stralman-one-year-deal-1-million-1.1861041 | title = Bruins sign Stralman to one-year contract | publisher = The Sports Network | date = 11 October 2022 | access-date = 11 October 2022}}

=Post NHL playing career=

Strålman signed a one-year contract with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on 15 July 2023.{{cite web| url = https://www.hv71.se/article/ytearxt-3iaijd/view | title = ANTON STRÅLMAN KLAR FÖR HV71 | publisher = HV71 | date = 15 July 2023 | access-date = 15 July 2023}}

International play

On 2 March 2016, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association named Strålman to its roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Strålman was joined by Lightning teammate Victor Hedman. The tournament ran from 17 Sep to 1 October 2016, in Toronto.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25502178/world-cup-of-hockey-erik-karlsson-leads-loaded-early-sweden-roster|title=World Cup of Hockey: Erik Karlsson leads loaded early Sweden roster|first=Chris|last=Peters|work=CBSSports.com|date=2 March 2016|access-date=2 March 2016}}

On 15 April 2017, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association invited Strålman to its roster for the 2017 IIHF World Championship. However, he was awaiting medical clearance.{{cite web |url=http://www.rawcharge.com/2017/4/15/15306682/tampa-bay-lightning-quick-strikes-victor-hedman-stralman-sweden-iihf-world-syracuse-crunch-witkowski |title=Quick Strikes: Victor Hedman to play for Sweden at IIHF World Championship |author= |date=15 April 2017 |website=rawcharge.com |publisher=SB Nation: Raw Charge|access-date=15 April 2017}} On 18 April 2017, it was announced that Strålman was cleared to play for team Sweden in the tournament.{{cite web |url=http://www.rawcharge.com/2017/4/18/15320522/tampa-bay-lightning-anton-stralman-victor-hedman-sweden-iihf-world-championship-syracuse-crunch-ahl |title=Quick Strikes: Anton Stralman to play for Sweden at IIHF World Championship |author= |date=18 April 2017 |website=rawcharge.com |publisher=SB Nation: Raw Charge|access-date=19 April 2017}} On May 21, 2017, Strålman helped team Sweden capture gold in a 2–1 victory over Canada.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/sweden-defeats-canada-shootout-win-2017-iihf-world-title/ |title=Sweden defeats Canada in shootout to win 2017 IIHF world title |author= |date=May 21, 2017 |website=rawcharge.com |publisher=SB Nation: Raw Charge|access-date=May 22, 2017}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

2002–03

| Skövde IK

| SWE.2 U20

| 46

2092938

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003–04

| Skövde IK

| SWE.3

| 27

481218

| 10

3144
2004–05

| Skövde IK

| SWE.2

| 41

991834

| 9

1236
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005–06

| Timrå IK

| SEL

| 45

14528

| —

————
2005–06

| Timrå IK

| J20

| —

————

| 3

0004
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Timrå IK

| SEL

| 53

10112134

| 7

13410
2007–08

| Toronto Marlies

| AHL

| 21

0111122

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 50

36918

| —

————
2008–09

| Toronto Marlies

| AHL

| 36

791624

| 6

1230
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 38

1121320

| —

————
2009–10

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 73

6283437

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 51

1171822

| —

————
2011–12

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 53

2161820

| 20

3364
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 48

43716

| 10

0000
2013–14

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 81

1121326

| 25

0554
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Tampa Bay Lightning

| NHL

| 82

9303926

| 26

1898
2015–16

| Tampa Bay Lightning

| NHL

| 73

9253420

| 6

1012
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| Tampa Bay Lightning

| NHL

| 73

5172220

| —

————
2017–18

| Tampa Bay Lightning

| NHL

| 80

4141818

| 17

1458
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Tampa Bay Lightning

| NHL

| 47

215178

| —

————
2019–20

| Florida Panthers

| NHL

| 69

5141914

| 4

0002
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| Florida Panthers

| NHL

| 38

3698

| 5

0000
2021–22

| Arizona Coyotes

| NHL

| 74

8152312

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022–23

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 8

0002

| —

————
2022–23

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 17

0440

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| HV71

| SHL

| 48

2141610

| —

————
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | SHL totals

! 146 !! 13 !! 29 !! 42 !! 72

! 7 !! 1 !! 3 !! 4 !! 10

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 938 !! 63 !! 230 !! 293 !! 287

! 112 !! 6 !! 20 !! 26 !! 28

=International=

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{{MedalCountry|{{ih|SWE}}}}

{{MedalSport|Ice hockey}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Germany/France|}}

{{MedalBronze|2009 Switzerland|}}

{{MedalBottom}}

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

2005

| Sweden

| WJC

| 6th

| 5

0002
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006

| Sweden

| WJC

| 5th

| 6

0116
2007

| Sweden

| WC

| 4th

| 9

1120
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008

| Sweden

| WC

| 4th

| 8

43731
2009

| Sweden

| WC

| {{bronze3}}

| 7

1456
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016

| Sweden

| WCH

| {{bronze3}}

| 4

1126
2017

| Sweden

| WC

| {{gold1}}

| 10

0444
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 11 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 8

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 38 !! 7 !! 13 !! 20 !! 47

Awards

  • Elitserien 2005–06 Rookie of the Year nominee in 2006.

References

{{reflist|2}}

External links

  • {{Ice hockey stats}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stralman, Anton}}

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Category:New York Rangers players

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