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Joakim Andersson

{{Short description|Swedish ice hockey player (born 1989)}}

{{for|the Swedish diver with the same name|Joakim Andersson (diver)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Joakim Andersson (26431008788).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Andersson with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2013

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|2|5}}

| birth_place = Munkedal, Sweden

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 206

| position = Centre

| shoots = Left

| played_for = Frölunda HC
Detroit Red Wings
Örebro HK
HV71

| draft = 88th overall

| draft_year = 2007

| draft_team = Detroit Red Wings

| career_start = 2007

| career_end = 2020

}}

Joakim Anders Andersson (born 5 February 1989) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre who played in the for Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and with the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL). Andersson was drafted 88th overall by the Red Wings in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Andersson is a product of Munkedals BK. In 2005, he joined the youth ranks of Frölunda HC and made his debut in Sweden's top-tier SHL with Frölunda's men's team during the 2006-07 season.

He moved to North America prior to the 2010-11 campaign. Andersson played over two full seasons for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/detroit-red-wings-recall-f-joakim-andersson-put-g-jonas-gustavsson-on-ir/2013/02/08/3eb7fb38-724d-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_story.html |title=Detroit Red Wings recall F Joakim Andersson, put G Jonas Gustavsson on IR |newspaper=Washington Post |agency=Associated Press |date=8 February 2013 |accessdate=2013-02-09}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He had 10 goals and 17 assists in 36 games in the 2012-13 season, when he was promoted to the NHL.{{cite news |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20130208/SPORTS05/130208053/detroit-red-wings-todd-bertuzzi-joakim-andersson |title=Todd Bertuzzi out with back pain; Red Wings call up Joakim Andersson |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |last=St. James |first=Helene |date=8 February 2013 |accessdate=2013-02-09}}

Andersson was recalled from Grand Rapids by the Detroit Red Wings in February 2013. He scored his first NHL goal on 15 February 2013, against Viktor Fasth of the Anaheim Ducks.{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2012020200 |title=Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings Game Boxscore |accessdate=2013-02-15}}

On 6 August 2013, the Red Wings re-signed Andersson to a two-year, $1.465 million contract.{{cite web| url = http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=679647 | title = Red Wings sign Joakim Andersson to a two-year deal | publisher = Detroit Red Wings | date = 2013-08-06 | accessdate = 2013-08-06}} On 26 June 2015, the Red Wings re-signed Andersson to a one-year, $815,000 contract.{{cite web| url = http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2015/06/detroit_red_wings_sign_forward_3.html | title = Detroit Red Wings sign forward Joakim Andersson to one-year contract | publisher = MLive | first = Ansar | last = Khan | date = 2015-06-26 | accessdate = 2015-06-26}}

On 22 January 2016, Andersson was placed on waivers by the Red Wings, and later assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins on 24 January.{{cite web| url = http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=799089 | title = Andersson goes on waivers| publisher = Detroit Red Wings | first = Bill | last = Roose | date = 2016-01-22 | accessdate = 2016-01-22}}{{cite web| url = http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=799397 | title = Tangradi, Jensen recalled; assign Andersson | publisher = Detroit Red Wings | date = 2016-01-24 | accessdate = 2016-01-24}} He was recalled by the Red Wings on 26 January.{{cite web| url = http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=799673 | title = Andersson recalled, two reassigned | publisher = Detroit Red Wings | first = Kyle | last = Kujawa | date = 2016-01-26 | accessdate = 2016-01-26}} On 12 February, Andersson was assigned to the Griffins.{{cite web| url = http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=868273 | title = Detroit assigns Andersson to Griffins | publisher = Detroit Red Wings | first = Kyle | last = Kujawa | date = 2016-02-12 | accessdate = 2016-02-12}} On 8 April, Andersson was recalled by the Detroit Red Wings.{{cite web| url = http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=877815 | title = Andersson recalled from Grand Rapids| publisher = Detroit Red Wings | first = Alex | last = DiFilippo | date = 2016-04-08 | accessdate = 2016-04-08}}

On 30 April 2016, Andersson signed a two-year contract with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).{{cite web| url = http://www.shl.se/artikel/81048/ | title = Joakim Andersson ansluter till Örebro | website = SHL | language = Swedish | date = 2016-04-30 | accessdate = 2016-04-30}} He later moved to HV71 on 17 April 2018, securing a two-year contract.{{cite web| url = https://www.hv71.se/artikel/rq5majg3l-3iaijd/hv71-varvar-joakim-andersson | title = HV71 recruits Joakim Andersson | website = HV71 | date = 17 April 2018 | accessdate = 17 April 2018 | language = Swedish}}

At the conclusion of his contract with HV71, Andersson initially signed with KooKoo of the Finnish Liiga, however was unable to pass a physical. He later announced his retirement from professional hockey after thirteen professional seasons on 14 December 2020.{{cite web| url = https://hockeysverige.se/2020/12/14/joakim-andersson-lagger-av | title = Joakim Andersson announces retirement | publisher = hockeysverige.se | date = 14 December 2020 | accessdate = 14 December 2020 | language = Swedish }}

International play

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{{MedalSport| Ice hockey}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2009 Ottawa|}}

{{MedalSilver|2008 Pardubice|}}

{{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2007 Tampere|}}

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Andersson is the all-time junior international games played leader for Sweden.{{cite web|url=http://www.swehockey.se/t2.asp?p=65501&x=1&a=1155957|title=Sverige vann mot Finland i JVM-premiären|last=Feltenmark|first=Anders|date=2008-12-27|website=Swedish Ice Hockey Association|language=Swedish|accessdate=2009-01-31}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}} He has played in four major international tournaments, his first being the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. The following year Andersson helped Sweden win a bronze medal at the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. At the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Andersson helped Sweden to a silver medal, with six assists in six games he was tied for third in the tournament assist leaders.{{cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/142/IHM142Z11_85D_2_0.pdf|title=Assist Leaders|date=2008-01-05|work=IIHF|access-date=2009-01-31}}

The following year at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Andersson was an alternate captain, totaling three goals and three assists while centering Sweden's successful second line with wingers Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson and Simon Hjalmarsson.

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

2005–06

| Frölunda HC

| J18 Allsv

| 1

0000

| 2

0110
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005–06

| Frölunda HC

| J20

| 35

9112010

| 7

2574
2006–07

| Frölunda HC

| J18 Allsv

| 2

1232

| 6

32528
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Frölunda HC

| J20

| 41

20264660

| 8

0774
2006–07

| Frölunda HC

| SEL

| 1

0000

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Kungälvs IK

| Div.1

| 2

0002

| —

————
2007–08

| Borås HC

| Allsv

| 33

6172326

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| Frölunda HC

| J20

| 6

821030

| 5

6394
2007–08

| Frölunda HC

| SEL

| 9

1012

| 4

1120
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Borås HC

| Allsv

| 4

2242

| —

————
2008–09

| Frölunda HC

| SEL

| 49

661222

| 11

0004
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Grand Rapids Griffins

| AHL

| 1

0112

| 10

1234
2009–10

| Frölunda HC

| SEL

| 55

6121842

| 7

1230
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Grand Rapids Griffins

| AHL

| 79

7152230

| —

————
2011–12

| Grand Rapids Griffins

| AHL

| 73

21305134

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 5

0000

| —

————
2012–13

| Grand Rapids Griffins

| AHL

| 36

10172755

| 10

3580
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 38

3588

| 14

14510
2013–14

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 65

891712

| 1

0000
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 68

35822

| 7

1122
2015–16

| Grand Rapids Griffins

| AHL

| 19

3252

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 29

1236

| 5

0112
2017–18

| Örebro HK

| SHL

| 39

871512

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| HV71

| SHL

| 51

5202526

| 7

1238
2019–20

| HV71

| SHL

| 49

971641

| —

————
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | SHL totals

! 253!!35!!52!!87!!145

! 29!!3!!5!!8!!12

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 205!!15!!21!!36!!48

! 27!!2!!6!!8!!14

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2006

| Sweden

| U18

| 6th

| 6

0004
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| 2007

| Sweden

| U18

| {{bronze3}}

| 6

0114
2008

| Sweden

| WJC

| {{silver2}}

| 6

0662
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009

| Sweden

| WJC

| {{silver2}}

| 6

2466
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 24!!2!!11!!13!!16

References

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External links

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Category:1989 births

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Category:People from Munkedal Municipality

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Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen

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