Tim Erixon

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Tim Erixon - Columbus Blue Jackets.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Erixon with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|2|24}}

| birth_place = Port Chester, New York, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 205

| position = Defense

| shoots = Left

| league = SHL

| team = Timrå IK

| prospect_league =

| prospect_team =

| former_teams = Skellefteå AIK
New York Rangers
Columbus Blue Jackets
Chicago Blackhawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Växjö Lakers

| ntl_team = SWE

| draft = 23rd overall

| draft_year = 2009

| draft_team = Calgary Flames

| career_start = 2007

}}

Tim Carl Erixon (born 24 February 1991) is an American-born Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with Timrå IK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Erixon was selected in the first round—23rd overall—by the Calgary Flames in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Erixon has previously played for Skellefteå AIK in the Elitserien, as well as various NHL teams. As the son of former NHL player Jan Erixon, he has represented Sweden at the World Junior Hockey Championships, winning a silver medal in 2009.

Early life

Erixon was born in Port Chester, New York, while his father Jan was a player for the New York Rangers. His family moved back to Skellefteå, Sweden, following his father's retirement, where he began to play hockey himself at the age of five.{{cite web |last=Stevenson |first=Chris |url=http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/2009/06/27/9952701-sun.html |title=Flames land Swedish D |work=Calgary Sun |date=27 June 2009 |access-date=29 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601171527/http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/2009/06/27/9952701-sun.html |archive-date=1 June 2012 |url-status=dead }} He is described by his father as a "two-way defenceman with offensive skills".{{cite web |last=Cruikshank |first=Scott |url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/calgary-flames/Flames+select+Swedish+bloodlines+Erixon/1737798/story.html |title=Flames select Swedish bloodlines in Erixon |work=Calgary Herald |date=27 June 2009 |access-date=29 June 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} Though he plays a different position, Erixon's play has been compared to that of his father, who was known as a defensive forward.{{cite web |last=Roarke |first=Shawn P. |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=418604 |title=Erixon has a familiar look |publisher=National Hockey League |date=16 April 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009}}

Playing career

=Amateur=

Erixon began his professional career with Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Elitserien at the age of 17, playing alongside good friend, and fellow 2009 draftee David Rundblad. He recorded seven points in 45 games with Skellefteå in 2008–09 before finishing the season on loan to the Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish second division, HockeyAllsvenskan.{{cite web |website= eurohockey.net |url=http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=101798 |title= Tim Erixon player profile |publisher= European Hockey.net |access-date= 29 June 2009}}

=Professional=

File:Tim Erixon Rangers.png

Erixon entered the 2009 NHL Entry Draft as the 5th ranked European skater according to the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.{{cite web|author1=The Canadian Press|title=FLAMES SELECT SWEDISH BLUE-LINER ERIXON WITH 23RD PICK IN NHL DRAFT|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/flames-select-swedish-blue-liner-erixon-with-23rd-pick-in-nhl-draft|website=thehockeynews.com|publisher=The Hockey News|access-date=6 December 2017|location=Montreal|date=26 June 2009}} He was selected in the first round—23rd overall—by the Calgary Flames. The Flames considered him a well-rounded player; not expected to be an offensive minded defenseman, but a player with a good vision on the ice.

Erixon, however, refused to sign with Calgary because he felt he would not make the roster.{{cite web|last1=Peterson|first1=Torie|title=Evaluating the Erixon trade|url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/evaluating-the-erixon-trade/c-596484|website=NHL.com|publisher=Calgary Flames|access-date=6 December 2017|location=Calgary, AB|date=19 October 2011}} Faced with the prospect of losing his rights before the 2011 NHL Entry Draft,{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/fantasy/hockey/2011/10/21/hockey_hearsay/ |title=Video - Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2011-10-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023213658/http://www.sportsnet.ca/fantasy/hockey/2011/10/21/hockey_hearsay/ |archive-date=23 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|last1=David|first1=Dan|title=Arrival of Erixon a Rangers family affair|url=https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/arrival-of-erixon-a-rangers-family-affair/c-565799|website=NHL.com|publisher=New York Rangers|access-date=6 December 2017|date=14 June 2011|quote=With his NHL rights about to expire, Erixon was on the verge of re-entering the draft.}} Flames' general manager Jay Feaster traded Erixon to the New York Rangers on 1 June 2011, in exchange for two 2011 second round draft picks (the Flames selected Markus Granlund and Tyler Wotherspoon) and prospect Roman Horák.{{cite web|title=Flames trade unsigned draft pick Erixon to Rangers|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=367584|work=The Sports Network|access-date=1 June 2011}} He made his NHL debut on 7 October 2011 against the Los Angeles Kings in a game played in Sweden.{{cite web|title=NY Rangers at Los Angeles|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/boxscore?gid=2011100708|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=7 October 2011}} He was sent to the AHL Connecticut Whale after playing nine games for the Rangers.{{cite web|title=Erixon called up from Connecticut|url=http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=606361|date=14 December 2011|access-date=14 December 2011}} He was recalled to the Rangers on 14 December 2011 after scoring 1 goal and 11 assists in 13 games for the Whale, and since shuttled between New York and Connecticut several times.{{cite web|title=Rangers return Erixon to Connecticut|url=http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=606874|publisher=newyorkrangers.com|date=16 December 2011|access-date=19 December 2011}}{{cite web|title=Erixon returns from Connecticut|url=http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=607344|publisher=newyorkrangers.com|date=19 December 2011|access-date=21 December 2011}}{{cite web|title=Erixon returned to Connecticut|url=http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=608644|publisher=newyorkrangers.com|date=28 December 2011|access-date=28 December 2011}} He registered his first NHL point for the Rangers on 23 March 2012, assisting on a goal by Brian Boyle in a game against the Buffalo Sabres.{{cite web|title=Buffalo at NY Rangers|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/boxscore?gid=2012032313|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=23 March 2012}}

After Connecticut was eliminated from the AHL playoffs, Erixon was added to the Rangers' playoff roster.{{cite web|title=McIlrath added to Rangers playoff roster|url=http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/Sports/Hockey/2012-05-15/article-2980222/McIlrath-added-to-Rangers-playoff-roster/1|author=Gourlie, M.|publisher=Moose Jaw Times-Herald|date=15 May 2012|access-date=16 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022101435/http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/Sports/Hockey/2012-05-15/article-2980222/McIlrath-added-to-Rangers-playoff-roster/1|archive-date=22 October 2013|df=dmy-all}} On 23 June 2012, Erixon, along with Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, and a first round selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft were traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Rick Nash, Steven Delisle, and a 2013 conditional third round pick.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=401276|title=Blue Jackets Ship Nash to Rangers in Blockbuster trade|date=23 July 2012|access-date=23 July 2012|magazine=TSN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725214225/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=401276|archive-date=25 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

File:Blue_Jackets-Lightning_(15721270396).jpg and Tyler Johnson in November 2014.]]

In the 2014–15 season, Erixon made the Blue Jackets opening-night roster. On 26 October 2014, Erixon scored his first NHL goal against the Los Angeles Kings.{{cite news|title=Kings beat Blue Jackets 5–2 to sweep homestand|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2014/10/26/kings-beat-blue-jackets-5-2-to-sweep-homestand/17974821/|newspaper= USA Today | date = 2014-10-27 |access-date= 2014-10-27}} After 19 games with Columbus, Erixon was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for forward Jeremy Morin on 14 December 2014.{{cite web| url = http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=743962 | title = Blackhawks acquire Erixon in exchange for Morin | publisher = Chicago Blackhawks | date = 14 December 2014 | access-date = 14 December 2014}} Erixon featured in 8 games with the Blackhawks, before he was placed on waivers and claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on 1 March 2015.{{cite web|author=The Canadian Press|date=1 March 2015|title=Maple Leafs claim Tim Erixon off waivers from Blackhawks|url = https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2015/03/01/toronto-maple-leafs-claim-tim-erixon-off-waivers-from-chicago-blackhawks.html| work = TheStar.com|location=Toronto|access-date = 1 March 2015}}

On 1 July 2015, Erixon was part of a blockbuster trade that also sent Phil Kessel and Tyler Biggs to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Kasperi Kapanen, Scott Harrington, Nick Spaling, Pittsburgh's 2016 3rd round draft pick, and a conditional exchange of draft picks between the clubs depending on Pittsburgh's 2016 NHL regular season performance.{{cite news |url=http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773319&navid=DL%7CPIT%7Chome |title=Penguins Acquire Forwards Phil Kessel and Tyler Biggs, and Defenseman Tim Erixon from Toronto in Exchange for Kasperi Kapanen, Nick Spaling, Scott Harrington, and a 2016 Third-Round Draft Pick |publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins |date=1 July 2015}}

On 7 September 2017, the New Jersey Devils signed Erixon as a free agent to a professional try-out contract.{{cite web| url = http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2017/09/devils_add_defenseman_tim_erixon_on_pto_what_it_me.html | title = Devils add defenseman Tim Erixon on PTO | publisher = NJ.com | date =2017-09-07 | access-date = 2017-09-07}} After participating in training camp and the pre-season, Erixon was released without a contract from the Devils on 26 September 2017. He was then invited to try-out with the Devils AHL affiliate in Binghamton. After a successful training camp, Erixon signed a professional try-out to begin the 2017–18 season with Binghamton on 5 October 2017.{{cite web| url = http://binghamtondevils.com/news/?article_id=85 | title = Devils ink Kennedy to one-year deal, Erixon to PTO | publisher = Binghamton Devils | date = 2017-10-05 | access-date = 2017-10-05}} Erixon contributed with 1 assist in 5 games with the Devils before he was released from his PTO to sign a one-year AHL contract with the Springfield Thunderbirds on 1 November 2017.{{cite web| url = http://www.springfieldthunderbirds.com/news/detail/t-birds-sign-d-erixon-to-ahl-contract | title = T-BIRDS SIGN D ERIXON TO AHL CONTRACT | publisher = Springfield Thunderbirds | date = 2017-11-01 | access-date = 2017-11-01}}

In the following off-season, Erixon as a free agent returned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton organization, agreeing to attend training camp on a professional try-out on September 26, 2018.{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/WBSPenguins/status/1044951174829527040 | title = Penguins add Tim Erixon to roster | publisher = Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | date = 2018-09-26 | access-date = 2018-09-26}} He made the opening night roster for the 2018–19 season, and played through 15 games before securing a one-year AHL contract with the Penguins on February 5, 2019.{{cite web| url =http://www.wbspenguins.com/2019/02/04/penguins-sign-tim-erixon-for-the-remainder-of-2018-19/ | title = Penguins sign Tim Erixon for remainder of 2018-19 | publisher = Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | date = 2019-02-04 | access-date = 2019-02-04}}

On June 15, 2019, Erixon returned to Sweden as a free agent following 8 seasons in North America, agreeing to a two-year contract with the Växjö Lakers of the SHL.{{cite web| publisher = Växjö Lakers | url = https://www.vaxjolakers.se/artikel/c6gjajwxi-4af7d/tim-erixon-har-skrivit-pa | title = Tim Erixon signs contract | date = June 15, 2019 | access-date = June 15, 2019 | language = sv}}

International play

{{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden }}

Erixon represented Sweden at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships and 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, winning a silver medal in the latter tournament.

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

| Skellefteå AIK

| J18 Allsv

| 9

| 0

| 2

| 4

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Skellefteå AIK

| J18 Allsv

| 8

| 2

| 4

| 20

| —

2006–07

| Skellefteå AIK

| J20

| 8

| 0

| 2

| 0

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| Skellefteå AIK

| J18

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 10

| —

2007–08

| Skellefteå AIK

| J18 Allsv

| 2

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| Skellefteå AIK

| J20

| 28

| 3

| 11

| 14

| 78

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 4

2007–08

| Skellefteå AIK

| SEL

| 2

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Skellefteå AIK

| J18

| 1

| 0

| 2

| 10

| —

2008–09

| Skellefteå AIK

| J18 Allsv

| —

| 5

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 14

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Skellefteå AIK

| J20

| 9

| 2

| 12

| 14

| 10

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 4

2008–09

| Skellefteå AIK

| SEL

| 45

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 12

| 9

| 0

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Malmö Redhawks

| Allsv

| 3

| 0

| 2

| 0

| —

2009–10

| Skellefteå AIK

| SEL

| 45

| 7

| 6

| 13

| 44

| 12

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 8

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Skellefteå AIK

| SEL

| 48

| 5

| 19

| 24

| 40

| 18

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 12

2011–12

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 18

| 0

| 2

| 8

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Connecticut Whale

| AHL

| 52

| 3

| 30

| 33

| 42

| 9

| 0

| 4

| 8

2012–13

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 40

| 5

| 24

| 29

| 38

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 31

| 0

| 5

| 14

| —

2013–14

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 39

| 5

| 32

| 37

| 16

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 2

| 0

| 2

| —

2014–15

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 19

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 4

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Chicago Blackhawks

| NHL

| 8

| 0

| 4

| —

2014–15

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 15

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 65

| 3

| 17

| 20

| 44

| 10

| 2

| 4

| 6

2016–17

| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 54

| 4

| 13

| 17

| 24

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

| Binghamton Devils

| AHL

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 4

| —

2017–18

| Springfield Thunderbirds

| AHL

| 47

| 2

| 20

| 22

| 40

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 28

| 0

| 5

| 18

| —

2019–20

| Växjö Lakers

| SHL

| 48

| 0

| 11

| 32

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| Växjö Lakers

| SHL

| 48

| 2

| 6

| 8

| 51

| 14

| 0

| 2

| 43

2021–22

| Timrå IK

| SHL

| 47

| 2

| 4

| 55

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022–23

| Timrå IK

| SHL

| 51

| 1

| 11

| 12

| 54

| 6

| 0

2023-24

| Timrå IK

| SHL

| 39

| 2

| 8

| 10

| 8

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | SHL totals

! 322!!20!!57!!77!!242

! 55!!4!!7!!11!!67

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 93!!2!!12!!14!!38

! —!!—!!—!!—!!—

=International=

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ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2007

| Sweden

| IH18

| {{gold1}}

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009

| Sweden

| U18

| 5th

| 6

| 3

| 6

| 9

| 12

2009

| Sweden

| WJC

| {{silver2}}

| 5

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010

| Sweden

| WJC

| {{bronze3}}

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 10

2011

| Sweden

| WC

| {{silver2}}

| 9

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014

| Sweden

| WC

| {{bronze3}}

| 10

| 0

| 2

| 10

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan=4| Junior totals

! 20

! 4

! 9

! 13

! 24

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan=4| Senior totals

! 19

! 0

! 3

! 12

Awards and honors

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | AHL

All-Star Game

| 2013

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | International

IIHF World U18 Championships First Team All-Star

| 2009

| {{cite web| url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=U18%20WJC%20All-Star%20Team | title = All-Star Team at 2009 WJC | publisher = Elite Prospects.com | date = 2013-04-05 | access-date = 2013-04-05}}