Adam Larsson

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Adam Larsson
Date of birth November 12, 1992
place of birth Skelleftea , Sweden
size 190 cm
Weight 98 kg
position defender
number # 5
Shot hand Right
Draft
KHL Junior Draft 2010 , 1st round, 17th position
Yaroslavl locomotive
NHL Entry Draft 2011 , 1st round, 4th position
New Jersey Devils
Career stations
2007-2011 Skellefteå AIK
2011-2016 New Jersey Devils
since 2016 Edmonton Oilers

Adam Larsson (* 12. November 1992 in Skellefteå ) is a Swedish ice hockey player , who in since June 2016 Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League on the position of the defense plays. With the Swedish national team , he won the gold medal at the 2018 World Cup . His father Robert played for his home club Skellefteå AIK from 1985 to 1995 , and his older brother Hampus was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Adam Larsson began his career in the junior section of his home club Skellefteå AIK . In the 2008/09 season he played his first game for Skellefteå in Sweden's top division Elitserien . In the following season he was used regularly for the professional team and became a regular player. At the KHL Junior Draft 2010 , the defender of Lokomotive Yaroslavl was selected in the first round in a total of 17th position, but Larsson decided to continue to go on the ice for Skellefteå.

In the 2011 NHL Entry Draft , Larsson was selected in the first round in fourth position overall by the New Jersey Devils . On July 15, 2011, Larsson signed a three-year entry - level contract with the New Jersey Devils . The defensive player recommended himself in the pre-season for the NHL squad of the Devils and was used in 65 games in the 2011/12 season .

After five years in the service of the Devils, Larsson was given to the Edmonton Oilers in June 2016 in exchange for Taylor Hall .

International

Larsson represented the Swedish national team for the first time at an international tournament at the U18 World Junior Championship in 2009 . At the U18 Junior World Championship in 2010 , the defender was voted the best defender of the tournament, and the Swedes also won the silver medal after a final defeat against the US national team . At the U20 Junior World Championship in the same year Larsson won the bronze medal. The player also took part in the 2011 U20 World Junior Championship , but missed a medal spot.

In the senior division, the defender made his debut at the 2016 World Cup and finished sixth with the team. Two years later, the gold medal followed at the 2018 World Cup , with Larsson being elected to the tournament's all-star team.

Achievements and Awards

International

  • 2010 All-Star Team of the U18 Junior World Championship
  • 2018 gold medal at the world championship
  • 2018 World Championship All-Star Team

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2019/20 season

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt +/- SM Sp T V Pt +/- SM
2007/08 Skellefteå AIK J20 SuperElit 3 0 5 5 -1 6th - - - - - -
2008/09 Skellefteå AIK J20 SuperElit 26th 2 7th 9 -5 28 5 0 4th 4th -1 2
2008/09 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 1 0 0 0 ± 0 0 - - - - - -
2009/10 Skellefteå AIK J20 SuperElit 1 1 0 1 +1 2 - - - - - -
2009/10 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 49 4th 13 17th –7 18th 11 0 1 1 +3 31
2010/11 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 37 1 8th 9 +12 41 17th 0 4th 4th -5 12
2011/12 New Jersey Devils NHL 65 2 16 18th –7 20th 5 1 0 1 +3 4th
2012/13 Albany Devils AHL 33 4th 15th 19th -1 26th - - - - - -
2012/13 New Jersey Devils NHL 37 0 6th 6th +4 12 - - - - - -
2013/14 Albany Devils AHL 33 3 16 19th +2 16 4th 0 0 0 -2 2
2013/14 New Jersey Devils NHL 26th 1 2 3 -1 12 - - - - - -
2014/15 Albany Devils AHL 1 0 2 2 +1 0 - - - - - -
2014/15 New Jersey Devils NHL 64 3 21st 24 +2 34 - - - - - -
2015/16 New Jersey Devils NHL 82 3 15th 18th +15 77 - - - - - -
2016/17 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 4th 15th 19th +21 55 13 2 4th 6th -4 4th
2017/18 Edmonton Oilers NHL 63 4th 9 13 +10 34 - - - - - -
2018/19 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 3 17th 20th −28 44 - - - - - -
2019/20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 49 1 5 6th +0 35 2 0 0 0 -1 0
J20 SuperElit overall 30th 3 12 15th -5 36 5 0 4th 4th -1 2
Elitserien total 87 5 21st 26th +5 59 28 0 5 5 -2 43
AHL total 67 7th 33 40 +2 40 4th 0 0 0 -2 2
NHL overall 547 21st 106 127 +16 323 20th 3 4th 7th -2 8th

International

Represented Sweden at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2009 Sweden U18 World Cup 5th place 6th 0 2 2 4th
2010 Sweden U20 World Cup 3rd place, bronze 6th 1 3 4th 0
2010 Sweden U18 World Cup 2nd place, silver 5 2 1 3 12
2011 Sweden U20 World Cup 4th Place 6th 1 3 4th 4th
2016 Sweden WM 6th place 8th 1 3 4th 4th
2018 Sweden WM 1st place, gold 10 1 2 3 10
2016 Sweden WM 5th place 8th 1 3 4th 8th
Juniors overall 23 4th 9 13 20th
Men overall 26th 3 8th 11 22nd

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Adam Larsson  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ nhl.com, Larsson has look of top 2011 Entry Draft pick
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Squad of the Edmonton Oilers in the season 2019/20
personal data
SURNAME Larsson, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Skelleftea , Sweden