Huusko is different

Huusko is different
Date of birth	August 24, 1971
place of birth	Upplands Väsby , Sweden
size	185 cm
Weight	95 kg
position	Left wing
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
until 1991	Arlanda Wings
1991-1996	Djurgårdens IF
1996-1999	HV71
1999	Cologne Sharks
1999-2001	Berlin Capitals
2001-2005	HV71

Anders Huusko (born August 24, 1971 in Upplands Väsby ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player who played for the Kölner Haie and Berlin Capitals in the German ice hockey league from 1987 to 2005 . His twin brother Erik was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Anders Huusko began his career as a hockey player with the Arlanda Wings , with whose professional team he rose from the then third-rate Division 2 to the second-rate Division 1 in the 1989/90 season. In this the attacker spent a season before he was committed by Djurgårdens IF from the Elitserien . With this he lost to the Malmö Redhawks in the 1992 playoff final . After four years, the left shooter left the capital city in 1996 and signed with their league rivals HV71 , with whom he spent another three seasons in the Elitserien. For the 1999/2000 season Huusko moved to other European countries for the first time, where he received a contract with the Kölner Haien from the German Ice Hockey League . After only nine games in which he had remained unpunished, the Swede left the Rhinelander again and joined their league rivals, the Berlin Capitals , for two years .

From 2001 to 2005 Huusko played again for his ex-club HV71, with whom he became Swedish champions for the first and only time in his career in the 2003/04 season . In the playoff final, he and his team prevailed against Färjestad BK . The former national player and world champion from 1998 contributed to this success with nine goals and four assists in 15 playoff games. He was also the top scorer in the playoffs across the league. A year later, the winger retired at the age of 34.

International

For Sweden Huusko took part in the Junior World Championships in 1991 , as well as the World Championships in 1996 and 1998 .

Achievements and Awards

• 1990 Promotion to Division 1 with the Arlanda Wings
• 1991 European Cup win with Djurgårdens IF
• 1992 Swedish runner-up with Djurgårdens IF
• 1998 gold medal at the world championship
• 2004 Swedish champion with the HV71
• 2004 Most goals in the Elitserien playoffs

DEL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	2	105	42	34	76	66
Playoffs	2	12	1	2	3	8th

Web links

• Anders Huusko at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Anders Huusko at hockeydb.com (English)
• Unlike Huusko at eurohockey.com