Jan Erixon

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SwedenSweden  Jan Erixon Ice hockey player
Date of birth July 8, 1962
place of birth Skelleftea , Sweden
size 184 cm
Weight 89 kg
position striker
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1981 , 2nd round, 30th position
New York Rangers
Career stations
1980-1983 Skellefteå AIK
1983-1993 New York Rangers
1993-1994 Skellefteå AIK

Jan Erixon (born July 8, 1962 in Skellefteå ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player and today's coach , who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League from 1980 to 1994, among others . His son Tim is also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Jan Erixon began his career as a hockey player in his hometown with Skellefteå AIK , for whose professional team he made his debut in the Elitserien , the top Swedish division, in the 1980/81 season . In his rookie year , he scored seven goals and six assists in a total of 35 games. He was then selected in the NHL Entry Draft 1981 in the second round as a total of 30th player by the New York Rangers . Initially, however, the attacker stayed in Skellefteå for another two years before running up for his draft team New York Rangers in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1993 . He scored 230 points scorer, including 64 goals, in a total of 614 games. When his contract was no longer renewed, he returned for the 1993/94 season to his home club Skellefteå AIK, which had meanwhile been relegated to the second-rate Division 1. At the end of the season, the 1981 junior world champion ended his career at the age of 32.

Since 2010 Erixon has been assistant coach for the U20 juniors of Skellefteå AIK in the SuperElit, the highest Swedish junior division.

International

For Sweden , Erixon only took part in the junior world championship in 1981 , where he and his team became world champions. He was also elected to the tournament's All-Star Team. In the senior sector he was in his country's squad at the Canada Cup in 1981 and at the 1982 and 1983 World Championships .

Achievements and Awards

statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
NHL Regular Season 10 556 57 159 216 167
NHL playoffs 8th 58 7th 7th 14th 16
Elitserien main round 3 98 23 32 55 62
Elitserien Playoffs 1 3 1 0 1 0

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personal data
SURNAME Erixon, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Skelleftea , Sweden