Per Johan Axelsson

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Per Johan Axelsson
Date of birth February 26, 1975
place of birth Kungälv , Sweden
size 185 cm
Weight 83 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1995 , 7th lap, 177th position
Boston Bruins
Career stations
1992-1997 Västra Frölunda HC
1997-2009 Boston Bruins
2009–2012 Frölunda HC

Per Johan Anders "PJ" Axelsson (born February 26, 1975 in Kungälv ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player and current - scout , who in the course of his active career between 1992 and 2012 among other things 851 games for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League as well 401 more for his parent club Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien on the position of the left winger . Axelsson, who won medals at world championships several times with the Swedish national team , celebrated his greatest career success with the Olympic victory at the 2006 Winter Olympics .

Career

Axelsson played four seasons in his hometown Frölunda , in the Swedish Elitserien , before he was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft at position 177.

It was not until the 1997/98 season that Axelsson moved to Boston and played all of the 82 games in his rookie season with the Bruins. The left winger was not one of the great scorers of the NHL and could not score more than 40 points in any season. Nevertheless, he became a permanent fixture in the Bruins team.

2000 and 2001 played for the Swedish national team at the World Championships and in 2001 was also able to win a bronze medal. At the 2002 Olympic Games he played again in the "Tre Kronor" jersey.

During the lockout , he played for Frölunda again. Known as an extremely fair player, Axelson got 95 penalty minutes with his usual hardship in the NHL. A mark he didn't even reach halfway in twice as many games in the NHL.

When the NHL resumed play, he was back on the ice for the Bruins. At the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin , he was Olympic champion with the Swedish team.

In April 2013 he announced the end of his career. Since then he has worked as a scout for his ex-team Boston Bruins.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1992/93 Västra Frölunda HC J20 Juniorallsvenskan 16 9 5 14th 12 - - - - -
1992/93 Västra Frölunda HC Division 1 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1993/94 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 11 0 0 0 4th 4th 0 0 0 0
1994/95 Västra Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 19th 16 9 25th 22nd - - - - -
1994/95 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 8th 2 1 3 6th 8 1 0 0 0 0
1995/96 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 36 15th 5 20th 10 13 3 0 3 10
1996/97 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 50 19th 15th 34 34 3 0 2 2 0
1997/98 Boston Bruins NHL 82 8th 19th 27 38 6th 1 0 1 0
1998/99 Boston Bruins NHL 77 7th 10 17th 18th 12 1 1 2 4th
1999/00 Boston Bruins NHL 81 10 16 26th 24 - - - - -
2000/01 Boston Bruins NHL 81 8th 15th 23 27 - - - - -
2001/02 Boston Bruins NHL 78 7th 17th 24 16 6th 2 1 3 6th
2002/03 Boston Bruins NHL 66 17th 19th 36 24 5 0 0 0 6th
2003/04 Boston Bruins NHL 78 7th 17th 24 16 6th 2 1 3 6th
2004/05 Frölunda HC Elitserien 45 9 9 18th 95 14th 1 10 11 18th
2005/06 Boston Bruins NHL 59 10 18th 28 4th - - - - -
2006/07 Boston Bruins NHL 55 11 16 27 52 - - - - -
2007/08 Boston Bruins NHL 75 13 16 29 15th 7th 0 0 0 2
2008/09 Boston Bruins NHL 75 6th 24 30th 16 11 0 1 1 2
2009/10 Frölunda HC Elitserien 47 10 16 26th 51 5 1 0 1 6th
2010/11 Frölunda HC Elitserien 50 4th 10 14th 41 - - - - -
2011/12 Frölunda HC Elitserien 52 2 12 14th 22nd 4th 0 0 0 2
2012/13 Frölunda HC Elitserien 49 6th 10 16 10 2 0 0 0 2
Juniorallsvenskan / J20 SuperElit overall 35 25th 14th 39 34 - - - - -
Elitserien total 348 67 78 145 273 53 5 12 17th 38
NHL overall 797 103 184 287 276 54 4th 3 7th 24

International

Represented Sweden at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1995 Sweden June World Cup 3rd place, bronze 7th 2 3 5 2
2000 Sweden WM 7th place 6th 1 3 4th 2
2001 Sweden WM 3rd place, bronze 9 3 6th 9 12
2002 Sweden Olympia 5th place 4th 0 0 0 2
2002 Sweden WM 3rd place, bronze 5 3 3 6th 4th
2003 Sweden WM 2nd place, silver 9 4th 3 7th 16
2004 Sweden WM 2nd place, silver 7th 2 3 5 8th
2004 Sweden World cup 5th place 4th 0 0 0 2
2005 Sweden WM 4th Place 7th 1 0 1 2
2006 Sweden Olympia 1st place, gold 8th 3 3 6th 0
Juniors overall 7th 2 3 5 2
Men overall 59 17th 21st 38 48

( 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 )

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personal data
SURNAME Axelsson, Per Johan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Axelsson, Per Johan Anders; Axelsson, Per-Johan; Axelsson, PJ; Axelsson, PJ
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ice hockey player and scout
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Kungälv , Sweden