Jesper Frödén
| Jesper Frödén | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Frödén with the Seattle Kraken in 2023 | |||
| Born |
September 21, 1994 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NL team Former teams |
ZSC Lions Skellefteå AIK Boston Bruins Seattle Kraken | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Jesper Frödén (Swedish pronunciation: [froʊˈdin]; born September 21, 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the ZSC Lions in the National League (NL).
Playing career
[edit]Frödén was awarded Swedish Hockey League Rookie of the Year Award for his achievements during the 2019–20 season.[1]
On 14 June 2021, Frödén was signed as an undrafted free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins of the NHL.[2]
Leaving the Bruins as a free agent at the conclusion of his one-year tenure with the club, Frödén was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Seattle Kraken on 13 July 2022.[3]
During the 2022–23 season, on 22 February 2023, Frödén was recalled to the Kraken from AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds. He appeared in a career high 14 NHL games, recording 4 assists. He remained with the Kraken through their maiden post-season run, featuring in 1 playoff contest. He returned to the Firebirds for their inaugural playoff campaign and collected 5 goals and 10 points through 15 games in reaching the Calder Cup finals against the victorious Hershey Bears.
As a pending free agent from the Kraken, Frödén opted to return to Europe and signed a two-year contract with Swiss club, ZSC Lions of the NL, on 24 June 2023.[4]
International play
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2024 Czech Republic | |
Frödén represented Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a bronze medal.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Huddinge IK | J20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Huddinge IK | J20 | 44 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Södertälje SK | J20 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Södertälje SK | J20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 31 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 49 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | AIK | Allsv | 48 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | AIK | Allsv | 51 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | AIK | Allsv | 52 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | AIK | Allsv | 50 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | ||
| 2019–20 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 49 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 52 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 49 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 44 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | ZSC Lions | NL | 47 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| SHL totals | 101 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 67 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sweden | WC | 9th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Sweden | WC | 
|
9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||||
Awards and honors
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2020 | |
| NL | ||
| Champion (ZSC Lions) | 2024 | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Årets rookie i SHL 2019/2020 - Jesper Frödén" (in Swedish). Swedish Hockey League. April 14, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Bruins signs Jesper Froden to one-year contract". Boston Bruins. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Four cups, Three new Kraken signed". Seattle Kraken. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Jesper Froden signs with ZSC Lions" (in German). ZSC Lions. June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "The ZSC Lions win the 2023-24 championship". swisshockeynews.ch. April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- AIK IF players
- Boston Bruins players
- Coachella Valley Firebirds players
- Providence Bruins players
- Seattle Kraken players
- Skellefteå AIK players
- Södertälje SK players
- Ice hockey people from Stockholm
- Swedish ice hockey forwards
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- ZSC Lions players
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