| Loui Eriksson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Eriksson with theBoston Bruins in January 2016 | |||
| Born | (1985-07-17)17 July 1985 (age 40) Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Frölunda HC Dallas Stars HC Davos Boston Bruins Vancouver Canucks Arizona Coyotes | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | 33rd overall,2003 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2023 | ||
Loui William Eriksson (born 17 July 1985) is a Swedish former professionalice hockeyforward.
Eriksson was selected by theDallas Stars in the second round, 33rd overall, at the2003 NHL Entry Draft, and has also played for theBoston Bruins,Vancouver Canucks, andArizona Coyotes of theNational Hockey League (NHL).
Eriksson started playing for Lerums BK at a young age and excelled beyond others his age quickly. By age 11, he was already playing with the older under-16 team. His talent was recognized by coach Joshua Clemas, at various tournaments, and he finally landed on the junior team forFrölunda HC.[citation needed]
Eriksson's professional career began in the top-tierElitserien, where he played for Frölunda, sometimes facing his future fellow Boston Bruins forwardCarl Söderberg when playing against theMalmö Redhawks during his first two seasons with Frölunda. Eriksson won Rookie of the Year honours in 2004 at the age of 18 after posting eight goals and five assists in 46 games. A year later, Eriksson would post five goals and nine assists in 39 games, helping Frölunda win the Swedish ice hockey championship (SM-guld).[citation needed]
In the2003 NHL Entry Draft, theDallas Stars drafted Eriksson in the second round with the 33rd overall pick. After playing in his second season with Frölunda, Eriksson moved to North America and appeared in two pre-season games for Dallas in 2005. His professional debut in North America came on 6 October 2005, with the Stars'American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theIowa Stars, in a game where Eriksson posted his first assist and point of the season.[citation needed]
Eriksson's first NHL goal came in his debut, 4 October 2006, against theColorado Avalanche.
Two years later, he had a break-out season in2008–09, where he led the Stars with 36 goals, placing him fifth in the West and 12th overall in goal-scoring. He was one of only three Stars to play in all 82 games of the season.
Prior to the following season, on 2 October 2009, he was recognized as a significant offensive force of the Stars attack by re-signing to a six-year contract extension worth $25.5 million.[1]
Eriksson participated in his firstNHL All-Star Game in2011.[2] He had a goal and two assists as well as the eventual game-winning empty-net goal to lead all players with four points (matched only byShea Weber with four assists).
On 4 July 2013, Eriksson, along with prospectsJoseph Morrow,Reilly Smith andMatt Fraser, was traded by the Stars to theBoston Bruins in exchange forTyler Seguin,Rich Peverley andRyan Button.[3] In an injury-marred first season in Boston, after two concussions on separate hits fromJohn Scott of theBuffalo Sabres andBrooks Orpik of thePittsburgh Penguins, Eriksson would finish the2013–14 season with 10 goals and 27 assists for 37 points in 61 games, finding chemistry with centre and fellow SwedeCarl Söderberg.
During the2015–16 season, on 13 February 2016, Eriksson scored his 200th NHL goal, as the third Bruins goal going towards a 4–2 road win against theMinnesota Wild.[4]
On 1 July 2016, Eriksson signed a six-year, $36 million deal with theVancouver Canucks. Eriksson previously had success withHenrik andDaniel Sedin in international tournaments.[5] He made his Canucks debut on 15 October 2016, against theCalgary Flames where he scored anown goal. With the Vancouver net empty due to a delayed penalty by the Flames and facing pressure from attacking players, Eriksson attempted to dump the puck into his own zone, however, a miscalculation in the heat of the moment lead to the puck entering the Canuck's net. Nevertheless, Vancouver would win 2–1 in the shootout, with Eriksson earning an assist on the game-tying goal by Daniel Sedin.[6] On 5 March 2017 Eriksson suffered a season-ending knee injury after a collision withAnaheim Ducks forwardChris Wagner.[7] Eriksson ended a disappointing first season with the Canucks with 11 goals and 13 assists in 65 games.
Eriksson would have another dismal and injury plagued season with the Canucks in 2017-18 finishing with 23 points in 50 games.
During the 2018-19 NHL season, Eriksson was able to stay healthy, but only scored 29 points in 81 games.
On 10 February 2021, Eriksson was placed on waivers.
On 23 July 2021, Eriksson was traded, along withJay Beagle,Antoine Roussel, a2021 first-round pick, a2022 second-round pick and a2023 seventh-round pick, to theArizona Coyotes in exchange forOliver Ekman-Larsson andConor Garland.[8]
On 6 December 2021, Eriksson played his 1000th NHL game in a 4-1 loss over his former team, theDallas Stars.[9]
Eriksson and thePittsburgh Penguins attempted to reach a deal in late August 2023, however it eventually fell through. After going unsigned through by any other NHL team, Eriksson re-signed with Frölunda on 10 November 2022, marking his return to the SHL after 17 years in North America.[10]
On February 10, 2025, Eriksson announced his retirement from professional hockey after 22 years, via a statement on Instagram.[11]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Västra Frölunda HC | J18 Allsv | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Västra Frölunda HC | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Västra Frölunda HC | J18 Allsv | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Västra Frölunda HC | J20 | 35 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Västra Frölunda HC | J20 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Västra Frölunda HC | J18 Allsv | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 46 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 39 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 78 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 59 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 69 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 79 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Davos | NLA | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 48 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 61 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 81 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 65 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 50 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 81 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 49 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 73 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 34 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| SHL totals | 119 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1,050 | 253 | 360 | 613 | 200 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
 | 2014 Sochi | |
| World Championships | ||
 | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
| 2011 Slovakia | |
 | 2009 Switzerland | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sweden | U18 | 5th | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2004 | Sweden | WJC | 7th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Sweden | WJC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Sweden | WC |  | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Sweden | OG | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Sweden | WC |  | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Sweden | WC |  | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | OG | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Sweden | WC | 5th | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Sweden | WCH | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Sweden | WC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Senior totals | 66 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 4 | ||||