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Tim Erixon (D)

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Biography

2015-16: Had seven points (1G-6A) in the month of November… Recorded 2 assists in a 7-0 win over Hershey on Nov. 13, 2015… Tallied 2 assists in a 3-2 win over Hershey on Nov. 28, 2015… Recorded his 100th career AHL assist in a 2-assist performance against Lehigh Valley on Mar. 9, 2016… Led all WBS defensemen in points during the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs with 6 (2G-4A).

2014-15: Played in 42 games between three different NHL clubs (Columbus, Chicago, and Toronto)… Scored his first career NHL goal on Oct. 26, 2014 for Columbus, a power play goal at Los Angeles… Traded from Columbus to Chicago on Dec. 14 in exchange for Jeremy Morin… Claimed off waivers by Toronto on Mar. 3, 2015… Scored his first goal as a member of the Maple Leafs on Mar. 21 at Ottawa.

2013-14: Finished 13th overall in the AHL in defenseman scoring, but tied for 2nd among defensemen in points per game (0.95)… Tied his career-best 4 points in one game with 1G-3A on Oct. 18, 2013 at Providence… Registered 9 points (2G-7A) in the first 3 games of the season… Captured a bronze medal with Sweden at the 2013 IIHF World Championship.

2012-13: Led all Springfield D-men with 0.73 points per game… Scored 1G-3A and posted an AHL season-high +6 rating on Nov. 4, 2012 in his first game against his former team, Connecticut; 4 points set a new personal record for points in one game… Played 2012-13 AHL All-Star Game.

2011-12: Led Connecticut defensemen with 30 assists, tied for 1st among team defensemen with 33 points… Registered his first AHL point in his first game with the Whale on Nov. 2, 2011 at Bridgeport… Scored his first AHL goal 10 days later on Nov. 12, a power play goal at St. John’s… Recorded his first career NHL point on Mar. 23, 2012 for the NY Rangers against Buffalo.

2010-11: Posted a personal Elitserien career best 24 points (5G-19A) in 48 games with Skellefteå… Won silver medal with Sweden at 2011llHF World Championship… Participated in the IIHF World Junior Championship with Sweden for the third year in a row.

2009-10: Led Skellefteå defensemen with 7 goals at 18-years-old… Had his first multi-point and two-goal game when he notched 2 goals on Nov. 26, 2009 at Rögle… Scored his first Elitserien playoffs goal and only point of the postseason on Apr. 8, 2010 in the deciding game of a losing series at HV71… Won a bronze medal with Sweden at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship.

2008-09: Earned 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points with Skellefteå AIK and added 2 assists while on loan to Malmö in the HockeyAllsvenskan, giving him 9 total points (2G-7A) as a 17-year-old in his first year of professional hockey… Scored his first Elitserien goal in the first game of the season on Sept. 18, 2008 against Rögle… Won a silver medal with Sweden at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship… Scored the most goals by a defenseman (3) and most points by a defenseman (9) in 6 games and was named first team All-Star at the IIHF U18 World Juniors.

OTHER: Made his Elitserien debut on Jan. 3, 2008 for Skellefteå… Son of former NHL forward Jan Erixon, who played 10 seasons with the New York Rangers (1983-1993)… Represented Sweden three years in a row at the IIHF World Junior Championships (2009, 2010, 2011).