Anton Strålman
| Anton Strålman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Stralman with the Tampa Bay Lightning in December 2014 | |||
| Born |
August 1, 1986 Tibro, SWE | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning Timrå IK Toronto Maple Leafs Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
216th overall, 2005 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
| Website | stralman.com | ||
Anton Strålman (born August 1, 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Strålman has also played in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the organization that drafted him in the seventh round, 216th overall, in 2005, as well as the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers, the latter with which he made the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals with.
Playing career
Strålman was selected on July 30, 2005, by the Toronto Maple Leafs as their fifth draft choice, 216th overall. He was picked in the seventh and final round of the post-lockout 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Earlier the same year, on April 4, Strålman had signed a two-year contract with Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien.[1]
During the following 2005–06 season, Strålman adapted to Elitserien quickly and became a team regular. On January 20, 2006, this effort was recognized when he was named the third of four candidates for the 2006 Elitserien Rookie of the Year. The award was eventually won by forward Nicklas Bäckström.[2]
On May 16, 2007, Strålman signed a three-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He made his North American professional debut on October 6, 2007, with the Toronto Marlies, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Maple Leafs, and made his NHL debut on October 23 in a home game against the Atlanta Thrashers.[3][4] On March 21, 2008, he scored his first career NHL goal in a game against the Buffalo Sabres, then recorded his first multi-goal game against the Montreal Canadiens on March 29.
During the 2009 off-season, Strålman was traded twice. On July 27, he was traded to the Calgary Flames, along with Colin Stuart and a seventh-round draft pick in 2012, in exchange for Wayne Primeau and a second-round pick in the 2011. Several months later, on September 28, he was traded by the Flames to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a third-round pick in 2010.
As a free agent after the 2010–11 season, Strålman was on a try-out contract with the New Jersey Devils, but did not stick with the team when the final team roster was released. On November 3, he then signed a one-year contract with the New York Rangers.[5] As a restricted free agent at the end of the season, he initially planned to bring the Rangers to a salary arbitrator, but on July 26, 2012, he signed a two-year, $3.4 million contract with New York. During the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Strålman helped the Rangers reach the 2014 Stanley Cup Final, where they were ultimately defeated by the Los Angeles Kings in five games.
On July 1, 2014, Strålman left the Rangers organization as an unrestricted free agent and signed a five-year, $22 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[6] In the 2014–15 season, he set career-highs in goals (9), assists (30) and points (39) in his first season with the Lightning, helping the team reach the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. During the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals, the Lightning defeated his former team, the Rangers, in seven games.
On November 27, 2015, Strålman played in his 500th career NHL game in a 2-4 Lightning loss to the Washington Capitals.[7] On March 25, 2016, Strålman suffered a non-displaced fracture of his left fibula Friday night, which came in a 7-4 win over the New York Islanders. Strålman will be out indefinitely as a result of the injury.[8]
International Play
On March 2, 2016, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association named Strålman to its roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Strålman will be joined by Lightning teammate Victor Hedman. The tournament is set to run from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2016, in Toronto.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Skövde IK | Swe.2 | 43 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Skövde IK | Swe.1 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Timrå IK | SEL | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Timrå IK | SEL | 53 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 21 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 50 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 36 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 38 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 73 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 51 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | New York Rangers | NHL | 53 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | New York Rangers | NHL | 81 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | ||
| SHL totals | 98 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 476 | 27 | 94 | 124 | 151 | 81 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 16 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Sweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sweden | WJC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | WJC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2007 | Sweden | WC | 4th | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Sweden | WC | 4th | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 31 | |
| 2009 | Sweden | WC |  |
7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 24 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 37 | ||||
Awards
- Elitserien 2005–06 Rookie of the Year nominee in 2006.
References
- ↑ "Lovande back klar" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. April 4, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
- ↑ "Anton Strålman, Årets rookiekandidat" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. January 20, 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
- ↑ "Gamesheet: Rochester at Toronto – Oct 6, 2007". American Hockey League. October 6, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
- ↑ "Recap – Thrashers 5, Maple Leafs 4, SO". National Hockey League. October 23, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ↑ "Rangers sign Defenceman Stralman to one-year deal". TSN. November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Lightning sign Anton Stralman". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ↑ Brown, Katie (November 27, 2015). "Capitals extend win streak to four, defeat Lightning". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ↑ Vaswwani, Navin (March 25, 2016). "Lightning lose Stralman indefinitely to fractured fibula". The Score.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ Peters, Chris (March 2, 2016). "World Cup of Hockey: Erik Karlsson leads loaded early Sweden roster". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
External links
- Anton Strålman's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Anton Strålman's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Anton Strålman profile at Eurohockey.com