Erik Gudbranson

Erik Gudbranson

With the Panthers in 2012.
Born (1992-01-07) January 7, 1992
Orleans, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team Florida Panthers
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 3rd overall, 2010
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2011present

Erik Gudbranson (born January 7, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected third overall by the Panthers in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Junior

Gudbranson grew up playing minor hockey for the Gloucester Rangers AA rep teams in the ODHA before playing AAA Minor Midget in the OEMHL with the Ottawa Jr. 67's.

Gudbranson was drafted by the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Kingston Frontenacs in the first round, fourth overall in the 2008 OHL Priority Selection.

In his rookie season with Kingston in 2008–09, Gudbranson had three goals and 22 points in 63 games with the rebuilding Frontenacs, who failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Gudbranson then missed 27 games due to mononucleosis in the 2009–10 season, as he appeared in 41 games with the Frontenacs, scoring two goals and 23 points. In the playoffs, Gudbranson had a goal and two assists in seven games as Kingston lost to the Brampton Battalion in the first round of the playoffs. After the season, Gudbranson was awarded the Bobby Smith Trophy, an award given to the OHL Scholastic Player of the Year.[1]

Professional

Gudbranson made the Florida Panthers team for the 2011–12 season and made his NHL debut against the New York Islanders on October 8, 2011. He picked up his first point of his NHL career on December 2, 2011, against the Los Angeles Kings with an assist. He scored his first NHL goal against Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers during a 6–1 loss on December 11, 2011. At the end of the season, Gudbranson had two goals and eight points in 72 games, helping the Panthers reach the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1999–2000 season. In the post-season, Gudbranson was held pointless in seven games as Florida lost to the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals.

In the 48-game, lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, Gudbranson appeared in 32 games with Florida, earning four assists, as the club failed to reach the playoffs.

In the 2013–14 season, Gudbranson appeared in 65 games, scoring three goals and providing six assists. His defensive partner for the majority of the season was captain Ed Jovanovski, though he also spent time partnered with Dylan Olsen.

International play


Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2011 USA
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2009 Slovakia

Gudbranson was invited to take part in Canada’s 2011 National Junior Team selection camp.[2] Gudbranson was eventually named to the team. He helped Canada win the silver medal in the World Juniors Championship in 2010/2011.

Personal

Gudbranson's younger brother Alex was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the 2010 OHL Priority Selection Draft.[3] Alex currently plays with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League. Gudbranson's youngest brother, Dennis is a leukemia survivor.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Ottawa Jr. 67's Min. Midg. AAA OEMHL 70 15 40 55 118
2008–09 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 63 3 19 22 69
2009–10 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 41 2 21 23 68 7 1 2 3 6
2010–11 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 44 12 22 34 105 5 1 3 4 10
2011–12 Florida Panthers NHL 72 2 6 8 78 7 0 0 0 8
2012–13 San Antonio Rampage AHL 2 0 0 0 2
2012–13 Florida Panthers NHL 32 0 4 4 47
2013–14 Florida Panthers NHL 65 3 6 9 114
2014–15 Florida Panthers NHL 76 4 9 13 58
NHL totals 245 9 25 34 297 7 0 0 0 8

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Canada Ontario U17 1st 6 2 2 4 0
2009 Canada WJC18 4th 6 1 3 4 0
2010 Canada WJC18 7th 6 0 1 1 4
2011 Canada WJC 2nd 7 3 2 5 4
2014 Canada WC 5th 8 1 0 1 6
Junior totals 25 6 8 14 8
Senior totals 8 1 0 1 6

References

  1. 1 2 Tieja MacLaughlin. "Erik Gudbranson: Third pick's the charm". The Good Point. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
  2. Hockey Canada Selection Camp: Team Profile
  3. "Alex Gudbranson". eliteprospects.com. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-05-17.

External links

Preceded by
Dmitri Kulikov
Florida Panthers first round draft pick
2010
Succeeded by
Nick Bjugstad
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