Fredrik Näslund (born February 11, 1986, in Bromma, Sweden) is a Swedish ice hockey player who plays for the Falu IF in Div.1C.[1]

Fredrik Näslund
Born (1986-02-11) February 11, 1986 (age 38)
Bromma, Sweden
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Right
Div.1C team
Former teams
Falu IF
VIK Västerås HK
Nyköping
NHL draft 104th overall, 2004
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2003–2014

Näslund, who now lives in Falun, was a member of the Västerås Juniors in his home country of Sweden for three years. He was drafted in the 4th round (104th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft to the Dallas Stars. Jeff Twohey, the general manager of the Peterborough Petes of the OHL, saw great potential in Näslund as a player. He had the 6'4", 210-pound Swedish winger drafted in the first round of the 2005 CHL Import Draft.

Näslund's acclimatization to the North American style of hockey helped the Peterborough Petes in their obtainment of the Ontario Hockey League championship in 2006, in the team's 50th anniversary. He played on a line with Philadelphia Flyers prospect Steve Downie and with OHL superstar Jordan Staal. The big European rookie was one of two imports on the Petes that season, along with Czech Republic native Lubomír Štach, a defenceman who was traded to the Petes from the Guelph Storm.

Other than Oshawa Generals free agent Nathaniel Brooks (who was signed out of Tier II) and Justin Sawyer (who could not qualify due to playing ten games during the 2004/2005 season), Näslund was the oldest rookie in the OHL last year.

He returned to Sweden the next season.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Västerås IK Ungdom J18 Allsv 3 3 2 5 2
2002–03 Västerås IK Ungdom J20 28 6 7 13 6
2003–04 Västerås IK Ungdom J18 Allsv 14 12 15 27 6 3 0 1 1 4
2003–04 Västerås IK Ungdom SWE.2 U20 3 1 0 1 0
2003–04 Västerås IK Ungdom Allsv 32 2 4 6 0
2004–05 Västerås IK Ungdom J20 21 7 7 14 2
2004–05 Västerås IK Ungdom Allsv 3 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Peterborough Petes OHL 66 9 21 30 30 19 6 5 11 6
2006–07 IK Nyköpings Hockey Allsv 45 13 13 26 38 5 2 2 4 4
2007–08 Nybro Vikings Allsv 33 7 12 19 14
2008–09 Nybro Vikings Allsv 40 2 9 11 34
2009–10 Nybro Vikings SWE.3 40 26 25 51 28 10 0 6 6 4
2010–11 Nybro Vikings SWE.3 41 16 16 32 20 5 0 1 1 0
2011–12 Falu IF SWE.3 30 15 28 43 20
2012–13 Falu IF SWE.3 32 39 25 64 12
2013–14 Falu IF SWE.3 35 38 34 72 38
2019–20 Falu IF SWE.4 2 1 1 2 0
Allsv totals 143 24 38 62 86 5 2 2 4 4
SWE.3 totals 178 134 128 262 118 15 0 7 7 4

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Sweden WJC18 6 0 1 1 4
Junior totals 6 0 1 1 4

References

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