| Jesper Frödén | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Frödén with the
Seattle Kraken in 2023 | |||
| Born |
September 21, 1994 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
|
NL team Former teams |
ZSC Lions Skellefteå AIK Boston Bruins Seattle Kraken | ||
| National team |
Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Jesper Frödén (Swedish pronunciation: [froʊˈdin]; born September 21, 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the ZSC Lions in the National League (NL).
Playing career
Frödén was awarded Swedish Hockey League Rookie of the Year Award for his achievements during the 2019–20 season. [1]
On 14 June 2021, Frödén was signed as an undrafted free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins of the NHL. [2]
Leaving the Bruins as a free agent at the conclusion of his one-year tenure with the club, Frödén was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Seattle Kraken on 13 July 2022. [3]
During the 2022–23 season, on 22 February 2023, Frödén was recalled to the Kraken from AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds. He appeared in a career high 14 NHL games, recording 4 assists. He remained with the Kraken through their maiden post-season run, featuring in 1 playoff contest. He returned to the Firebirds for their inaugural playoff campaign and collected 5 goals and 10 points through 15 games in reaching the Calder Cup finals against the victorious Hershey Bears.
As a pending free agent from the Kraken, Frödén opted to return to Europe after securing a two-year contract with Swiss club, ZSC Lions of the NL, on 24 June 2023. [4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Huddinge IK | J20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Huddinge IK | J20 | 44 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Södertälje SK | J20 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Södertälje SK | J20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 31 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 49 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | AIK | Allsv | 48 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | AIK | Allsv | 51 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | AIK | Allsv | 52 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | AIK | Allsv | 50 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | ||
| 2019–20 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 49 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 52 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 49 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 44 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 101 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 67 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sweden | WC | 9th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2020 | |
References
- ^ "Årets rookie i SHL 2019/2020 - Jesper Frödén" (in Swedish). Swedish Hockey League. April 14, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Bruins signs Jesper Froden to one-year contract". Boston Bruins. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Four cups, Three new Kraken signed". Seattle Kraken. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Jesper Froden signs with ZSC Lions" (in German). ZSC Lions. June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- AIK IF players
- Boston Bruins players
- Coachella Valley Firebirds players
- Providence Bruins players
- Seattle Kraken players
- Skellefteå AIK players
- Södertälje SK players
- Ice hockey people from Stockholm
- Swedish ice hockey forwards
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Swedish ice hockey player stubs