Adam Larsson
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Adam Larsson
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| Born | November 12, 1992 Skellefteå, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team Former teams |
New Jersey Devils Skellefteå AIK (SEL) |
| NHL Draft | 4th overall, 2011 New Jersey Devils |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
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Competitor for  Sweden |
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| Men's Junior ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championship | ||
| Bronze | 2010 Canada | Ice hockey |
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
| Silver | 2010 Belarus | Ice hockey |
Adam Larsson (born Nils Erik Adam Larsson November 12, 1992[citation needed]) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the New Jersey Devils. He also played for Skellefteå AIK in Elitserien (SEL) since 2009. He was selected 4th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2011 NHL Draft.[1] The youngest player on the Skellefteå squad at the time, Larsson was the first defenceman and first European-trained player to be drafted in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[2]
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Professional career
Skellefteå AIK
The 2009–10 Elitserien season turned out to be a spectacular breakthrough season for Larsson. He scored two goals in an Elitserien game against Timrå on October 15, 2009.[3] By the end of the season, Larsson had tied the single-season record for amount of points in Elitserien among defencemen under the age of 18, 17 points, a record that was set by Tomas Jonsson in 1977–78, who compiled 8 goals and 9 assists in 35 games.
Larsson fought Timrå forward Daniel Corso in a game on November 2, 2010, receiving a cut eyebrow during the altercation. Larsson commented that he kept his gloves on because removing them during a fight in Elitserien leads to an automatic one game suspension.[4] Even though Larsson did not drop his gloves, both he and Corso were suspended for two games and received fines as a result of the fight.[5]
Adam's play in the 2010–11 season earned him a nomination for the Elitserien Rookie of the Year award,[6] but he wasn't chosen in the end.
New Jersey Devils
Larsson was selected in the first round, 4th overall,[1] by the New Jersey Devils during the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Seen as a move towards rebuilding the Devils defence corp, Larsson was rated by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau as the top European prospect available in the 2011 draft.[7] Larsson, who has been compared to Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidström, signed a three-year entry-level contract with no bonuses at the league maximum US$925,000 per year, with the Devils on July 15, 2011. He made the team in training camp and became the first 18-year old defenseman to dress for the Devils in the regular season since Scott Niedermayer in the 1991–92 season, only the sixth under-20 defenseman to play for the Devils, and the first 18-year old defenceman in the NHL since 2008 when Drew Doughty , Zach Bogosian and Luke Schenn all made their NHL debuts.
Larsson's first NHL goal was scored on November 11, 2011 on a slapshot from the right slot against Tomas Vokoun of the Washington Capitals.[8]
Larsson was selected to the NHL All-Star Rookie SuperSkills Competition on January 12, 2012, along with teammate Adam Henrique, however he chose to pull out due to a minor injury. He was replaced by Montreal Canadiens rookie defenceman Raphael Diaz.[9]
International play
Larsson represented Sweden at the 2010 World Junior Championships, held in Saskatchewan, Canada. At the 2010 World U18 Championships he was selected as the best defenseman of the tournament.[10] When Larsson played at the 2011 World Junior Championships he repeated his scoring of one goal and three assists from the previous tournament, which earned him the distinction of being Sweden's highest scoring defenseman at the tournament.[11]
Personal life
Adam's father, Robert Larsson, played 249 games with Skellefteå from 1985 to 1995. Robert was drafted in the sixth round, 112th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings during the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in North America.[12]
In 2008–09 Adam played with his older brother Hampus in the junior league J20 SuperElit.[13]
Career statistics
- Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 49 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 37 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 65 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SEL totals | 87 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 59 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 43 | ||||
| NHL totals | 65 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
- International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2009 | Sweden | WJC U18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | Sweden | WJC U18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 2011 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Junior int' totals | 23 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | ||
Notable awards and honours
- 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships All-Star Team[14]
References
- ^ a b Chere, Rich (June 24, 2011). "Devils pick Adam Larsson fourth overall in 2011 NHL Draft". The Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2011/06/devils_pick_adam_larsson_fourt.html. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ "2011 ISS Top 30 - Jan. 17". TSN. 2011-01-17. http://tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=36721.
- ^ "Hockeyligan.se - Statistik". Svenska Hockeyligan AB. http://estat.hockeyligan.se/c/LGameStatistics.aspx?LID=195&GameId=28596. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ "Hockeysverige.se - "Det borde tillåtas mer"" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige.se. 2010-10-03. http://www.hockeysverige.se/news_show_det-borde-tillatas-mer.html?id=10831286.
- ^ "Hockeysverige.se - Två matcher för slagskämparna" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige.se. 2010-10-04. http://www.hockeysverige.se/news_show_tva-matcher-for-slagskamparna.html?id=10838585.
- ^ "Svenska Ishockeyförbundet" (in Swedish). swehockey.se. 2011-01-26. http://www.swehockey.se/Startsidesnyheter/2011/Januari-2011/Adam-Larsson-arets-rookiekandidat/.
- ^ Clark, Kevin (June 25, 2011). "Devils Take Swede in First Round of NHL Draft". Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303339904576406090316914046.html. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ^ http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2011020222
- ^ http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=386052
- ^ "Best Players Selected By the Directorate". IIHF. 2010-04-23. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/211/IHM211000_85I_1_0.pdf.
- ^ "Player statistics by team, Sweden". IIHF. 2011-01-05. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/236/IHM2360SWE_83_7_0.pdf.
- ^ "Eliteprospects.com - Robert Larsson". http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=1431.
- ^ "Eliteprospects.com - Hampus Larsson". http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=7082.
- ^ http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=U18%20WJC%20All-Star%20Team
External links
- Adam Larsson's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Adam Larsson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Adam Larsson – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- fight with Timrå forward Daniel Corso
| Preceded by Jacob Josefson (2009) |
New Jersey Devils first round draft pick 2011 |
Succeeded by TBD |
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