Ice hockey player
| Jesper Frödén | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93101.jpg) Frödén with the ZSC Lions in 2024 | |||
| Born |
(1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 30) 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 (/froʊˈdin/; born 21 September 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger for the ZSC Lions of 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.
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.
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.
During the 2022–23 season, on 22 February 2023, Frödén was recalled to the Kraken from their 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 and signed a two-year contract with Swiss club, ZSC Lions of the NL, on 24 June 2023.
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2024 Czech Republic | |
Frödén represented Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a bronze medal.
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 | ||
| 2023–24 | ZSC Lions | NL | 47 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 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 | |
| 2024 | Sweden | WC | 
|
9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2020 | |
| NL | ||
| Champion (ZSC Lions) | 2024 | |
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.
- "The ZSC Lions win the 2023-24 championship". swisshockeynews.ch. April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byEmil Bemström | Winner of the SHL Rookie of the Year award 2020 |
Succeeded byWilliam Eklund |
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