Sebastian Erixon (born September 12, 1989) is a

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former professional

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who played in the

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(SHL). Representing

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in international competition, he has won silver at the 2009 World Junior Championships and bronze at the

2007 IIHF World U18 Championships The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships was an ice hockey tournament held in Rauma, Finland, Rauma and Tampere, Finland. The championships began on April 11, 2007, and finished on April 22, 2007. Games were played at Äijänsuo Arena in Rauma and Ta ...

Playing career

Born in Sundsvall, Sweden, Erixon played

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with local team Timra IK. In 2004–05, he debuted at the under-18 level as a 15-year-old, playing two games in the J18 Allsvenskan. The following season, he dressed for 14 J18 games, recording three goals and two assists. He also competed with a regional all-star team from

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in the annual

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, an under-15 national tournament, and notched two assists over four games. In 2006–07, Erixon moved on to Timra's

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team at 17 years old; he recorded 13 points (6 goals and 7 assists) over 39 games. His efforts also saw him debut with the men's team in Sweden's premiere

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, dressing for two games. Erixon then split the 2007–08 season between Timra in the Elitserien (pointless in 27 games) and

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of the second-tier

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on a loan (7 points over 23 games). He became a full-time Elitserien player beginning in 2008–09 and recorded back-to-back 7-point campaigns. After a breakout 20-point season in

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(leading all team defencemen in scoring), Erixon was signed as an

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and

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in the

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(NHL) by the

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on April 20, 2011. Joining the Canucks for his first NHL

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in September 2011, he was assigned to the team's

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affiliate, the

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of the

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(AHL). During the season Erixon was traded to the

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in exchange for Andrew Gordon. Injury prevented Erixon appearing with the Ducks organization before he returned to Timra the following season.

International play

Erixon made his international debut with

at the

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. He recorded one assist over six games, helping Sweden to a bronze medal. Two years later, he moved on to the under-20 level at the 2009 World Junior Championships and notched two assists over six games. He helped Sweden to the gold medal game, where they were defeated 5–1 by

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, earning silver.

Personal life

Erixon's comes from a family of hockey players. His father,

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, is a retired

player who also played for Timra IK in the

and the

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. His brother,

Christopher Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

, born a year before Erixon, has played with several in the

; the two played together with Timra IK during their junior years.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Erixon, Sebastian 1989 births Chicago Wolves players Färjestad BK players IF Sundsvall Hockey players Living people Swedish ice hockey defencemen 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Timrå IK players Växjö Lakers players Ice hockey people from Sundsvall