Anders Eriksson
Jersey Number: 2
Player information for Anders Eriksson
Position
Defense
Height
6'3" (191cm)
Born
January 9, 1975
Number
2
Shoots
Left
Weight
224 lbs (102kg)
Birthplace
Bollnas, SWE
Years in Columbus
2
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Player Career Notes
- Is one of nine players to have played with the Blue Jackets on multiple occasions, suiting up for the franchise for two stints (2003-04 and 2006-07) and collecting 7-43-50 with 64 penalty minutes in 145 career games.
- Led Blue Jackets defensemen in assists and points in 2003-04 with 7-20-27 in 66 contests and finished second among club blueliners in assists and points in 2006-07 with 0-23-23 in 79 outings.
- Finished his 12-year NHL career with 22-154-176, 242 penalty minutes and a cumulative +43 plus/minus rating in 572 appearances with the NY Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Blue Jackets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings from 1995-2010.
- Made his NHL debut with Detroit on Apr. 14, 1996 at Dallas and scored his first career goal on Nov. 19, 1997 vs. the NY Islanders (Tommy Salo).
- Posted 0-5-5 in 18 playoff contests to help the Red Wings win the 1998 Stanley Cup.
- Collected a single-season career high in assists and points with 3-25-28 in 73 contests with Chicago in 1999-2000.
- Added 25-163-188 and 335 PIM in 319 career American Hockey League contests over parts of eight seasons with the Hartford Wolf Pack, San Antonio Rampage, Quad City Flames, Springfield Falcons, Syracuse Crunch, St. John’s Maple Leafs and Adirondack Red Wings from 1995-2010.
- Finished his career after playing with Timra IK and Modo in Sweden in 2010-11.
- Represented Sweden internationally at the 1994 (silver) and 1995 (bronze) IIHF World Junior Championships 1999 IIHF World Championships (bronze).
- Made his SHL professional debut as a 17-year-old in 1992-93 and played three seasons with MoDo from 1992-95.
- Won the Arets Junior for Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year in 1994-95 after he posted 3-6-9 in 39 contests with MoDo.
- Played his junior hockey within the MoDo program, winning Sweden’s U18 and U20 league in back-to-back seasons (1991-93).
- Served as head coach at the University of Miami in 2020-21 and as an assistant coach for the Florida Kings 16UAA in 2023-24.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | 66 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -6 | 18 | 84 |
| 2006-2007 | 79 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 46 | 78 |
| Totals | 145 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 6 | 64 | 162 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Detroit in the first-round, 22nd overall, in the 1993 NHL Draft.
- Signed by Columbus as a free agent on Oct. 10, 2003.
- Signed by Columbus as a free agent on July 1, 2006.