Tim Erixon
Jersey Number: 20
Player information for Tim Erixon
Position
Defense
Height
6'2" (188cm)
Born
February 24, 1991
Number
20
Shoots
Left
Weight
200 lbs (91kg)
Birthplace
Port Chester, New York, USA
Years in Columbus
3
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Player Career Notes
- Collected 1-10-11 and 20 penalty minutes in 52 contests over three seasons with the Blue Jackets from 2012-15.
- Notched his first career goal with Columbus on Oct. 26, 2014 at Los Angeles (Jonathan Quick).
- Recorded career highs in his final NHL season in 2014-15, registering 2-5-7 and 14 penalty minutes in 42 appearances split between the Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs.
- Finished his four-year NHL career with 2-12-14 and 38 penalty minutes in 93 contests with the Maple Leafs, Blackhawks, Blue Jackets and NY Rangers from 2011-15.
- Made his NHL debut as a 20-year-old with the Rangers on Oct. 7, 2011 at Los Angeles and picked up his first career point with an assist on Mar. 23, 2012 vs. Buffalo, finishing his rookie campaign with 0-2-2 in 18 games in 2011-12.
- Added 22-143-165 and 226 PIM in 331 career American Hockey League appearances with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Springfield Thunderbirds, Binghamton Devils, Springfield Falcons and Connecticut Whale over seven seasons from 2011-19.
- Has played the last six seasons in Sweden, suiting up for the Vaxjo Lakers HC (2019-21) and Timra IK (2021-25) and collected 0-1-1 in six appearances with Timra in 2024-25.
- Represented Sweden at the 2011 (silver) and 2014 (bronze) IIHF World Championships, 2009 (silver), 2010 (bronze) and 2011 IIHF World Junior Championships, the 2009 IIHF U18 World Championships and the 2007 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (gold).
- Also played for the Skelleftea AIK organization in Sweden for six years from 2005-11 prior to making his NHL debut.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 21 |
| 2013-2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014-2015 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 4 | 20 |
| Totals | 52 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 42 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Calgary in the first-round, 23rd overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft.
- Acquired by Columbus from the New York Rangers with C Artem Anisimov, C Brandon Dubinsky and a first-round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft in exchange for LW Rick Nash, D Steven Delisle and a conditional third-round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft on July 23, 2012.
- Traded by Columbus to Chicago in exchange for LW Jeremy Morin on Dec. 14, 2014.