Samuel Ersson
Samuel Ersson (born 20 October 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Flyers in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
| Samuel Ersson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ersson with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2021 | |||
| Born |
20 October 1999 Falun, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Brynäs IF | ||
| NHL Draft |
143rd overall, 2018 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Playing career
Ersson played as a youth with Falu IF before joining the Brynäs IF organization of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) as a 16-year old.
Ersson was awarded the Guldgallret, which recognizes the best junior player in the HockeyAllsvenskan, for his play with VIK Västerås HK during the 2018–19 season.[2] He signed a contract to return to the Brynäs organization for the 2019–20 season.[3]
On 4 June 2021, Ersson was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers to a three-year, entry-level contract.[4]
Ersson made his NHL debut on December 12, 2022, in a 6-5 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. He would get pulled in the second period to be put back in later in the game, however Carter Hart would be handed the loss.
Ersson got his first NHL win on December 31, 2022 in a 4-2 victory against the Los Angeles Kings and would get his first shutout against the Buffalo Sabres on January 2, 2023.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2016–17 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 455 | 16 | 0 | 2.11 | .932 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1,380 | 58 | 1 | 2.52 | .916 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 297 | 22 | 0 | 4.44 | .857 | ||
| 2018–19 | VIK Västerås HK | SWE-2 | 44 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 2,158 | 70 | 5 | 1.95 | .933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 35 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 2,010 | 97 | 1 | 2.90 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 42 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 2,353 | 116 | 3 | 2.96 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 264 | 13 | 0 | 2.96 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 78 | 29 | 45 | 2 | 4,403 | 215 | 4 | 2.93 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Isaac, Dave (23 June 2018). "Why the Flyers picked these eight players in 2018 draft". Courier Post. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- "Guldgallret". HockeyAllsvenskan.se. HockeyAllsvenskan. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- Svensson, Johan (1 March 2019). "Ersson - en given vinnare av guldgallret". Expressen. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- "Flyers sign Goaltender Samuel Ersson to a three-year, entry-level deal. On December,23/2022 Ersson made his NHL debut aganist the Carollina Hurricanes". Philadelphia Flyers. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database