Fredrik Claesson
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Fredrik Claesson

Hometown:

Stockholm Sweden

Currently Playing In:

Europe

Birthday:

1992-11-24

Position:

D

Eligible for draft:

2010

Shoots:

Left

Drafted:

2011

Height:

6-0

Acquired:

5th round (126th overall), 2011

Weight:

198 lbs.

Probability of Success
  • D

2008-09: Claesson competed for Stockholm 1 in the national TV-Pucken high school age tournament and scored 3 goals with 3 assists in six games. Claesson played his club hockey for the Djurgarden U-18 and U-20 teams. At the U-20 level, he appeared in seven games with no points or penalty minutes. In 28 games at the U-18 level, he scored 9 goals with 8 assists and registered 4 PMs. Claesson played six games for Sweden’s U-17 team and had one assist.

2009-10: Claesson split the season between Djurgardens U-18 and U-20 teams as well as representing Sweden at the World Junior U-18 championships. In 22 games with the Djurgarden U-20, he had 4 assists and 18 PMs. In eight games with the U-18 squad (including playoffs) he scored 1 goal with 4 assists and accumulated six penalty minutes. Claesson had one assist in six games at the WJC U-18 tournament.

2010-11: Claesson appeared in 35 regular season games and seven playoff contests as a rookie for Djurgardens in the Swedish Elite League. A teammate of Senators’ 2011 first round pick Mika Zibanejad, Claesson played the role of a classic defensive defenseman and was +4 with two goals – scoring despite the fact he took just 18 shots the entire season. In seven playoff contests, he was +3 with one assist and 2 shots on goal.