Player's Profile
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- Name: Joakim Andersson
- Position: C
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 198 lbs
- Birthdate: 1989-02-05
- Eligible for Draft: 2007
- Drafted: 2007
- Hometown: Munkedal, Sweden
- Acquired: 3rd round (88th overall), 2007
- Playing In: Europe
Joakim Andersson
Prospect Grade: 6.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
Andersson is one of the most consistent young prospects to have played in the Swedish junior league during the past few years. He always comes to work and always delivers a rock-solid effort.
2007-08: Andersson centered for Boras HC (SWE), putting up 23 points (6g+17a) in 33 appearances. He jumped over to Frolunda HC (SWE-U20) for six games, scoring eight goals and two assists. He was then brought up to Frolunda’s senior club, where he netted one goal in nine games. He helped Sweden earn the silver medal at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, helping with six assists in as many games.
Talent Analysis
He has very good size and strength and leadership abilities, is aggressive and pretty physical, but could still play the body even more. His hockey sense is very good and playmaking ability above average. A good penalty killer and defensively the best draft-eligible Swedish forward in his draft year. The knock on Andersson is his skating and mobility. Not the slowest of skaters by any means, but his acceleration could use some work.
Future
Andersson is a very complete two-way center in the Samuel Påhlsson mold. It's a comparison that has come up frequently the last two years, as Andersson has emerged as a top prospect.
Andersson has been loaned out to Borås in Allsvenskan (2nd-division), where he will get plenty of ice time to develop his game. This is a perfect situation for the young center that will get to see a lot of ice time in a good league. He could be climbing up the rankings very fast.
Stats
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Profile Last Updated: August, 22nd 2009
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