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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Roland Eriksson
Selected in eighth round
No. 131 overall by Minnesota North
Stars
Born March 1, 1954
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-3 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Borlange (Sweden)
Birthplace: Stora Tuna, Sweden
Hometown:
Stora Tuna, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Borlange | Sweden Jr. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1970-71 |
Borlange | Sweden Jr. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1971-72 |
Borlange | Sweden |
14 | 5 |
3 | 8 |
6 | | 1972-73 |
Borlange | Sweden |
14 | 10 |
2 | 12 |
0 | | 1973-74 |
Borlange | Sweden |
14 | 7 |
5 | 12 |
2 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Swedish Junior Player of Year: 1972-73 (Borlange)
World Junior Championships: 1974 (fourth) (unofficial tournament)
European Junior Championships: 1971 (silver medal), 1972 (gold medal),
1973 (silver medal)
World Junior Championships All-Star First Team: 1974
Miscellaneous: Played in first World Junior Championships in Leningrad,
an unofficial tournament that helped set stage for first official World
Juniors in 1977. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6,
1976 (Minnesota at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers: 22 (Minnesota); 19
(Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1979 |
Minnesota, Vancouver | 193 |
48 | 95 | 143 |
26 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1977 | Minnesota | 2 |
1 | 0 | 1 |
0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1978 (Minnesota)
Minnesota WTCN-TV Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1976-77
Minnesota
Stargazers Club Award (Most Popular): 1976-77
Minnesota
WCCO-Radio Trophy (Points Leader): 1977-78 (60)
Minnesota Records:
Most power play goals in one period (three in second period vs. Washington on
Nov. 27, 1976.
Minnesota Assists Leader: 1977-78 (39)
Minnesota
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1977 (1, tie)
Miscellaneous: Was first European drafted by Minnesota-Dallas
franchise. ... Tied NHL record (since broken) with four points (0-4-4) in first NHL game. ... Set Minnesota record
(since broken) for points in season by a rookie with 69 in 1976-77. ...
Led all NHL rookies with 69 points and 44 assists in 1976-77. ... Finished
third in 1976-77 Calder Trophy voting. ... Led Minnesota with 249 shots on
goal as a rookie in 1976-77. ... Wore No. 25 during Vancouver's 1978 training
camp. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Leksand (Sweden); Winnipeg
(WHA); Dusseldorf (West Germany); Jonkoping, Vasteras, Koping, Arboga (Sweden)
Canada Cup: 1976
(fourth place)
World Championships: 1976 (bronze medal), 1977
(silver medal), 1978 (fourth place), 1981 (silver medal), 1983 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Avco Trophy: 1979 (Winnipeg)
Swedish Championship: 1975 (Leksand)
West Germany Assists Leader: 1980-81 (Dusseldorf) (55 assists)
Sweden Playoffs Points Leader: 1975-76 (Leksand) (12 points)
Sweden Playoffs Goals Leader: 1975-76 (Leksand) (9 goals)
Sweden Second Division Points Leader: 1987-88 (Vasteras) (24)
Sweden Second Division Assists Leader: 1987-88 (Vasteras) (15)
Coaching Career: Served as Vasteras (Sweden) assistant coach for many
years after his retirement.
Miscellaneous: Clinched 1975 Swedish championship with overtime in
Leksand's 3-2 win in Game 3 vs. Gavle. ... Scored three goals to lead Sweden to 3-0
win over
Soviet Union and was named Sweden's most valuable forward at 1977 World
Championships in Vienna, Austria. ... Signed with Winnipeg (WHA) as free agent in January 1979
after being released outright by Vancouver (NHL). ... Was Sweden's national
miniature golf champion during his early playing days
Personal: Full name is Bengt Roland Eriksson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Eriksson
played out his option with Minnesota in 1977-78 and became an unrestricted
free agent. He signed with Vancouver on June 6, 1978. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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