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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jan Erixon
Selected in second round
No.
30 overall by New York Rangers
Born July 8,
1962
 | Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight:
190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Skelleftea (Sweden)
Birthplace: Skelleftea, Sweden
Hometown:
Skelleftea, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Skelleftea | Sweden |
15 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
2 | | 1980-81 |
Skelleftea | Sweden |
32 | 6 |
5 | 11 |
4 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1981 (gold medal)
World Junior Championships All-Star First Team: 1981
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being
eligible. ... Played on first Swedish team to win gold at World Junior
Championships in 1981. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 5, 1983 (New Jersey at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 20 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1993 |
N.Y. Rangers | 556 |
57 | 159 |
216 | 167 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1984-1992 |
N.Y. Rangers | 58 |
7 | 7 |
14 | 16 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NYR McDonald Award (Extra Effort): 1987-88 (first winner), 1990-91
Miscellaneous: Played on lines with Anders Hedberg and Mark Pavelich and
with Peter Sundstrom and Pierre Larouche for N.Y. Rangers in 1983-84. ...
Missed parts of 1984-85 season with bruised left foot, an injury suffered when
he blocked a shot during N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 22, 1985, game at Pittsburgh, and
with broken nose, an injury suffered when he was credited with a goal that
bounced in off his face during N.Y. Rangers' March 6, 1985, game at Vancouver.
... Missed remainder of 1985 playoffs with re-aggravation of left foot injury,
suffered during Game 2 of N.Y. Rangers' first-round series at Philadelphia on
April 11, 1985. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with laceration on left
shin, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Dec. 8, 1985, game vs.
Philadelphia. ... Missed half of 1985-86 season with broken left leg (tibia),
suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Jan. 12, 1986, game vs. St. Louis. He did not
return to action until N.Y. Rangers' final game of regular season vs.
Pittsburgh on April 6, 1986. ... Missed parts of 1986-87 season with bruised
ribs, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Nov. 29, 1986, game at
Pittsburgh, and with bruised hip, an injury suffered in March 1987. ... Played
all three forward positions for N.Y. Rangers in 1986-87. ... Played on line
with Lucien DeBlois and Don Maloney for N.Y. Rangers in 1987-88. ... Missed
parts of 1987-88 season with back injury and with rib injury. ... Was a
finalist for 1987-88 Selke Trophy. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with
sprained right knee, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Oct. 30, 1988,
game vs. Pittsburgh. He did not return to action until N.Y. Rangers' Dec. 8,
1988, game at Hartford. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with lower back
spasms, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 17, 1989, game vs.
Toronto. He did not return to action until N.Y. Rangers' March 26, 1989, game
vs. Pittsburgh. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season with back spasms, an injury
suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Dec. 2, 1989, game at Los Angeles and
re-aggravated during N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 28, 1990, game vs. Washington. The
injury required postseason surgery to repair a herniated disc on May 2, 1990.
... Missed part of 1990-91 season with sprained right knee, an injury suffered
during N.Y. Rangers' Nov. 26, 1990, game vs. Buffalo. He did not return to
action until N.Y. Rangers' Jan. 25, 1991, game in Edmonton, at which time he
re-aggravated the injury and missed two more games. ... Missed start of
1991-92 season with back injury, suffered during N.Y. Rangers' training camp
in September 1991. ... Played on line with Mike Gartner and Sergei Nemchinov
for N.Y. Rangers in 1991-92. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with rib
injury, suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Jan. 6, 1992, game vs. Winnipeg, and
with neck injury, suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 12, 1992, game vs.
Vancouver. ... Missed parts of 1992-93 season with stiffness in lower back and
hips, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Nov. 11, 1992, game vs.
Washington, with strained hip flexor, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers'
Jan. 4, 1993, game vs. New Jersey, and with strained neck, an injury suffered
during N.Y. Rangers' Feb 15, 1993, game vs. St. Louis. ... Retired from the
NHL on July 20, 1993, when he announced that he would continue his hockey
career in Sweden so that he could spend more time with his family. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Skelleftea (Sweden)
Canada Cup: 1981 (fifth place)
World Championships: 1982
(fourth place), 1983 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Completed two-year military commitment in Swedish army before coming to North America.
... Shared home with Rangers teammate and best friend, Peter Sundstrom, from
1983 to 1986. ... Owned two Swedish harness-racing trotters, one shared with N.Y. Rangers teammate
Ulf Dahlen, during his NHL playing days.
Personal: Nicknamed "Exit." ...
Full name is Jan Erik Erixon. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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