Erik Brännström

Erik Brännström (born 2 September 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Erik was selected 15th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, and was traded to Ottawa in 2019.

Erik Brännström
Brännström at the 2019 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1999-09-02) 2 September 1999
Eksjö, Sweden
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
HV71
SCL Tigers
NHL Draft 15th overall, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

Brännström played junior hockey with Swedish team HV71. In 2013–14, he debuted at the under-16 level, playing twenty-three games in the J16 SM. The following season Brännström moved on to HV71's J20 SuperElit. In 2015–16, Brännström made his Swedish Hockey League debut.[1][2][3]

He was drafted 15th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights[4] and agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Knights on 16 July 2017.[5] He played the 2017–18 season with the HV71 organization. Brännström earned his first NHL recall on 5 May 2018 to help the Knights during their 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs run, but did not appear in any games.[6]

Brännström attended the Golden Knights 2018 training camp but was reassigned to the AHL on 27 September 2018.[7] During the 2018–19 season, Brännström was selected to participate in the 2019 AHL All-Star Game.[8]

On 25 February 2019, Brännström was traded to the Ottawa Senators as part of a package to acquire Mark Stone and Tobias Lindberg. In addition to Brännström, Ottawa acquired Oscar Lindberg and a 2020 second round draft pick in the deal.[9] Brännström made his NHL debut with Ottawa on 14 March 2019 in a game against the St. Louis Blues.

On October 5, 2020, Brännström was loaned to the SCL Tigers of the National League (NL) for the start of the 2020–21 season.[10] He made his NL debut with the Tigers on October 15, 2020 in a 8–1 away loss to Genève-Servette HC. On November 21, 2020, in his eighth game with the Tigers, Brännström was punched in the face by EHC Biel's Damien Brunner during a line change in the third period. Brännstrom was not injured on the play and Brunner immediately received a game misconduct.[11] On December 11, 2020, Brännstrom left the Tigers after having appeared in 10 games (8 points) to return to Ottawa for the start of training camp.[12]

Personal

Brännström's older brother, Isac, is also a professional hockey player, currently with Luleå HF.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 HV71 J20 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2015–16 HV71 J20 41 8 22 30 26 3 0 0 0 0
2015–16 HV71 SHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 HV71 J20 19 9 14 23 18 7 3 4 7 4
2016–17 HV71 SHL 35 1 5 6 2 — — — — —
2017–18 HV71 SHL 44 2 13 15 22 2 0 1 1 2
2018–19 Chicago Wolves AHL 41 7 21 28 36 — — — — —
2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 9 0 4 4 12 — — — — —
2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Ottawa Senators NHL 31 0 4 4 16 — — — — —
2019–20 Belleville Senators AHL 27 3 20 23 22 — — — — —
2020–21 SCL Tigers NL 10 2 6 8 6 — — — — —
NHL totals 33 0 4 4 16 — — — — —
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2018 United States
IIHF World U18 Championship
2016 United States

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Sweden IH18 5 0 4 4 4
2015 Sweden U17 6 3 0 3 2
2016 Sweden WJC18 7 1 3 4 10
2016 Sweden IH18 4th 5 2 1 3 31
2017 Sweden WJC18 4th 7 2 3 5 0
2018 Sweden WJC 7 1 3 4 4
2019 Sweden WJC 5th 5 4 0 4 4
Junior totals 42 13 14 27 55

Awards and honors
Award Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (HV71) 2017 [13]

References
  1. "Erik Brännström". hv71.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. "Erik Brännström". shl.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. Marie Carlsson (10 December 2015). "16-åring får chansen i kvällens SHL-match". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. Cranston, Mike (29 July 2017). "Brannstrom hopes to be offensive defenseman for Golden Knights". NHL.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. "Golden Knights sign three first round picks to entry-level contracts". NHL.com. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. "Vegas Golden Knights Announce Taxi Squad Recalls". NHL.com. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. Brian Sandalow (3 October 2018). "Erik Brannstrom ready for seasoning with Wolves". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. "PIRRI, CARR, BRÄNNSTRÖM NAMED AHL ALL-STARS". chicagowolves.com. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. "Stone Traded to Golden Knights by Senators for Lindberg, Brannstrom". nhl.com. 25 February 2019.
  10. "Ottawa's GM confirms loan of Erik Brännström to the Tigers". swisshockeynews.ch. 5 October 2020.
  11. "Game Center". sihf.ch. 21 November 2020.
  12. "Langnau bids farewell to Erik Brännstrom". swisshockeynews.ch. 11 December 2020.
  13. "HV71 wins championship". Aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Nick Suzuki		 Vegas Golden Knights first round draft pick
2017		 Succeeded by
Peyton Krebs
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