Jacob Larsson

Jacob Larsson (born 29 April 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing under contract to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 27th overall by the Ducks in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

For the Swedish footballer, see Jacob Une Larsson.
Jacob Larsson
Born (1997-04-29) April 29, 1997
Ljungby, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Anaheim Ducks
Frölunda HC
NHL Draft 27th overall, 2015
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

Larsson split the 2014–15 season between Frölunda HC's professional and junior teams. At season's end, he was the third-ranked international skater in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's final rankings.[1] At the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Larsson was selected 27th overall by the Anaheim Ducks.

He returned to Frölunda for the 2015–16 season. In 47 games, Larsson recorded 5 goals and 9 assists for 14 points. He had 3 assists in 16 postseason games as Frölunda captured the Le Mat Trophy.[2] Additionally, the team also won the Champions Hockey League (CHL) Championship, where Larsson contributed 5 points in 13 games.[3] On 28 April 2016, he signed an amateur try-out with the Ducks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Diego Gulls.[4] He appeared in one playoff game for the club.

On 20 May 2016, the Ducks signed Larsson to a three-year, entry-level contract.[5] He made his NHL debut on 13 October 2016, going scoreless in a 4–2 loss to the Dallas Stars.[6] On 22 October, the Ducks assigned Larsson to the Gulls after 4 games.[7] On 3 November, the Ducks reassigned Larsson to Frölunda.[8][9] The team once again won the CHL Championship.[10] Larsson returned to North America for the 2017-18 season, playing entirely for the Gulls. He recorded 16 points in 50 games.

On 7 November 2018, Larsson recorded his first career NHL point (an assist) in a 3–2 win over the Calgary Flames.[11] He split the 2018–19 season between the Ducks and Gulls, primarily skating with Anaheim.

In the following 2019–20 season, on 5 November 2019, Larsson scored his first career NHL goal in a 4–2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.[12] He finished with 2 goals and 9 assists for 11 points in 60 games before the regular season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 6 August 2020, the Ducks signed Larsson to a two-year contract extension.[13] With the 2020–21 North American season delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Larsson in order to recommence playing signed on loan with Allsvenskan club, Kristianstads IK, on 23 October 2020.[14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Frölunda HC J20 13 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Frölunda HC J20 30 8 11 19 49 8 0 4 4 6
2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 20 1 2 3 6 — — — — —
2015–16 Frölunda HC J20 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 47 5 9 14 10 16 0 3 3 0
2015–16 San Diego Gulls AHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Anaheim Ducks NHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2016–17 San Diego Gulls AHL 4 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Frölunda HC SHL 29 1 4 5 16 7 1 2 3 0
2017–18 San Diego Gulls AHL 50 3 13 16 20 — — — — —
2018–19 San Diego Gulls AHL 22 0 5 5 10 16 2 5 7 4
2018–19 Anaheim Ducks NHL 49 0 5 5 16 — — — — —
2019–20 Anaheim Ducks NHL 60 2 9 11 12 — — — — —
2019–20 San Diego Gulls AHL 5 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2020–21 Kristianstads IK Allsv 5 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
SHL totals 96 7 15 22 32 23 1 5 6 0
NHL totals 113 2 14 16 30 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden U17 6th 5 0 0 0 4
2014 Sweden IH18 4th 5 0 1 1 2
2015 Sweden WJC18 8th 5 0 3 3 0
2016 Sweden WJC 4th 6 1 2 3 4
2017 Sweden WJC 4th 7 0 1 1 4
Junior totals 28 1 7 8 14

Awards and honors
Award Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2016 [15]
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2016, 2017 [16]

References
  1. "NHL Central Scouting's 2015 final rankings". National Hockey League. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. "SM-guld till Frölunda efter galna starten". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  3. "Statistics | Champions Hockey League". www.championshockeyleague.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  4. "Additionally, defenseman Jacob Larsson has signed an ATO with the #SDGulls". Twitter. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. "Ducks Sign D Larsson to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". Anaheim Ducks. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  6. Shohara, Kyle. "Recap: Ducks Drop 4-2 Contest to Stars in Opener". Anaheim Ducks. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  7. Mastracco, Abbey. "Preview: Canucks at Ducks". National Hockey League. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  8. Mastracco, Abbey. "Preview: Coyotes at Ducks". National Hockey League. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  9. Stephens, Eric. "Ducks also announce that Jacob Larsson has been returned to Frolunda of the Swedish Hockey League". Twitter. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  10. "CHL HISTORY: SEASON 2016/17". Champions Hockey League.
  11. Reedy, Joe. "Getzlaf leads Ducks to 3-2 victory over Flames". Yahoo! Finance (via The Associated Press). Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  12. Beacham, Greg. "Zuccarello, Staal lead Wild's rally to 4-2 win over Ducks". ABC News. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  13. "Larsson signs two-year contract with Ducks". National Hockey League. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  14. Kristianstads IK (23 October 2020). "Jacob Larsson joins Kristianstads" (in Swedish). Instagram. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  15. "Frolunda Swedish champions for 2015/16". norran.se (in Swedish). 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  16. Gustav Orbring (2017-02-07). "Frölunda win CHL for second year running" (in Swedish). SVTSport.se. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Nick Ritchie		 Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick
2015		 Succeeded by
Max Jones


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