Patrick Andreas Thuresson (born November 18, 1987) is a Swedish professional

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player currently playing with Kölner Haie of the

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(DEL).

Playing career

Thuresson was drafted by the

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in the fifth round of the

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, 144th overall. Andreas scored his first NHL goal on December 31, 2009 against

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of the

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. On July 2, 2011, he was traded to the

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for Brodie Dupont. Thuresson was assigned to the Rangers AHL affiliate, the Connecticut Whale, for the duration of the 2011–12 season. After scoring only 21 points in 73 games at season's end, Thuresson returned to his native Sweden signing a one-year contract with Brynäs IF of the Elitserien on May 18, 2012. In a second stint with the Redhaws, Thuresson played two seasons with the club before leaving as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with Chinese club,

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of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on June 5, 2017. After returning to Sweden for the 2018–19 season with HV71, Thuresson again opted to move abroad at the conclusion of his contract in signing a new two-year deal with German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL on April 22, 2019. Thuresson played with the Wild Wings for two seasons before moving to fellow DEL club, Kölner Haie, on a one-year contract on 12 May 2021.

Personal

Thuresson was married to Morgan Jaye Zabrowski on March 21, 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1987 births Living people Brynäs IF players Connecticut Whale (AHL) players HV71 players Kölner Haie players HC Kunlun Red Star players Malmö Redhawks players Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators draft picks Nashville Predators players People from Kristianstad Municipality Schwenninger Wild Wings players SCL Tigers players Severstal Cherepovets players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players Swedish ice hockey centres Ice hockey people from Skåne County {{Sweden-icehockey-winger-stub