Fredrik Per Oscar Sjöström (; born May 6, 1983) is a Swedish former professional

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winger, currently the

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Frölunda HC Frölunda Hockey Club, previously known as the Frölunda Indians, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They currently play in the highest Swedish league, the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), formerly the Elitserien, where th ...

of the

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(SHL). Drafted by the

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(NHL)'s

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in the

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, Sjöström played over 500 regular season NHL and

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games with the Coyotes,

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and

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Playing career

Sjöström began his career playing for

in the top-level

Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan. Elitserien leagues at present: * Elitserien (badmint ...

and after being drafted by the

in the

with the team's first pick, 11th overall. He later moved to North America to play

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for the

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in the

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(WHL). Sjöström made his NHL debut in the 2003–04 season, scoring 13 points in 57 games for Phoenix. On July 13, 2006, Sjöström signed a one-way, two-year contract extension worth $1.5 million with the Coyotes. On February 26, 2008, he was traded to the

(along with

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and

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) in exchange for

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and

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. Sjöström played on the Rangers' fourth line, used as a checking line. On March 2, he then scored his first goal as a Ranger after beating

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of the

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with assists from

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and

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. On July 1, 2009, Sjöström signed a two-year, $1.5 million contract with the

, but was later traded (alongside

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and prospect Keith Aulie) to the

in exchange for

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and Ian White that same season on January 31, 2010. Upon expiry of his contract with Toronto in 2011, Sjöström returned to Sweden, signing a one-year contract with

Färjestad BK Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) ...

of the Elitserien. Fredrik Sjöström 2008-05-04

Sjöström officially announced his retirement from professional hockey on August 29, 2013. He moved directly into a scouting position with Frölunda for the 2013–14 season. He later began his managerial career first as an assistant before taking over the general manager role with Frölunda midway through the 2015–16 season.

International play

Sjöström played for

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in three

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. He made his debut for Sweden's men's team during the

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final against

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, and was selected to play at the

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, where ''Tre Kronor'' won a silver medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sjostrom, Fredrik 1983 births Arizona Coyotes draft picks Calgary Flames players Calgary Hitmen players Färjestad BK players Frölunda HC players Living people National Hockey League first-round draft picks New York Rangers players People from Färgelanda Municipality Phoenix Coyotes players Springfield Falcons players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Swedish ice hockey right wingers Toronto Maple Leafs players Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County