Per Åslund (born August 21, 1986) is a Swedish professional

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for

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

Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (officially SHL; sv, Svenska Hockeyligan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the highest division in the Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, an ...

(SHL).

Playing career

He has spent the majority of his professional career in his native Sweden with

. After 446 SHL games with Färjestad, Åslund left Sweden to sign a one-year contract in Germany, with

Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL. The ''Kölner Haie'' play their hom ...

of the

Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called "PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga") (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a German professional ice hockey league and the highest division in German ice hockey. Founded in ...

(DEL) on March 23, 2015. In the 2015–16 season, Åslund appeared in 47 games with Kölner Haie, contributing with seven goals and 17 points. On April 19, 2016, Åslund opted to return to Färjestad BK, signing a two-year contract to resume his SHL career.

Awards and honours

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* 1986 births Living people Färjestad BK players Kölner Haie players Swedish ice hockey forwards {{Sweden-icehockey-player-stub