Samuel Ersson (born 20 October 1999) is a Swedish professional

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for the

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of the

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(NHL). He was drafted by the Flyers in the fifth round of the

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Playing career

Ersson played as a youth with Falu IF before joining the Brynäs IF organization of the

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(SHL) as a 16-year old. Ersson was awarded the Guldgallret, which recognizes the best junior player in the HockeyAllsvenskan, for his play with Västerås IK during the 2018–19 season. He signed a contract to return to the Brynäs IF organization for the 2019–20 season. On 3 June 2021, Ersson was signed by the

to a three-year, entry-level contract. Ersson made his NHL debut on 23 December 2022, in a 6–5 loss to the

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. He would get pulled in the second period to be put back in later in the game, however

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would be handed the loss. Ersson got his first NHL win on 29 December, in a 4–3 overtime win over the

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, and would get his first shutout against the

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on 9 January 2023. On 5 August 2023, Ersson signed a two-year, $2.9 million contract extension with the Flyers.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1999 births Living people Brynäs IF players Ice hockey people from Dalarna County Lehigh Valley Phantoms players Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Sportspeople from Falun Swedish ice hockey goaltenders VIK Västerås HK players {{Sweden-icehockey-goaltender-stub