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Staffan Kronwall
Staffan Kronwall
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
KHL Team
F. Teams
Severstal Cherepovets
Washington Capitals
Toronto Maple Leafs
Calgary Flames
Born (1983-09-10)September 10, 1983,
Järfälla, Sweden
NHL Draft 285th overall, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro Career 2002 – present


Staffan Kronwall (born September 10, 1982) is a professional ice-hockey defenceman for Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League. He previously played for the Calgary Flames and has also played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career[]

Kronwall represented Sweden at the 2002 World Junior Championship and collected 0 points and 4 penalty minutes in 7 games for Sweden.

He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 9th round, 285th overall of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and spent much of the first four seasons of his North American career with the Leafs' AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.[1] He was placed on waivers midway through the 2008–09 season where he was claimed by the Washington Capitals.[2] He signed with the Calgary Flames via free agency in 2009.[1]

Kronwall scored his first NHL goal on October 6, 2009, in a 4-3 win against Jaroslav Halak of the Montreal Canadiens,[3] but spent the majority of the season with the AHL's Abbotsford Heat. He remained with the Heat to begin the 2010–11 season, but sought to return to Sweden to be closer to his family.[4] With the blessing of the Flames, Kronwall signed a one year contract with his former team Djurgårdens IF on October 11, 2010.[5]

Personal life[]

He is the younger brother of Niklas Kronwall, a Detroit Red Wings defenceman.[1]

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Djurgårdens IF SEL 48 4 6 10 65 12 1 1 2 8
2003–04 Djurgårdens IF SEL 44 1 5 6 54 4 0 1 1 2
2004–05 Brynäs IF SEL 3 0 1 1 4
2004–05 Djurgårdens IF SEL 35 1 4 5 43 12 2 0 2 10
2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL 16 1 10 11 12 4 0 2 2 2
2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 34 0 1 1 14
2006–07 Toronto Marlies AHL 47 3 14 17 32
2007–08 Toronto Marlies AHL 26 3 7 10 14 19 1 1 2 11
2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 18 0 0 0 7
2008–09 Toronto Marlies AHL 42 7 18 25 46
2008–09 Washington Capitals NHL 3 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Hershey Bears AHL 17 2 7 9 13 21 3 9 12 6
2009–10 Calgary Flames NHL 11 1 2 3 2
2009–10 Abbotsford Heat AHL 44 5 23 28 24 9 0 2 2 0
NHL totals 66 1 3 4 23 0 0 0 0 0


References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Staffan Kronwall player profile. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2010-07-28.
  2. Caps Claim Kronwall Off Re-Entry Waivers from Leafs. The Sports Network (2009-02-06). Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
  3. Kronwall gets first goal, Nystrom scores twice for undefeated Calgary. ESPN (2009-10-06). Retrieved on 2010-07-28.
  4. Lebda close to returning. Victoria Times Colonist (2010-10-11). Retrieved on 2010-10-11.
  5. Staffan Kronwall klar för Djurgården (Swedish). difhockey.se. Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved on 11 October 2010.

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