Roland Eriksson

IFK Arboga / Division 2 - 91/92

Date of Birth: Mar 01, 1954
Age: 72
Place of Birth: Borlänge, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: IF Tunabro
Position: C
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Roland Eriksson Facts

Drafted: 1974 round 8 #131 overall by Minnesota North Stars

Sons: Fredrik Eriksson, Anders Eriksson, Brother-in-law: Anders Björklund

Team Staff profile also available: Roland Eriksson

Roland Eriksson Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1968-1969	IF Tunabro J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	IF Tunabro	Division 2	22	11	15	26	-	-
1970-1971	IF Tunabro	Division 2	16	17	12	29	-	-
1970-1971	Sweden U19	EJC-19	3	3	1	4	0	-
1970-1971	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	1	0	1	-	-
1971-1972	IF Tunabro	Division 1	14	5	3	8	4	-	Qualification	6	2	4	6	2	-
1971-1972	Sweden U19	EJC-19	5	4	2	6	0	-
1971-1972	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	10	6	-	-	-	-
1972-1973	IF Tunabro	Division 1	14	10	2	12	0	-	Qualification	6	5	5	10	0	-
1972-1973	Sweden U19	EJC-19	5	3	5	8	0	-
1972-1973	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	7	6	-	-	-	-
1973-1974	IF Tunabro	Division 1	28	16	9	25	6	-
1973-1974	Sweden U20	WJC-20	5	5	4	9	0	-
1973-1974	Sweden B (all)	International	9	2	-	-	-	-
1974-1975	Leksands IF	Division 1	28	11	16	27	14	-	Qualification	5	3	1	4	0	-
1974-1975	Sweden B (all)	International	4	2	-	-	-	-
1975-1976	Leksands IF	Elitserien	36	21	14	35	16	-	Playoffs	4	9	3	12	0	-
1975-1976	Sweden	WC	10	8	7	15	0	-
1975-1976	Sweden (all)	International	15	3	2	5	0	-
1976-1977	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	80	25	44	69	10	-29	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0	-
1976-1977	Sweden	CC	5	2	2	4	2	-
1976-1977	Sweden	WC	10	7	5	12	0	-
1976-1977	Sweden (all)	International	1	0	0	0	0	-
1977-1978	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	78	21	39	60	12	-29
1977-1978	Sweden	WC	10	1	2	3	2	-
1977-1978	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	0	0	2	-
1978-1979	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	35	2	12	14	4	-12
1978-1979	Winnipeg Jets	WHA	33	5	10	15	2	-5	Playoffs	10	1	4	5	0	-3
1979-1980	Leksands IF	Elitserien	35	18	21	39	14	-	Playoffs	2	3	1	4	0	-
1980-1981	Düsseldorfer EG	Germany	40	31	55	86	24	-	Playoffs	11	6	15	21	0	-
1980-1981	Sweden	WC	8	2	1	3	2	-
1980-1981	Sweden (all)	International	13	3	3	6	-	-
1981-1982	Düsseldorfer EG	Germany	37	30	38	68	14	-
1982-1983	Leksands IF	Elitserien	36	20	27	47	16	-
1982-1983	Sweden B (all)	International	2	2	-	-	-	-
1982-1983	Sweden (all)	International	25	7	4	11	-	-
1982-1983	Sweden	WC	10	2	2	4	2	-
1983-1984	Leksands IF	Elitserien	36	20	20	40	20	-
1984-1985	HV71	Division 1	32	31	42	73	4	-
1985-1986	HV71 "A"	Elitserien	35	11	15	26	10	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	-
1986-1987	IK VIK Hockey	Division 1	31	23	26	49	8	-	Qualification	12	4	9	13	4	-
1987-1988	IK VIK Hockey	Division 1	31	19	23	42	4	-	Qualification	14	9	15	24	0	-
1988-1989	Västerås IK	Elitserien	21	8	7	15	8	-
1988-1989	Västerås IK	Allsvenskan D1	18	5	8	13	0	-
1989-1990	IK Westmannia	Division 2	32	24	37	61	4	-
1990-1991	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
1991-1992	IFK Arboga	Division 2	28	15	25	40	10	-

Roland Eriksson Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1970-1971	Dalarna	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-	-

Roland Eriksson Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Allsvenskan D1	1	18	5	8	13	0.72	0	-	0
CC	1	5	2	2	4	0.80	2	-	0
Division 1	7	178	115	121	236	1.33	40	-	5	43	23	34	57	1.33	6	-
Division 2	4	98	67	89	156	1.59	14*	-	0
EJC-19	3	13	10	8	18	1.38	0	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	6	199	98	104	202	1.02	84	-	3	8	12	4	16	2.00	2	-
Germany	2	77	61	93	154	2.00	38	-	1	11	6	15	21	1.91	0	-
International	7	72	19	9*	28*	0.39*	2*	-	0
International-Jr	3	21	13	0	13*	0.62*	-	-	0
Juniorserien	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	3	193	48	95	143	0.74	26	-70	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	0	-
TV-Pucken	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	5	48	20	17	37	0.77	6	-	0
WHA	1	33	5	10	15	0.45	2	-5	1	10	1	4	5	0.50	0	-3
WJC-20	1	5	5	4	9	1.80	0	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Roland Eriksson Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Dalarna	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Düsseldorfer EG	2	77	61	93	154	2.00	38	-	1	11	6	15	21	1.91	0	-
HV71	2	67	42	57	99	1.48	14	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
IF Tunabro	5	94	59	41	100	1.06	10*	-	2	12	7	9	16	1.33	2	-
IF Tunabro J20	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
IFK Arboga	1	28	15	25	40	1.43	10	-	0
IK Westmannia	1	32	24	37	61	1.91	4	-	0
Leksands IF	5	171	90	98	188	1.10	80	-	3	11	15	5	20	1.82	0	-
Minnesota North Stars	2	158	46	83	129	0.82	22	-58	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	0	-
Sweden	5	48	20	17	37	0.77	6	-	0
Sweden (CC)	1	5	2	2	4	0.80	2	-	0
Sweden (all)	5	57	13	9	22	0.39	2*	-	0
Sweden B (all)	3	15	6	-	6*	0.40*	-	-	0
Sweden U19	3	13	10	8	18	1.38	0	-	0
Sweden U20	1	5	5	4	9	1.80	0	-	0
Sweden U20 (all)	3	21	13	0	13*	0.62*	-	-	0
Vancouver Canucks	1	35	2	12	14	0.40	4	-12	0
Västerås IK	3	101	55	64	119	1.18	20	-	2	26	13	24	37	1.42	4	-
Winnipeg Jets (old)	1	33	5	10	15	0.45	2	-5	1	10	1	4	5	0.50	0	-3

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Roland Eriksson Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1970-1971	TV-Pucken Best Forward (Sven Tumbas Stipendium) TV-Pucken Gold Medal U18 EJC Silver Medal
1971-1972	U18 EJC Gold Medal
1972-1973	Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) U18 EJC Silver Medal
1974-1975	Swedish Champion
1975-1976	Elitserien All-Star Team Sweden All-Star Team World Championship Bronze Medal
1976-1977	NHL Most Assists by Rookie (44) NHL Most Points by Rookie (69) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist World Championship Silver Medal
1978-1979	WHA Avco World Trophy
1980-1981	World Championship Silver Medal
1987-1988	Division 1 to Elitserien Promotion (Västerås)

Roland Eriksson Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Borlänge HF
Cult/Star player for HV71
Cult/Star player for Leksands IF
Cult/Star player for Västerås IK

En av svensk ishockeys stora spelare. Slog igenom som underbarn i IF Tunabro tillsammans med Göran Högosta. Gjorde ett klassiskt hat-trick på Sovjets målvakt Vladislav Tretiak i VM-77. Stor fältherre på isen som alltid fanns framme och gjorde mål. Avgjorde bl a SM-finalen 1975 för Leksands IF mot Brynäs IF i "sudden". Hade en lyckosam NHL-karriär och även Tysklandsproffs i Düsseldorf.
Deltog i den första upplagan av Canada Cup som spelades 1976.
Bor i Västerås.

(Av Ronnie Johansson)