Fabian Brunnström
Fabian Brunnström | |||
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Born |
Helsingborg, Sweden | 6 February 1985||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Rungsted Seier Capital | ||
National team | Sweden | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2005–2017 |
Fabian Brunnström (born 6 February 1985) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings.
Playing career
Brunnström began playing professionally in Sweden's third highest hockey league with Jonstorps IF from 2005 to 2006, scoring 44 points in 38 games. The following year, he joined
In 2007–08, Brunnström began garnering attention from the NHL while playing in the top-tier
After completing the season with 37 points in 54 games, Brunnström eventually signed with the Dallas Stars on 8 May 2008 to a two-year entry level contract. The deal was reportedly close to US$850,000 annually with bonus incentives that could increase his salary to US$2.5 million.[6]
After being a healthy scratch in his first two games with the Stars,
Brunnström was placed on waivers by Dallas on 15 October 2010. He was assigned to the Stars' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Texas Stars on 18 October, after he cleared waivers.
On 13 January 2011, Brunnström was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Mikhail Stefanovich.
On 17 August 2011, the Detroit Red Wings signed Brunnström to a pro tryout contract. Making the Red Wings' 2011–12 starting roster, on 3 October 2011, Detroit signed Brunnström to a one-year two-way contract which assured him $105,000 in AHL and $600,000 at the NHL level. He was, however, a healthy scratch for all but one of the Red Wings' first nine games, and on 30 October 2011 was placed on waivers.[10]
In 2012, he signed with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), during the 2013–14 season, he transferred to fellow SHL side Leksands IF. After a short stint with the Malmö Redhawks and after sitting out the 2015–16 season, he re-signed with the Redhawks on 1 June 2016.[11]
After a year’s hiatus, Brunnström returned to the professional circuit for one last season in
Career statistics
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2005–06 | Jonstorps IF | Div.1 | 38 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Borås HC | Div.1 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Färjestads BK
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SEL | 54 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
2008–09
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Dallas Stars | NHL
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55 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09
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Manitoba Moose | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 44 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Texas Stars | AHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Texas Stars | AHL | 37 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12
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Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12
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Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 45 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13
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Frölunda HC | SEL | 51 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Leksands IF | SHL | 46 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Leksands IF | SHL | 38 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Rungsted Seier Capital
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DEN | 37 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SHL totals | 193 | 35 | 56 | 91 | 76 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||||
NHL totals | 104 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "Fabian Brunnstrom, the next Daniel Alfredsson?". The Hockey News. 23 November 2007. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Brunnstrom-mania hits NHL". The Globe and Mail. 24 April 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- Sporting News. 9 February 2008. Archived from the originalon 18 April 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- CBC. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Red Wings not regrouping after Nashville goals - Top prospect spurns Red Wings". 14 April 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- CBC. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- Star Telegram. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- Star Telegram. 15 October 2008. Archived from the originalon 24 May 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Brophy tracks 50 memorable NHL first goals - Peterborough Examiner - Ontario, CA". Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ Red Wings' Brunnstrom waived and waiting - Sacramento Living - Sacramento Bee[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Fabian Brunnström återvänder till Malmö Redhawks". Malmö Redhawks. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Time to move on!" (in Swedish). Facebook. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database