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Staffan Kronwall
Swedish ice hockey player (born 1982)
Per Staffan Kronwall (born September 10, 1982) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals. He also played for Djurgårdens IF and Brynäs IF of the Elitserien, as well as Severstal Cherepovets and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Kronwall was originally drafted 285th overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
| Staffan Kronwall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1982-09-10) September 10, 1982 (age 41) Järfälla, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Djurgårdens IF Brynäs IF Toronto Maple Leafs Washington Capitals Calgary Flames Severstal Cherepovets Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
285th overall, 2002 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2020 | ||
Kronwall represented Sweden at the 2002 World Junior Championship, playing seven games for Sweden.
Kronwall was then drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the ninth round, 285th overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, spending the majority of his first four seasons in North American with the Leafs' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.[1] Toronto later placed him on waivers midway through the 2008–09 season, where he was claimed by the Washington Capitals.[2] He signed later with the Calgary Flames via free agency in 2009.[1]
Kronwall scored his first career NHL goal on October 6, 2009, in a 4–3 win against goaltender Jaroslav Halák 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] After one season with Djurgården, Kronwall moved to Russian side Severstal Cherepovets of the KHL.[6]
Kronwall played the last eight seasons of his 19-year career with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, captaining the club for five seasons before announcing his retirement following the 2019–20 season.[7]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
 | 2011 Slovakia | |
Kronwall represented Sweden at the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he was pointless in seven games.
Kronwall has also represented Sweden several times internationally. At the 2011 IIHF World Championship, he recorded one goal and three assists in nine games and won a silver medal. At the 2012 IIHF World Championship, he recorded one goal and one assist in eight games.
At the 2013 IIHF World Championship, he recorded one assist in ten games, winning a gold medal. At the 2015 IIHF World Championship, he recorded one goal and two assists in six games.
Kronwall represented Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he served as alternate captain.
Kronwall is the younger brother of Niklas Kronwall, a former defenceman for the Detroit Red Wings.[1]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Huddinge IK J18 | J18 Allsv | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Huddinge IK J20 | J20 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Huddinge IK J20 | J20 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Huddinge IK | SWE-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Huddinge IK J20 | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | ||
| 2001–02 | Huddinge IK | SWE-2 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2004–05 | Djurgårdens IF J20 | J20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2010–11 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 45 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 52 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 50 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 47 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 60 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 60 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 52 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 55 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 54 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 175 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 180 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | ||||
| NHL totals | 66 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 476 | 44 | 137 | 181 | 203 | 77 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 46 | ||||
International
- "Staffan Kronwall player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- "Caps Claim Kronwall Off Re-Entry Waivers from Leafs". The Sports Network. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- "Kronwall gets first goal, Nystrom scores twice for undefeated Calgary". ESPN. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- "Lebda close to returning". Victoria Times Colonist. 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- "Staffan Kronwall klar för Djurgården". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- Pettersson, Robert (2011-04-20). "Kronwall klar för KHL-spel" (in Swedish). hockeysverige.se. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- "KHL professional Staffan Kronwall is retiring" (in Swedish). svt.se. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database