Sweden Axel Andersson
#29 Brynäs IF / SHL - 24/25
1-time J18 SM Gold Medal 1
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Bronze Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
24
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Contract
25/26
Agency

Skilled defenseman who skates well. Has interesting offensive upside, with very good passing skills and the ability to lead the rush. Strong puck mover and plays well on the man advantage. (EP 2018)

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Axel Andersson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Järna SK U16 U16 Div.1 24* 7* 19* 26* 10* -* | Qualification 5 0 4 4 0 -
Järna SK U16 2 U16 Div.1 4* 3* 4* 7* 2* -* |
2015-16 Södertälje SK U16 U16 Div.1 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
Södertälje SK U16 U16 SM 4* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
Södertälje SK J18 J18 Elit 21* 0* 9* 9* 2* 15* |
Södertälje SK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 18* 2* 4* 6* 8* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 -2
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2016-17 Djurgårdens IF J18 J18 Elit 8* 1* 4* 5* 6* 9* |
Djurgårdens IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 3* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 2
Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 29* 3* 8* 11* 8* 7* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
Sweden U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 17* 2* 5* 7* 6* 5* |
2017-18 Djurgårdens IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 2
Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 42* 6* 25* 31* 20* 14* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -1
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 20* 1* 3* 4* 6* -1* |
2018-19 Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 6 2
Södertälje SK HockeyAllsvenskan 41* 0* 5* 5* 20* 5* |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 2* 4* 6* 2* 4* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 2* 2* 6* 1* |
2019-20 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 43* 3* 21* 24* 29* 19* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 3* 3* 4* 0* |
2020-21 Södertälje SK HockeyAllsvenskan 51* 2* 9* 11* 30* 7* | Qualification 4 0 0 0 0 -2
San Diego Gulls AHL 17* 2* 3* 5* 2* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 2
2021-22 San Diego Gulls AHL 35* 4* 6* 10* 15* 2* |
2022-23 San Diego Gulls AHL 32* 1* 4* 5* 14* 1* |
2023-24 Djurgårdens IF HockeyAllsvenskan 40* 7* 10* 17* 29* 4* | Qualification 14 3 3 6 2 -3
2024-25 Brynäs IF SHL 26* 2* 6* 8* 6* 9* |
Projected SHL 52* 4* 12* 16* 12* 18* |

Axel Andersson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Sweden Selects U13 WSI U13 9* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2014-15 Södermanland TV-Pucken 5* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
Sweden Selects U15 WSI U15 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2015-16 Södermanland TV-Pucken 5* 3* 3* 6* 0* -* |
2017-18 Sweden U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2018-19 Djurgårdens IF Champions HL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |

Axel Andersson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 84* 7* 13* 20* 0.24* 31* 0* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * 2 *
Champions HL 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 3 132* 9* 24* 33* 0.25* 79* 16* | 2 18 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.33 * 2 * -5 *
International-Jr 5 55* 5* 17* 22* 0.40* 26* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 3 21* 2* 4* 6* 0.29* 10* 6* | 3 12 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.42 * 4 * 2 *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 2 29* 1* 13* 14* 0.48* 8* 24* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 3 73* 9* 33* 42* 0.58* 28* 22* | 3 13 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.08 * 8 * -1 *
QMJHL 1 43* 3* 21* 24* 0.56* 29* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 1 26* 2* 6* 8* 0.31* 6* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
TV-Pucken 2 10* 3* 3* 6* 0.60* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Div.1 2 31* 11* 23* 34* 1.10* 14* -* | 1 5 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.80 * 0 * - *
U16 SM 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 0* 2* 2* 0.29* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U13 1 9* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U15 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Axel Andersson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/29/2024
05/29/2024 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF Brynäs IF
05/17/2023
05/17/2023 Confirmed San Diego Gulls Djurgårdens IF
08/20/2020
08/20/2020 Loan Anaheim Ducks Södertälje SK
02/21/2020
02/21/2020 Confirmed Boston Bruins Anaheim Ducks
10/08/2019
10/08/2019 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF J20 Moncton Wildcats
10/01/2018
10/01/2018 Loan Djurgårdens IF Södertälje SK
09/25/2018
09/25/2018 Loan Boston Bruins Djurgårdens IF
07/01/2018
07/01/2018 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF J20 Boston Bruins
04/06/2016
04/06/2016 Confirmed Södertälje SK J18 Djurgårdens IF J18
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2019, 1 #30 overall by Moncton Wildcats in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2018, 1 #51 overall by Kitchener Rangers in the CHL Import Draft

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #98 by FCHockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #88 by McKeen's Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #93 by TSN/McKenzie

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #27 by NHL Central Scouting