Red Wings defenseman Ericsson agree to 3-year deal

Detroit Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland announced that the club has agreed to terms with defenseman Jonathan Ericsson on a three-year contract. In accordance with team policy, additional terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Ericsson, 27, appeared in a career-high 74 games for the Red Wings last season, finishing with a career-best 15 points (3-12-15) and leading the team with 87 PIM. He also tied for the team lead with three fighting majors. Ericsson has played in 163 career NHL games, registering nine goals and 24 assists for 33 points and 150 PIM. In 45 postseason contests with Detroit, he has 13 points (5-8-13) and 37 PIM.

“Jonathan Ericsson has made significant strides with us over the last three years,” said Holland. “We believe in his abilities, we like the physical dimension that he brings to our team and we look for his continued progression as a player over the next few seasons as he enters into the prime of his career.”



Ericsson was Detroit’s ninth-round selection in the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He was the final player chosen at 291st overall. The Karlskrona, Sweden, native began his North American professional career with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2006-07. He spent nearly two full seasons in Grand Rapids before making his NHL debut with the Red Wings on February 22, 2008, at Calgary. He returned to Grand Rapids for 40 games the following season, before being recalled permanently by Detroit in 2009. Ericsson appeared in the final 19 games for the Red Wings that season, registering four points (1-3-4) and 15 PIM. His strong play continued into the 2009 postseason as he scored the game-winning goal in his playoff debut on April 16 vs. Columbus. The 6-4, 220-pound rearguard appeared in 22 of 23 postseason games during Detroit’s run to the 2009 Stanley Cup Final, missing only one game in the Western Conference Finals vs. Chicago due to an emergency appendectomy. Following the 2008-09 season, Ericsson was named the winner of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association Rookie of the Year Award.


Jonathan Ericsson, DefenseBorn Mar 2 1984 -- Karlskrona, Sweden Height 6.04 -- Weight 220 -- Shoots L Selected by Detroit in the 9th round (#291 overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft

-- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

2006-07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 67 5 24 29 102 7 0 0 0 8

2007-08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 69 10 24 34 83 -- -- -- -- --

2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 8 1 0 1 4 -- -- -- -- --

2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 40 2 13 15 48 -- -- -- -- --

2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 19 1 3 4 15 22 4 4 8 25

2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 62 4 9 13 44 12 0 2 2 8

2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74 3 12 15 87 11 1 2 3 4

- NHL Totals 163 9 24 33 150 45 5