Jesper Frödén
Swedish ice hockey player (born 1994)
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Jesper Frödén (Swedish: [ˈjɛ̌spɛr frœˈdeːn]; born 21 September 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL).
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| Jesper Frödén | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Frödén with the ZSC Lions in 2024 | |||
| Born |
21 September 1994 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NL team Former teams |
ZSC Lions Skellefteå AIK Boston Bruins Seattle Kraken | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
Frödén was awarded Swedish Hockey League Rookie of the Year Award for his achievements during the 2019–20 season.[1]
On 14 June 2021, Frödén was signed as an undrafted free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins of the NHL.[2]
Leaving the Bruins as a free agent at the conclusion of his one-year tenure with the club, Frödén was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Seattle Kraken on 13 July 2022.[3]
During the 2022–23 season, on 22 February 2023, Frödén was recalled to the Kraken from their AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds. He appeared in a career high 14 NHL games, recording 4 assists. He remained with the Kraken through their maiden post-season run, featuring in 1 playoff contest. He returned to the Firebirds for their inaugural playoff campaign and collected 5 goals and 10 points through 15 games in reaching the Calder Cup finals against the victorious Hershey Bears.
As a pending free agent from the Kraken, Frödén opted to return to Europe and signed a two-year contract with Swiss club, ZSC Lions of the NL, on 24 June 2023.[4]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2024 Czech Republic | |
| 2025 Sweden/Denmark | |
Frödén represented Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a bronze medal.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Huddinge IK | J20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Huddinge IK | J20 | 44 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Södertälje SK | J20 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Södertälje SK | J20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 31 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 49 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | AIK | Allsv | 48 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | AIK | Allsv | 51 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | AIK | Allsv | 52 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | AIK | Allsv | 50 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | ||
| 2019–20 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 49 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 52 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 49 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 44 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | ZSC Lions | NL | 47 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2024–25 | ZSC Lions | NL | 45 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
| SHL totals | 101 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 67 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NL totals | 92 | 38 | 43 | 81 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | ||||
