Elias Fälth (born March 30, 1981) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Tappara Tampere in the Finnish Liiga.
| Elias Fälth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
March 30, 1981 Nacka, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Tappara Brynäs IF Luleå HF HV71 Frölunda HC | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| Playing career | 1999–present | ||
Playing career
editFälth saw his first minutes in Sweden’s second division Allsvenskan with Huddinge IK during the 1999-2000 season. Until 2010, he played for five other Allsvenskan sides, including the Halmstad Hammers, Nybro Vikings, Borås HC, VIK Västerås HK and Almtuna IS.
He signed with Luleå HF of the Swedish elite-league SHL in 2010, where he spent two years, before transferring to HV71 in 2012. In 2014, Fälth moved on to Frölunda HC. In his second year with Frölunda, he helped the team win the Swedish championship and the Champions Hockey League title.[1]
He did not have his contract renewed by Frölunda following the 2015–16 campaign and then signed with fellow SHL outfit Brynäs IF in May 2016.[2]
International play
editFälth made his debut with the Swedish national team in November 2010[3] and was a member of the gold-winning Swedish squad at the 2013 World Championship. He made 10 appearances during the tournament, scoring one goal.[4]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Huddinge IK | Allsv | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Huddinge IK | J20 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Huddinge IK | Div. 1 | 47 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 69 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Huddinge IK | Allsv | 43 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Halmstad Hammers | Allsv | 41 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Halmstad Hammers | Allsv | 46 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Halmstad Hammers | Allsv | 41 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Nybro IF | Allsv | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Nybro IF | Allsv | 43 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Borås HC | Allsv | 43 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 39 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 2009–10 | Almtuna IS | Allsv | 48 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Luleå HF | SEL | 53 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Luleå HF | SEL | 53 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | HV71 | SEL | 49 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HV71 | SHL | 52 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 50 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| SHL totals | 339 | 38 | 98 | 136 | 170 | 61 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Sweden
| ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2013 Stockholm | |
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sweden | WC | 
|
10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat trophy (Frölunda HC) | 2016 | [5] |
| CHL | ||
| Champions (Frölunda HC) | 2016 | |
References
edit- ^ "Statistics | Champions Hockey League". www.championshockeyleague.net. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ "Brynäs har gjort klart med guldhjälten". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ "Elias Fälths fantastiska resa från allsvenska bänken i Västerås till lysande landslagsdebut - VIK Västerås HK - H-Allsvenskan | SvenskaFans.com". www.svenskafans.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ "Player profile Elias Falth". IIHF. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ "Frolunda Swedish champions for 2015/16". norran.se (in Swedish). 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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