ALEXANDER EDLER
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'Alexander Edler' (born April 21, 1986) is a Swedish defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. He was born in Östersund, Sweden.
| Contents |
| Playing career |
| Career statistics |
| External links |
| References |
Playing career
★ June 26, 2004 - Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 3rd round, 91st overall. [1]
Alexander Edler was a virtual unknown during his draft year as he was unranked by Central Scouting the entire year and very few scouts had made the effort to make the trip to see him play. He was then brought to the attention of the Vancouver Canucks due to a tip to the Canucks' head scout in Sweden, Thomas Gradin, who made the trip to Östersund (located in northern central Sweden) to see him play. Gradin then convinced the Canucks' management to draft him in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, 91st overall.
He was recalled on November 3, 2006 after veteran defenceman Sami Salo suffered a first-degree sprain November 2, 2006 versus the Minnesota Wild. [2] He made his NHL debut November 4, 2006 versus the Colorado Avalanche; he logged 13:16 and was on the ice during the late stages of the third period, all while receiving numerous compliments from the CBC broadcast crew covering the game.
Alexander Edler is consider by many analysts to be an offensively gifted defenceman. Edler displays good skating skills for his size (6'4", 220lbs) coupled with strong passing skills, a powerful point shot, and an excellent ability to read the ice. He is often described by many scouts to be a “poor man’s†Nicklas Lidstrom due to his skill, composure and calmness on the ice, which translates into his game, which is smart, defensively sound hockey. Edler displays maturity above his own age, which translations into highly impressive play while on the ice. Stan Smyl, the Canucks' director of player development, has stated that Edler possesses Mattias Ohlund potential, and is considered an eventual top 4 defenceman.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001-02 | Jamtland | Sweden | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Jamtland | Sweden | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Jamtland | Sweden Jr. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Jamtland | Sweden | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | MoDo Hockey | Sweden Jr. | 33 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2005-06 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 62 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2006-07 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 47 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
External links
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References
1. Forecaster.ca, Bio
2. Canucks.com, Salo suffers a knee injury
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