Samuel Ersson

Samuel Ersson (born 20 October 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Flyers in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Samuel Ersson
Ersson with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2021
Born (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999
Falun, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Philadelphia Flyers
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)
Brynäs IF
NHL Draft 143rd overall, 2018
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2017–present

Playing career

Ersson played as a youth with Falu IF before joining the Brynäs IF organization of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) as a 16-year old.

Ersson was awarded the Guldgallret, which recognizes the best junior player in the HockeyAllsvenskan, for his play with VIK Västerås HK during the 2018–19 season.[2] He signed a contract to return to the Brynäs organization for the 2019–20 season.[3]

On 4 June 2021, Ersson was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers to a three-year, entry-level contract.[4]

Ersson made his NHL debut on 23 December 2022, in a 6–5 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. He would get pulled in the second period to be put back in later in the game, however Carter Hart would be handed the loss.[5] Ersson got his first NHL win on 29 December, in a 4–3 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks,[6] and would get his first shutout against the Buffalo Sabres on 9 January 2023.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLOTLMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2016–17 Brynäs IF J20 85214551602.11.932 ————————
2017–18 Brynäs IF SHL 100040203.00.882 ————————
2017–18 Brynäs IF J20 2316701,3805812.52.916 5232972204.44.857
2018–19 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 4427902,1587051.95.933 ————————
2019–20 Brynäs IF SHL 35142002,0109712.90.895 ————————
2020–21 Brynäs IF SHL 42152522,35311632.96.910 ————————
2021–22 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 50312641302.96.893 ————————
2022–23 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 42241712,51211912.84.900 3121941203.71.875
2022–23 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 126306453313.07.899 ————————
SHL totals 78294524,40321542.93.904 ————————
NHL totals 126306453313.07.899 ————————

International
Year Team Event GPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
2019 Sweden WJC 4310242902.23.922
Junior totals 4310242902.23.922

References
  1. Isaac, Dave (23 June 2018). "Why the Flyers picked these eight players in 2018 draft". Courier Post. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. "Guldgallret". HockeyAllsvenskan.se. HockeyAllsvenskan. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. Svensson, Johan (1 March 2019). "Ersson - en given vinnare av guldgallret". Expressen. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. "Flyers sign Goaltender Samuel Ersson to a three-year, entry-level deal. On December,23/2022 Ersson made his NHL debut aganist the Carollina Hurricanes". Philadelphia Flyers. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. "Canes top Flyers, points streak at franchise-record 14 games". ESPN. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. "DeAngelo caps Flyers rally for 4-3 OT win over Sharks". ESPN. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. "Ersson gets first career NHL shutout as Flyers beat Sabres". ESPN. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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