Andreas Thuresson

Patrick Andreas Thuresson (born November 18, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing with Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).^[1]

Andreas Thuresson
Born	(1987-11-18) November 18, 1987 (age 37) Kristianstad, Sweden
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
DEL team Former teams	Kölner Haie Malmö Redhawks Nashville Predators Brynäs IF HC Sibir Novosibirsk Severstal Cherepovets Kunlun Red Star SCL Tigers HV71 Schwenninger Wild Wings
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	144th overall, 2007 Nashville Predators
Playing career	2006–present

Playing career

Thuresson was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the fifth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, 144th overall. Andreas scored his first NHL goal on December 31, 2009 against Mathieu Garon of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

On July 2, 2011, he was traded to the New York Rangers for Brodie Dupont.^[2] Thuresson was assigned to the Rangers AHL affiliate, the Connecticut Whale, for the duration of the 2011–12 season. After scoring only 21 points in 73 games at season's end, Thuresson returned to his native Sweden signing a one-year contract with Brynäs IF of the Elitserien on May 18, 2012.^[3]

In a second stint with the Redhaws, Thuresson played two seasons with the club before leaving as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with Chinese club, Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on June 5, 2017.^[4]

After returning to Sweden for the 2018–19 season with HV71, Thuresson again opted to move abroad at the conclusion of his contract in signing a new two-year deal with German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL on April 22, 2019.^[5]

Thuresson played with the Wild Wings for two seasons before moving to fellow DEL club, Kölner Haie, on a one-year contract on 12 May 2021.^[6]

Personal

Thuresson was married to Morgan Jaye Zabrowski on March 21, 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Malmö Redhawks	J20		19	2	2	4	16		8	0	0	0	6
2004–05	Malmö Redhawks	J20		30	4	4	8	28		3	2	1	3	2
2005–06	Malmö Redhawks	J20		38	15	18	33	71		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Malmö Redhawks	Allsv		19	0	2	2	10		1	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Malmö Redhawks	SEL		48	10	5	15	26		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		77	11	7	18	37		6	0	0	0	4
2008–09	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		74	14	15	29	32		11	3	1	4	4
2009–10	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		50	14	19	33	24		7	2	7	9	16
2009–10	Nashville Predators	NHL		22	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		76	14	24	38	41		13	3	3	6	10
2010–11	Nashville Predators	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Connecticut Whale	AHL		73	13	8	21	40		9	1	2	3	0
2012–13	Brynäs IF	SEL		48	11	8	19	50		4	0	1	1	12
2013–14	Brynäs IF	SHL		52	17	20	37	61		4	0	2	2	4
2014–15	HC Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL		21	8	7	15	10		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL		26	7	3	10	16		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Malmö Redhawks	SHL		42	14	10	24	55		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Malmö Redhawks	SHL		51	12	21	33	18		10	4	1	5	4
2017–18	Kunlun Red Star	KHL		29	1	3	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	SCL Tigers	NL		22	7	6	13	12		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HV71	SHL		43	10	9	19	26		9	1	3	4	8
2019–20	Schwenninger Wild Wings	DEL		28	10	9	19	16		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Schwenninger Wild Wings	DEL		38	17	20	37	26		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Kölner Haie	DEL		50	16	18	34	26		5	1	3	4	4
2022–23	Kölner Haie	DEL		51	22	38	60	26		6	2	1	3	6
2023–24	Kölner Haie	DEL		28	12	10	22	28		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				284	74	73	147	236		37	7	9	16	30
NHL totals				25	1	2	3	6		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Sweden	WJC	4th		7	1	2	3	4
2015	Sweden	WC	5th		1	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					7	1	2	3	4
Senior totals					1	0	0	0	0