Robin Figren

Robin Figren (born March 7, 1988) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Figren was selected 70th overall in the third round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders.

Robin Figren
Born	(1988-03-07) March 7, 1988 (age 37) Stockholm, Sweden
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Djurgårdens IF Bridgeport Sound Tigers Linköpings HC Frölunda HC HV71
NHL draft	70th overall, 2006 New York Islanders
Playing career	2008–2022

Playing career

Figren played junior hockey with the Swedish team Frölunda HC. After impressive performances in the J20 SuperElit, Robin played 2 games as a 17-year-old in the Elitserien. After the draft, Figren played in the Western Hockey League for the Calgary Hitmen and Edmonton Oil Kings.

Figren with the Sound Tigers.

In the 2008–09 season, Figren played his first professional season, returning to the Elitserien with Djurgårdens IF. Upon the completion of the Djurgården season, he was assigned to the Islanders' AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, to finish the year.

On April 20, 2011, Figren left the Islanders organization and returned to Sweden, signing a one-year with Linköpings HC of the Elitserien.^[1] After four seasons with Frölunda HC, including capturing the Le Mat trophy in the 2015–16 season, Figren left the club as a free agent following the 2016–17 season, agreeing to a two-year contract with current champions, HV71, on May 10, 2017.^[2]

On June 24, 2019, Figren joined EHC Kloten of the Swiss League (SL) on a one-year deal.^[3] Figren remained with Kloten for three seasons, establishing himself as an offensive leader on the club and helping the team gain promotion and return to the National League in the 2021–22 season before announcing his retirement from professional hockey on 18 August 2022.^[4]

Figren was well known for his "zorro" goal for Sweden in the 2008 WJC tournament.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Hammarby IF	J18 Allsv		11	5	5	10	22		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Frölunda HC	J18 Allsv		12	13	8	21	94		7	4	4	8	10
2004–05	Frölunda HC	J20		4	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Frölunda HC	J18 Allsv		1	1	0	1	2		2	2	0	2	0
2005–06	Frölunda HC	J20		38	10	18	28	72		7	4	2	6	6
2005–06	Frölunda HC	SEL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		62	10	17	27	54		18	4	4	8	18
2007–08	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL		35	18	13	31	46		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Frölunda HC	J20		1	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		49	3	6	9	28		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		3	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		62	3	4	7	24		4	1	1	2	6
2010–11	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		76	14	16	30	39		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Linköpings HC	SEL		51	9	10	19	57		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Linköpings HC	SEL		55	9	4	13	28		10	4	3	7	10
2013–14	Frölunda HC	SHL		43	9	14	23	54		7	0	1	1	6
2014–15	Frölunda HC	SHL		49	16	15	31	26		9	0	1	1	4
2015–16	Frölunda HC	SHL		52	9	13	22	24		16	1	1	2	4
2016–17	Frölunda HC	SHL		48	11	10	21	33		14	0	1	1	4
2017–18	HV71	SHL		49	5	15	20	14		2	0	0	0	0
2018–19	HV71	SHL		50	15	15	30	26		9	1	0	1	6
2019–20	EHC Kloten	SUI.2		36	19	29	48	20		5	2	4	6	2
2020–21	EHC Kloten	SUI.2		46	29	31	60	30		17	8	9	17	12
2021–22	EHC Kloten	SUI.2		47	26	34	60	18		15	7	14	21	2
SHL totals				448	86	102	188	290		67	6	7	13	34
AHL totals				141	17	21	38	65		4	1	1	2	6

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Sweden	U18	7th		5	3	0	3	6
2006	Sweden	WJC18	6th		6	3	2	5	16
2008	Sweden	WJC			6	5	2	7	2
Junior totals					17	11	4	15	24

Awards and honors

Award	Year
SHL
Le Mat trophy (Frölunda HC)	2016