islesinfo:
2007-08 Update:
April 1, 2008: Vasteras IK finished their
season on March 5th with a 3-1 loss at the Malmo
Redhawks. Their record: 25-15-5. In the playoffs,
Vasteras faced the Växjö Lakers HC in a best of three
series. Vasteras went on to win the series 2 games to 1.
Axelsson did not record a point in the series. Vasteras
went to face Boras HC in the next round. The series was
split a game a piece (for some reason). Once again
Axelsson did not record a point. Vasteras would go on to
play in the Kvalserian, posting a record of 0-5 in the
second half of the month of March. Axelsson did not
record a point in any of the 5 games.
March 1, 2008:
Emil Axelsson recorded an assist on the game winning
goal in a 4-0 win vs. Rogle BK on Feb. 29th. Vasteras IK posted a record of
4-2-1 during the month of February. They are 25-14-5
overall on the season.
February 1, 2008:
Emil Axelsson recorded 2 assists in a 3-2 OT win vs. IF
Sundsvall Hockey on Jan. 30th. Vasteras IK posted a record of
4-1-2 during the month of January. They are 21-12-4
overall on the season.
January 1, 2008:
Emil Axelsson recorded an assist in a 3-2 win vs. IF Björklöven
on Dec. 16th. Vasteras IK posted a record of 5-3-0 during the month of
December. They are 17-11-2
overall on the season. They had 5 straight wins from
Dec. 5th to 16th, but followed it up with three straight
losses to end the month.
December 1, 2007: Vasteras IK posted a record of
4-3-1 during the month of November. They are 12-8-2
overall on the season.
November 1, 2007: Vasteras
IK posted a record of 4-4-1 during the month of October.
They are 8-5-1 overall on the season.
October 1, 2007:
Emil Axelsson is now a regular for Vasteras IK in the Allsvenskan which is Sweden's tier 2
league. They posted a record of 4-1-0 during the month
of September. Axelsson recorded an assist in a 6-4 win
at Nykopings HK on Sept. 30th.
2006-07 Update:
March 1, 2007: Emil Axelsson started the month of
February playing with Vasteras IK, who like Arboga play
in the Allsvenskan which is Sweden's tier 2 league. He
was held scoreless in 5 games played during the month of
February. Axelsson wears #11 for his new team. Vasteras
was swept in a best of three playoff series vs. Nykoping
losing 4-3 in game 1 on Feb. 25th and 3-1 on Feb. 27th.
February 1, 2007: Axelsson recorded an assist on
Arboga's lone goal in an 8-1 loss vs. the Växjö Lakers
HC on Jan. 31st. He was recently transferred and may
play for Västerås IK wearing #11.
January 1, 2007: Emil Axelsson is spending his
second year with the Swedish division 2 league team
Arboga. He recorded two assists in the month of
December: 12/17 against Nybro Vikings IF and 12/25
against Hudinge IK. He also saw action in 2 games for
Linkoping HC of the SEL, his highest level of play yet.
Axelsson wears #26 for Arboga.
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Isles select D Emil Axelsson
210th |
| Continuing
their focus on defense the Islanders selected Swedish defenseman
Emil Axelsson with the 210th pick overall. The Islanders like
Axelsson and described him as pretty much the same type of
defenseman as Jaroslav Mrazek as far as playing style. Axelsson also
likes to play physical and has been described at times as a chippy
player. |
Central Scouting Bureau: Emil Axelsson
Final Ranking: 47
among European Skaters
Midterm Ranking: 27
A fairly mobile skater....good overall skill
level....moves the puck well....is a good playmaker and
passer....impressive in the defensive zone....also has decent offensive
skills including a hard, accurate shot....likes to join the offense....has
great size for his age....likes to play a physical, aggressive style of
game....a very good competitor with a winning attitude, works hard for the
team on every shift....big and strong.
Isles Scouts: "We keep saying
it over and over that we want character players, and that's what Axelsson
gives you," said Jankowski. "He's a big kid who likes contact
and clears guy out in front of the net."
"He's competitive," said
Andurs Kallur. "And he's tough with a big body who takes care of his
own zone first. He's a defensive defenseman that plays with an edge."
"His skating and hockey sense can
use some work," said Kallur. "But that will come with
playing."
From Eliteprospects.com:
Emil Axelsson was virtually unknown before this season.
He had been playing tier II junior hockey but progressed to the point that
he was ready to play with Örebro in the 2nd-tier league. Axelsson quickly
displayed a strong overall game playing with his young teammate Carl
Gunnarsson, who is eligible for the 2005 Entry Draft. Axelsson is an
aggressive defenseman that definitely does not shy away from the rough
stuff. He enjoys using his body as much as possible and sometimes his
stick too as he gives out cheap shots from time to time. Being of such a
large stature he is a quite capable skater and he doesn’t hesitate to
join the rush.
During the U18 World Junior Championships Axelsson’s team was relegated
from the second tier league and he has now moved to Linköping where he
will chiefly play in the U20-league. The competition for a roster spot in
the SEL is tough and he will fight for ice-time with talented defensemen
such as Albin Lorentzon and the previously mentioned Carl Gunnarsson, who
has also singed with Linköping.
islesinfo.com: Orebro must have been a pretty bad
team in 2003-04 as Axelsson finished a -26. I like the stuff about the
cheap shots though. Sounds like a pest in the mold of a Darius Kasparaitis
maybe.
Nov. 11, 2003: New on the list is
Emil Axelsson at no. 13. Axelsson has along with Carl
Gunnarsson (2005 eligible) sensationaly become a regular with Örebro in
the 2nd-tier league. Add also that he had a strong tournament with team
Sweden in Switzerland. Axelsson has excellent size and is quite gifted
offensively. He could very well end up in the top 10 eventually.
Islanders talangscout - 2004-03-23
Det var New York Islanders talangscout som Emil Axelsson träffade i lördags.
Enligt vad vi erfar har Axelsson inte scrivit på något kontrakt.
Senaste nytt - 2004-03-20
De senaste ryktena säger att HC-spelaren Emil Axelsson vid lunchtid idag
var synlig på restaurangen Rosalis Deli med sin agent. Källan berättar
också att Axelsson bläddrade och skrev på massa papper.
islesinfo comment: Not exactly
sure what the above says word for word, but it seems the Islanders were
showing interest in Axelsson as early as March. The first blurb says
something about an Islander scout visiting the team of Orebro to watch
Axelsson. This was taken from a Swedish website that covers the
Orebro Pirates.
Translation of the Above: ( special
thanks goes out to Correcter of the islesinfo.com message
board )
The first part reads:
Islanders talent scout
Last Saturday, there was an Islanders scout who met up with Emil Axelsson.
The only thing we actually found out was that Axelsson has not yet signed
any contracts.
The second part reads:
The latest -
The latest rumors say that HC player Emil Axelsson was apparantly at the
restaurant Rosali's Deli with his agent around lunchtime. The source also
said that Axelsson browsed through and wrote 'on' a bunch of papers.
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