Stefan Lassen
Stefan Lassen (born November 1, 1985) is a Danish professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for Almtuna IS in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).
| Stefan Lassen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
November 1, 1985 Herning, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Allsv team Former teams |
Almtuna IS Herning Blue Fox Frederikshavn White Hawks Djurgårdens IF Graz 99ers Lahti Pelicans | ||
| National team |
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| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Playing career
Lassen began his career in Danish side Herning Blue Fox where he won the Danish Championship in 2007 and 2008. He moved to Sweden in 2009 with Leksands IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan before joining Elitserien club, Djurgårdens IF the following season on May 31, 2010.[1]
After a season stint in the EBEL with Austrian club, Graz 99ers, Lassen moved to Finland signing a two-year contract with the Lahti Pelicans of the Liiga on March 27, 2015.[2]
Lassen played for three years with the Pelicans, captaining the club in the 2017–18 season, before leaving the club to sign an initial one-year contract with Swedish club, Almtuna IS of the HockeyAllsvenskan, on September 19, 2018.[3]
International play
Lassen has participated in two IIHF World Championships before joining Leksands IF in May 2009.[4] Lassen was named for the Danish team again in the 2010 IIHF World Championship. He scored the game-winning goal against USA in the preliminary round.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | DEN | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | ||
| 2006–07 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 32 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 44 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 48 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 50 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 46 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 41 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 53 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2016–17 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 43 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Almtuna IS | Allsv | 51 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEN totals | 208 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 150 | 77 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 61 | ||||
| SHL totals | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Liiga totals | 137 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 135 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | ||||
References
- "VM-back klar för Djurgården". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- "Pelicans add to defense". Lahti Pelicans (in Finnish). 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- "Danish defenseman Lassen signs with Almtuna" (in Swedish). Almtuna IS. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- Uffe Bodin (May 17, 2009). "Dansk backstjärna till Leksand" (in Swedish). hockeysverige.se. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- "PRELIMINARY ROUND – GROUP D – GAME 9" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. IIHF. May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database