Oliver Holton Lauridsen (born 24 March 1989) is a Danish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HC TPS of the Liiga. He previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the older brother to fellow international, Markus.
| Oliver Lauridsen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
24 March 1989 Gentofte, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
HC TPS Philadelphia Flyers Frölunda HC Jokerit Malmö Redhawks | ||
| National team |
 Denmark | ||
| NHL draft |
196th overall, 2009 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Playing career
editLauridsen hails from Gentofte, Denmark, where he started playing ice hockey in the youth ranks of IC Gentofte. He moved to Sweden in 2005 to join Rögle BK before heading to Linköping HC one year later. He played for both clubs at the youth level. In 2008, Lauridsen enrolled at St. Cloud State University.[1]
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers 196th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Flyers on 15 March 2011 after his third season of college hockey at St. Cloud State.[2][3]
On 29 March 2013, after spending one season with the Adirondack Phantoms he was called up to replace the injured Braydon Coburn.[4] He debuted the next day in a game against the Boston Bruins.[5] A month later, Lauridsen scored his first NHL goal after Boston defenseman Zdeno Chára's attempt to clear the puck deep in his own zone managed to slip past Boston goaltender Anton Khudobin and into the net.[6] Lauridsen was credited with the goal since he was the last Flyers player to have touched the puck and it proved to be the game-winning goal.[6] Two days later he scored the game-winner again, this time via a slapshot that eluded New York Islanders goaltender Kevin Poulin.[7] During his time in North America, he played a total of 16 NHL contests for the Flyers[8] and 264 games in the American Hockey League for the Adirondack Phantoms and Lehigh Valley Phantoms.[9]
On 13 July 2015, Lauridsen signed with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League[10] and helped the team win the Swedish national championship and the Champions Hockey League in the 2015–16 season. In April 2016, he penned a deal with Helsinki based KHL team Jokerit.[11]
After four seasons in the KHL with Jokerit, Lauridsen opted to return to the SHL, agreeing to a three-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks on 29 April 2020.[12]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | IC Gentofte | DEN U20 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | IC Gentofte | DEN.2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Rögle BK | J20 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | J18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Tranås AIF | Div.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 43 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 37 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 65 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 59 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 63 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 75 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Jokerit | KHL | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 2017–18 | Jokerit | KHL | 54 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | Jokerit | KHL | 55 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Jokerit | KHL | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 42 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 49 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | HC TPS | Liiga | 57 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SHL totals | 181 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 189 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| KHL totals | 181 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 181 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Denmark | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Denmark | WJC D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2007 | Denmark | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 2008 | Denmark | WJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2009 | Denmark | WJC D1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2015 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Denmark | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Denmark | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2018 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Denmark | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Denmark | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Denmark | WC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Denmark | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 46 | |||
| Senior totals | 75 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 56 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Statistics". USCHO.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Flyers Sign Lauridsen". Philadelphia Flyers. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Success Stories". St. Cloud State University. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Flyers' Coburn out with separated shoulder". NHL. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Bruins @ Flyers game recap". NHL. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Bruins vs. Flyers – 04/23/2013 – Philadelphia Flyers – Recap". Philadelphia Flyers. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Islanders vs. Flyers – 04/25/2013 – Philadelphia Flyers – Recap". Philadelphia Flyers. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "Oliver Lauridsen". NHL.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Tungt nyförvärv" (in Swedish). Frölunda Indians. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "KHL: Oliver Lauridsen skifter til Jokerit – Faceoff.dk". www.faceoff.dk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Oliver Lauridsen reinforces the Redhawks" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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