Daniel Larsson

3 NHL Games

November 12, 2009 Detroit Red Wings vs Vancouver Canucks. 3-1 win.

November 14, 2009 Detroit Red Wings vs Anaheim Ducks. 7-4 win.

November 18, 2009 Detroit Red Wings vs Dallas Stars. 1-3 loss.

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   Swedish goalie Daniel Larsson was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in 2006 and signed with the team May, 2008. He had a strong resume before coming to North America. Larsson was named Eliteserien's 2008 goalie and rookie of the year.

   Daniel Larsson was recalled by the Red Wings in November, 2009 because Chris Osgood came down with a case of the flu. Larsson dressed as Jimmy Howard's backup for a three game period until Osgood was healthy enough to return. For Larsson, the recall was bittersweet because his dream was to play. "You want to be out there playing, but still, it has to be the right way for my development," Larsson said. "It was good to get some good experience up here and see how it is during the regular season. You see a lot of different situations and how they play here compared to the AHL. I haven't seen many games live, so it's good to be up here and see what's going on." (1)

  After just two seasons in North America, Larsson saw his NHL dream fading and decided to return to Sweden. "They wanted me in the AHL (for) at least another year, but I felt that the two seasons was enough,'' Larsson was quoted as saying. (1)

• Wore #31 with Detroit Red Wings

Career stats from hockeydb.com
Born Feb 7 1986 -- Boden, Sweden
Height 6.00 -- Weight 184
Drafted by Detroit Red Wings - round 3 #92 overall 2006 NHL Entry Draft

RS Scoring			RS Goalie Stats										PO Scoring
Season	Team	Lge	GP	A	PIM	Min	GA	EN	SO	GAA	W	L	T	Svs	Pct	GP	A	PIM
2005-06	Hammarby IF	Swe-1	36	0	12
2006-07	Djurgardens IF Stockholm	SEL	24	1	0	1259	53	0	3	2.53				541	0.910	-	-	-
2007-08	Djurgardens IF Stockholm	SEL	46	0	4	2721	104	0	6	2.29				1213	0.921	5	0	0
2008-09	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	40	0	0	2152	99	3	5	2.76	22	12	2	964	0.907	-	-	-
2009-10	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	53	0	14	2840	135	5	1	2.85	23	24	2	1260	0.903	-	-	-
2010-11	HV71 Jonkoping	SEL	45	1	8	2728	115	0	2	2.53				1276	0.917	4	0	0
2011-12	HV71 Jonkoping	SEL	36	0	4	2108	83	0	1	2.36				897	0.915
2012-13	AIK	SEL	43	0	0	2497	104	0	3	2.50	19	23	0	1045	0.909	-	-	-
2013-14	AIK	SweHL	45	1	2	2604	114	0	0	2.63	15	29	0	1265	0.917	-	-	-
2014-15	Lulea HF	SweHL	17	0	0	967	42	0	1	2.61	9	7	0	370	0.898

(1) http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2009/11/red_wings_call_up_griffins_goa.html