Dan Anders Eriksson (born March 17, 1985) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently an unrestricted free agent having last played with Lausitzer Füchse in the DEL2 in Germany.
Eriksson was born in Floda, Sweden, but grew up in Gothenburg with Frölunda HC as his youth team. As a 19-year-old, he signed with BorÃÂ¥s HC of the Swedish Division 1, the third tier in Swedish senior ice hockey, for his first professional contract with a senior team. With 21 goals and 41 points in 42 games with the team in the 2006âÂÂ07 season, Eriksson was a significant factor for BorÃÂ¥s HC reaching the 2007 HockeyAllsvenskan Kvalserien that season. In the 2007 Kvalserien he scored 5 goals and 8 points in 8 games; BorÃÂ¥s finished second in the 2007 Kvalserien and promoted to the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-tier league, for the 2007âÂÂ08 season. Anders Eriksson continued to play for the team for three seasons and was a good reason why BorÃÂ¥s managed to stay in the HockeyAllsvenskan. His last season with the team ended with 14 goals and 28 points in 51 games.
Växjö Lakers in the same league, intending to reach the Kvalserien qualification for the top-tier league Elitserien (SEL) for the third consecutive year, signed Anders Eriksson prior to the 2010âÂÂ11 season. In the regular season, he scored 12 goals and 33 points for the team, which won the HockeyAllsvenskan for the first time in the club's history and successfully moved on to play in the 2011 Kvalserien. Eriksson's major breakthrough came there. A significant contributor to the Lakers' promotion to the Elitserien, he finished fourth in the scoring league, with 7 goals and 11 points in 10 games. Four of his goals were game-winning ones (GWG's), winning the GWG league.
Anders Eriksson played his first Elitserien game on September 13, 2011, against Frölunda HC. He did not manage to score any points as Frölunda shutout the Lakers 2âÂÂ0.
After four seasons with ÃÂrebro HK and establishing himself in the SHL, Eriksson left the club as a free agent to try-out with Färjestad BK for the 2016âÂÂ17 season. On September 11, 2016, he was released from his try-out with FBK and returned to train with ÃÂrebro HK. On September 26, 2016, was re-signed to a temporary seven week contract to cover for initial injuries on the ÃÂrebro HK roster.