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2003-04:
- Cracked Swedish under-20 league with Frolunda and played well for his age (24-7-4-11).
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2004-05:
- Struggled early in year with Frolunda in Sweden's under-20 league (9-2-6-8).
- Played much better after early transfer to Leksands of the same league (18-8-10-18).
- Represented Sweden at world under-18 championship in April (7-1-3-4).
- Drafted by Detroit in the third round (103rd overall) at the NHL draft.
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2005-06:
- Skated regularly in the Swedish Elite League with Leksands (30-0-3-3, 17 shots, minus-5).
- Didn't produce much in stints at under-20 level (14-4-2-6).
- Represented Sweden at WJC, producing well in third-line role (6-2-2-4).
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2006-07:
- Disappointed at Sweden's second level, mostly with Leksands (26-2-4-6, 19 shots).
- Played mostly a fourth-line checking role and didn't fit in on a dump-and-chase team.
- One of the last cuts from Sweden's world junior team in December.
- Transferred to Borlange at Sweden's fourth level late in year (11-4-6-10).
- Signed amateur tryout contract with AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins and practiced with the team.
- Signed three-year entry-level contract with Red Wings on June 1.
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2007-08:
- Surprised at Red Wings' training camp and appeared in five NHL exhibition games (5-2-0-2-4).
- One of Detroit's last cuts along with Jonathan Ericsson and Jimmy Howard.
- Saw regular ice time and was a two-way presence, although production was minimal (72-7-15-22).
- Posted a team-best plus-10 on a squad cluttered with minuses and had 117 shots.
- Earned two-game call-up to Detroit in March, recording an assist and averaging 5:46 of ice time.
- Called up to Detroit to serve as Black Ace (spare who doesn't play) during NHL playoffs.
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2008-09:
- Appeared in six NHL pre-season games before being demoted to Grand Rapids (AHL).
- Had a hot start (nine points in eight games) and a strong first half (40-15-13-28).
- Soldiered through a shoulder injury that derailed his second half.
- Did not score a goal after Jan. 14 and finished with 14 assists in final 26 games.
- Posted a team-worst minus-12 — although Darren Helm wasn't far behind at minus-10.
- Fired 165 shots and tallied five times on the power play and once shorthanded.
- Wasn't up to snuff in the playoffs and ended up a scratch (8-0-2-2).
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2009-10:
- Appeared in seven NHL pre-season games with Red Wings (7-0-1-1, eight shots, plus-3).
- Returned to Grand Rapids for a third AHL season.
- Finished tied for third in team scoring (73-19-23-42, minus-3, 178 shots).
- Earned a five-game late-December call-up to Detroit (5-0-0-0, nine shots, 11:42 ATOI).
- Made his NHL playoff debut on May 6 vs. San Jose, a 7-1 Western Conference semifinal triumph.
- Signed a three-year contract extension in May (one-way in the final two years) worth $1.55 million.
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