Swedish forwards Johan Eriksson (pictured Right) and Sam Marklund (pictured Left) have been added to the Flames opening day 22-23 roster. 

Marklund, 29, will take his game outside of his homeland for the first time after 34 games in the SHL, the country’s top league, and 340 Allsvenskan appearances. 

The 6’0”, 190lb skater spent 3 of his last 4 seasons at AIK, broken up only by 2020-2021 at Västerås.  The former Under 17 and 18 Swedish international made his top tier pro debut with Skellefteå in 2011-2012 and while still at junior age split time with them and Västerås the next term.  In 2013-2014 he played 40 games with Västerås where he had 4 goals and 12 points.  He remained in the league but with different teams the next couple of terms when he had 22 and 23 point runs with Asplöven and Timrå, respectively.  He iced the 2016-2017 schedule in the SHL with Växjö Lakers and Skellefteå before his best offensive production in 2017-2018 when he posted 13 goals and 34 points in 52 starts at Allsvenskan MODO Hockey. 

Marklund has 61 goals and 148 points in Sweden’s 2^nd league and 2 goals and 2 assists in 41 SHL and Champions league starts. 

Eriksson iced last season at Allsvenskan’s Almtuna where he posted 13 goals and 11 assists to bring his career points to 107 in 204 games. He split the previous schedule with Almtuna and Strömsbro, yielding his best season with a 61 point term thanks to 28 goals and 33 assists. 

The 6’1”, 195lb forward made his pro start in 2012-2013 with an SHL game before spending the next 3 seasons in HockeyEttan at Tranås where he led the league in goals and points during the 15-16 set. He became a full time Allsvenskan player in 2016-2017 with a transfer to Tingsryds where he opened his league account with 22 goals and 39 points. He moved on to MODO for the next pair of terms, the 2^nd of which included his first mainland European stay when he iced 8 times at Austrian outfit Villacher SV. The 29 year old spent the bulk of the 2019-2020 stretch in France with Chamonix and was nearly a point a game pace before returning home for his final 2 seasons on home soil. 

“These are 2 players who will be very impactful,” offered Head Coach Paul Dixon. “Both of them have played at an exceptionally high level at home for a very long time, and both have had great success with impressive playing CV’s.’

“We try to avoid bringing just one player from any particular part of the world so it is good that they can join a fellow countryman and to come together and maybe have a little easier time transitioning to life here in the UK which will help them bring their best to the ice early on.

‘These are quality players, and we are excited to have Sam and Johan with us when the new season gets underway.” 

2022 2023 season tickets available here.  Individual match tickets on sale here. 

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