Joakim Hillding

Joakim Hillding
Born	(1988-05-30) May 30, 1988 (age 36) Ängelholm, Sweden
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	HV71 Stjernen Hockey Växjö Lakers Färjestads BK Luleå HF Lukko Graz99ers Västerås IK IF Troja-Ljungby
Playing career	2007–2023

Joakim Hillding (born May 30, 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Troja-Ljungby in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).

Playing career

After four seasons in the SHL with Färjestad BK, Hillding left as a free agent to sign a two-year contract in a return to former club, the Växjö Lakers, with whom he played during their tenure in the HockeyAllsvenskan on April 28, 2015. ^[1]

Hillding played the 2018–19 season, helping IK Oskarshamn gain promotion to the SHL for the first time in their history. He posted 29 points in 49 games, and notched 12 points in 12 as a large contributor in their qualification games.

As a free agent, Hillding opted not to continue with Oskarshamn, accepting a one-year contract to play in Austria with the Graz 99ers of the EBEL on 2 July 2019. ^[2]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Rögle BK U16	U16 SM		5	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Rögle BK J18	J18 Allsvenskan		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Rögle BK J18	J18 Allsvenskan		14	6	8	14	28		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Rögle BK J20	J20 SuperElit		39	10	10	20	69		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HV71 J20	J20 SuperElit		34	13	13	26	26		4	0	2	2	0
2007–08	HV71 J20	J20 SuperElit		33	19	24	43	32		3	0	0	0	0
2007–08	HV71	Elitserien		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Stjernen Hockey	Norway		12	1	1	2	12		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1		38	15	25	40	26		10	2	4	6	4
2009–10	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1		34	13	37	50	16		10	1	4	5	6
2010–11	Växjö Lakers HC	HockeyAllsvenskan		52	21	17	38	40		10	4	4	8	6
2011–12	Färjestad BK	Elitserien		53	4	9	13	20		11	0	2	2	0
2012–13	Färjestad BK	Elitserien		54	6	14	20	22		10	1	5	6	2
2013–14	Färjestad BK	SHL		55	18	23	41	22		15	3	2	5	35
2014–15	Färjestad BK	SHL		44	5	17	22	18		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL		45	9	10	19	10		10	1	2	3	4
2016–17	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL		24	3	3	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Luleå HF	SHL		20	0	3	3	8		2	0	0	0	0
2017–18	Lukko	Liiga		34	4	4	8	12		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	IK Oskarshamn	HockeyAllsvenskan		49	12	17	29	34		12	6	6	12	6
2019–20	Graz 99ers	EBEL		47	19	17	36	18		3	0	2	2	6
2020–21	Västerås IK	HockeyAllsvenskan		33	6	13	19	18		6	0	2	2	8
2021–22	IF Troja-Ljungby	HockeyAllsvenskan		49	16	24	40	24		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	IF Troja-Ljungby	Hockeyettan		31	6	21	27	6		2	0	1	1	0
Elitserien/SHL totals				299	45	79	124	108		48	5	11	16	41
HockeyAllsvenskan totals				183	55	71	126	116		28	10	12	22	20

References

1. "New players to Växjö Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
2. "Joakim Hillding approaches Graz 99ers". Graz 99ers (in German). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database