Staffan Kronwall

Staffan Kronwall (born September 10, 1982) is a professional ice-hockey defenceman for Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League. He previously played for the Calgary Flames and has also played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Kronwall represented Sweden at the 2002 World Junior Championship and collected 0 points and 4 penalty minutes in 7 games for Sweden.
He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 9th round, 285th overall of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and spent much of the first four seasons of his North American career with the Leafs' AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. He was placed on waivers midway through the 2008–09 season where he was claimed by the Washington Capitals. He signed with the Calgary Flames via free agency in 2009. 
Kronwall scored his first NHL goal on October 6, 2009, in a 4-3 win against Jaroslav Halak of the Montreal Canadiens, but spent the majority of the season with the AHL's Abbotsford Heat. He remained with the Heat to begin the 2010–11 season, but sought to return to Sweden to be closer to his family. With the blessing of the Flames, Kronwall signed a one year contract with his former team Djurgårdens IF on October 11, 2010.
==Personal life==
He is the younger brother of Niklas Kronwall, a Detroit Red Wings defenceman.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2002–03 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 		48 	4 	6 	10 	65 		12 	1 	1 	2 	8
2003–04 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 		44 	1 	5 	6 	54 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
2004–05 	Brynäs IF 	SEL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 		35 	1 	4 	5 	43 		12 	2 	0 	2 	10
2005–06 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		16 	1 	10 	11 	12 		4 	0 	2 	2 	2
2005–06 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		34 	0 	1 	1 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		47 	3 	14 	17 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		26 	3 	7 	10 	14 		19 	1 	1 	2 	11
2007–08 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		18 	0 	0 	0 	7 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		42 	7 	18 	25 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		17 	2 	7 	9 	13 		21 	3 	9 	12 	6
2009–10 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		11 	1 	2 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Abbotsford Heat 	AHL 		44 	5 	23 	28 	24 		9 	0 	2 	2 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		66 	1 	3 	4 	23 		0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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*Fox Sports
*Hockey's Future
*SI.com
Category:Born in 1982
Category:Brynäs IF players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Swedish ice hockey players
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Category:Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
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Category:Washington Capitals players
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