Daniel Brodin (born 9 February 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for Djurgårdens IF Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Brodin has represented Sweden internationally at the 2010 World Junior Championships. He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, who selected him in the fifth round of the 2010 NHL entry draft.
Playing career Brodin participated in the 2006 TV-pucken, playing for Stockholm Röd. He scored one goal and two points but couldn't help the team get promoted to the playoffs. He played the rest of the 2006–07 season in Almtuna IS' J20 team. He moved to Djurgårdens IF the following season, where he played in Djurgården's J18 team for most of the season.
Brodin was promoted to the J20 team for the 2008–09 season. The team made it to the playoffs but was beaten by Brynäs IF in the semifinals. Brodin joined Djurgården's senior team as an extra player for the away game against Luleå HF on 12 February 2009, but did not get any time on the ice. He made his real Elitserien debut against Modo Hockey on 10 November 2009, two days later on 12 November, he scored his first point, an assist to Marcus Krüger who scored the 2–2 goal against Luleå HF. Brodin scored the 2–1 goal in the derby against Södertälje SK on 14 November 2009. It proved to be the game-winning goal and was also his first goal in Elitserien.
Brodin was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fifth round of the 2010 NHL entry draft. Brodin signed a two-year extension with Djurgården on 4 March 2011.
On 3 May 2019, Brodin joined HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL) on a one-year deal worth CHF 650,000.
International play
Brodin was named for Team Sweden by Pär Mårts, coach of Sweden's national junior hockey team, for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, despite only having played nine Elitserien games at the time.
He replaced Niklas Nordgren, who suffered from a minor concussion, in the 2010 Karjala Cup. Team Sweden's last game in the tournament against Finland was Brodin's first game in the senior national team. He was called up again for Team Sweden for the 2010 Channel One Cup.
Personal In July 2017, Brodin married his childhood sweetheart Emilia Appelqvist, a professional soccer player for Djurgårdens IF DFF and the Sweden women's national football team. In September 2018 Emilia gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Mila Ida Brodin.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Almtuna IS J18 —1472136 ————— 2006–07 Almtuna IS J20 2433616 ————— 2007–08 Djurgårdens IF J18 216121818 ————— 2007–08 Djurgårdens IF J18 Allsv 1434712 40000 2007–08 Djurgårdens IF J20 20000 ————— 2008–09 Djurgårdens IF J20 4111122390 61128 2008–09 Djurgårdens IF SEL 10000 ————— 2009–10 Djurgårdens IF J20 2052712 ————— 2009–10 Djurgårdens IF SEL 3023526 160002 2010–11 Djurgårdens IF SEL 51491361 72026 2011–12 Djurgårdens IF SEL 4625728 ————— 2012–13 Ässät SM-l 601081873 1662818 2013–14 Brynäs IF SHL 521141542 51012 2014–15 Brynäs IF SHL 547121961 71234 2015–16 Djurgårdens IF SHL 5013112442 8314102016–17Djurgårdens IFSHL491110213420002 2017–18 Djurgårdens IF SHL 81010 111010 2018–19 Djurgårdens IF SHL 5219163563 1945939 2019–20 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NL 5016163279 ————— 2020–21 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NL 143258 ————— 2021–22 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NL 461091944 92136 2022–23 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 4919102940 135496 2023–24 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 529112025 152354 2024–25 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 38561145 122248 SHL totals3937070140357851482265
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2010 Sweden WJC 6 3 2 5 6 2022 Sweden OG 4th 1 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 6 3 2 5 6 Junior totals 1 0 0 0 0
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