Lars Eller
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| Position | C/W |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg/13 st 1 lb) |
| SEL Team | Frölunda HC |
| Nationality |  Denmark |
| Born | May 8, 1989 , Rødovre, DEN |
| NHL Draft | 13th overall, 2007 St. Louis Blues |
| Pro career | TBA – present |
Lars Fosgaard Eller (born May 8, 1989 in Rødovre, Denmark), is a Danish professional ice hockey player currently playing for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elite League. He spent part of the 2007–08 season with Borås HC in HockeyAllsvenskan, on loan from Frölunda HC.
His father is Olaf Eller, a former Danish international ice hockey player and former coach of several teams in the Oddset Ligaen and Troja-Ljungby in Sweden.
In the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, he was drafted 13th overall by the St. Louis Blues.[1] He is the highest ever drafted Danish born and trained player in NHL history. Jan Popiel was drafted 10th overall in the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft, however he learned to play hockey in Canada. Furthermore he changed nationality before making his debut.
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[edit] Career statistics
Junior Statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Rødovre SIK | DEN (U19) | 28 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004–05 | Rødovre SIK | DEN (1 Div.) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005–06 | Frölunda HC | J18 Allsvenskan | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Frölunda HC | J20 Superelit | 36 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | J18 Elit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | J18 Allsvenskan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | J20 Superelit | 39 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 58 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 24 | ||
[edit] International play
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| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006 | Denmark | WJHC U18 (Div I) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2007 | Denmark | WJHC U20 (Div I) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2007 | Denmark | WJHC U18 (Div I) | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Meltzer, Bill "Eller aims to reward Blues' faith" at NHL.com Retrieved 06-25-07.
- Meltzer, Bill NHL.com article on Eller & Frölunda Retrieved 06-13-07.
- Lars Eller's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Lars Eller's career stats at eurohockey.net
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