Andreas Andersson

Andreas Andersson is a Swedish goalie on HV71.

Andersson has been a backup goalie for most of his career, even while playing in lower levels of the Swedish professional leagues. He was drafted in 1998 by the Anaheim Ducks, after playing in 7 games for HV71 that season. He has yet to play in North America, and has spent his entire Elitserien career with HV71. He was on the team from 1997 until 2000, and then spent 8 seasons in the Hockey Allsvenskan, first with Troja/Lungby and then with Rogle BK. He got a couple of chances to pull starting duty in the Allsvenskan, including 2006-07, when he played in 41 games and posted a 2.14 GAA with Rogle. In 2007, he returned to HV71, where he has appeared in 26 games over the past two seasons. In 2008, he won his first league championship with HV71.