| abstract | - Rickard Wallin (born April 9 1980 in Stockholm) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. He was drafted in 1998 NHL Entry Draft in the 6th round as the 160th pick overall by the Phoenix Coyotes. Before playing any games with the Coyotes, Wallin was traded to the Minnesota Wild for Joé Juneau on June 23, 2000. After winning the Swedish Championship with Färjestads BK in 2002, Wallin signed with Minnesota during the summer of 2002. Wallin spent three years in the Wild organisation, playing 19 games with the Wild and scoring 10 points (6 goals + 4 assists). In September 2005, he returned to Sweden and Färjestads BK. That season, he won his second Swedish Championship. After the season, he signed with HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A, but he stayed only one season with HC Lugano. Wallin signed a one year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 9, 2009.
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