Career
In 2014 Ericsson help lead Skellefteå AIK to the Swedish Championship for the second year in a row, becoming the first club to repeat as champions since Djurgårdens IF in 2000 and 2001. Ericsson was the third-leading scorer during the playoffs, recording twelve goals and two assists in fourteen games. After 8 seasons in the SHL with Skellefteå, Ericsson opted for a new challenge in signing a one-year contract with Russian club, SKA Saint St. Petersburg of the KHL on May 28, 2014.
Ericsson broke a rib in a preliminary game against Norway, however he continued to play in the remaining six games of the tournament.
Jimmie"s younger brother Jonathan is a defenseman who is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings. The Ericsson brothers were set to play together professionally for the first time at the 2010 World Championships.
The brothers were in the lineup together, however. Jimmie injured his knee on his first shift, and missed the rest of the tournament, so they were never on the ice together.
Jimmie was the only non-National Hockey League player on the team
Ericsson represented Sweden at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded two assists in eight games.