Background
He was born and raised in the village Hedesunda, where he played his first game as a child.
He was born and raised in the village Hedesunda, where he played his first game as a child.
Eriksson started his junior career in Valbo before he moved onto the more prestigious Brynäs IF in his hometown of Gävle in 2007. He was drafted in the 7th round of the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft at 196th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers. However the Flyers did not sign him by June 1, 2011, they lost the rights to him.
Unable to find significant playing time behind Jacob Markström after two years of juniors play and after setting league high marks for Brynäs" J20 SuperElit team, Eriksson moved west to Leksands IF of the second-tier Allsvenskan.
The move paid off, as Eriksson played in 38 games in the 2009-2010 season with a 2.40 goals against average and a.926 save percentage. This led Leksand to play in the Kvalserien for promotion to the Elitserien for the 2010-2011 season.
On June 15, 2013, Eriksson signed a two-year professional contract with the Vancouver Canucks. Eriksson played in his first career National Hockey League regular season game for the Canucks on January 15th 2014 against the Anaheim Ducks, coming in relief of starter Eddie Läck in a 9-1 loss.
On June 23, 2015, Eriksson agreed to terms with Dinamo Riga of the KHL.
Eriksson was named to the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships, playing for Sweden.
He dressed for every game in the tournament, but did not play behind Jacob Markström, as Sweden finished fourth.