Alexander Urbom
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Born |
Stockholm, Sweden | December 20, 1990||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
SHL team Former teams |
Djurgårdens IF New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals Severstal Cherepovets Skellefteå AIK | ||
NHL Draft |
73rd overall, 2009 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Alexander Urbom (born December 20, 1990) is a professional Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
Urbom was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the third round, 73rd overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft. He previously played for Djurgårdens IF in Elitserien and Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL.
He scored his first NHL goal on April 10, 2011 against Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins.
Urbom was claimed off waivers to start the 2013–14 season by the Washington Capitals on October 3, 2013.[1] After appearing in 20 games throughout the first half of the season with the Capitals, Urbom returned on waivers to be reacquired by the Devils on January 8, 2014.
After four seasons in North America, Urbom opted to leave as a restricted free agent, signing a two-year contract with Russian club, Severstal Cherepovets of the KHL on June 6, 2014.[2] After one season in the KHL, Urbom opted to return to the SHL, signing with Skellefteå AIK.
He returned to orginial club, Djurgårdens IF on loan from Skellefteå AIK in the second year of his two-year contract.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2007–08 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 66 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 87 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | ||
2010–11 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Albany Devils | AHL | 72 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Albany Devils | AHL | 50 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 68 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Albany Devils | AHL | 35 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 56 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 47 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 51 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
NHL totals | 34 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ↑ "Capitals claim Urbom off waivers from Devils". Washington Capitals. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ↑ "Defenseman Alexander Urbom agrees with Severstal" (in Russian). Severstal Cherepovets. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ↑ "Djurgården lånar Alexander Urbom". Retrieved 12 May 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database