Dennis Everberg

Dennis Everberg
Born (1991-12-31) 31 December 1991
Västerås, Sweden
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Winnipeg Jets
Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Rögle BK
Colorado Avalanche
Växjö Lakers
Avangard Omsk
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Dennis Everberg (born 31 December 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger. He is currently playing for the Manitoba Moose in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche.

Playing career

Everberg played as a youth with Västerås IK before joining Swedish professional club, Rögle BK. In the 2009–10 season, Everberg made his senior debut with Rögle in the Elitserien, appearing in 12 games, collecting a goal and an assist. On May 8, 2010, Everberg was signed to a two-year extension to further develop within Rögle BK.[1]

In the following 2010–11 season, with a relegated Rögle returning to the HockeyAllsvenskan, Everberg featured more prominently with the senior side, contributing with 5 goals and 12 points in 41 games. Everberg was hampened by a shoulder injury which required surgery early in the 2011–12 season. Upon his eventual return in February, Everberg's developing power forward role became influential in promoting Rögle BK back to the Elitserien. He scored 2 goals and 6 points in 10 games in the post-season.

As one of Rögle's strongest players, he was re-signed to a further two-year extension on 8 May 2012.[2] In the 2012–13 season, Everberg played his first full season in the Elitserien. Used primarily in a depth role, Everberg scored a modest 5 goals and 8 points in 55 games with lowly Rögle. In failing to maintain their SHL status, Everberg was relied upon by Rögle in the HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2013–14 season. As one of the team's biggest forwards, Everberg scored a team-leading 17 goals in 47 games, helping the club finish first in the SHL qualifiers. Everberg finished with 8 goals in 16 games as the club finished third in promotion to remain in the HockeyAllsvenskan.

Under the influence of sporting director Anders Carlsson's former scouting links to the Colorado Avalanche, Everberg was signed to his first North American contract, agreeing to a two-year entry-level contract with the Avalanche on April 30, 2014.[3][4] After making a strong impression at the Avalanche's 2014 training camp with his size and skating ability, Everberg surprisingly made the roster to begin the 2014–15 season.[5] He made his NHL debut in an opening night defeat to the Minnesota Wild on October 10, 2014.[6] Upon recall from AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, he scored his first NHL goal with the Avalanche on November 2, 2014 against the Anaheim Ducks.[7] With injuries plaguing the Avalanche, Everberg took advantage in securing a checking line role. Towards the conclusion of the regular season, Everberg suffered a shoulder injury against the Nashville Predators on April 7, 2015, which required surgery with a 6-month recovery period.[8] Everberg completed his first North American season with 3 goals and 12 points in 55 games.

Everberg recovered for the Avalanche's 2015 training camp, however was limited in play after an early injury in pre-season. He was the last cut sent to begin the 2015–16 season with new AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. On the Rampage's top scoring line, Everberg found early success, contributing with 5 points in 3 games before he was recalled to the Avalanche on October 22, 2015.[9] Everberg made his season debut against the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 24, and appeared in 15 scoreless games in a fourth-line role. Having passed the games limit that exempted waiver eligibility, Everberg cleared before returning to the San Antonio Rampage on November 27, 2015.[10]

As an impending restricted free agent at seasons' end, Everberg opted not to sign with Colorado and return to Sweden in signing a two-year contract with Växjö Lakers of the SHL on May 6, 2016[11] In the opening game of the 2016–17 season, Everberg made an instant impact in his return to the SHL, scoring the opening goal and adding another in a 5–2 victory over former club, Rögle BK, on September 22, 2016.[12] Everberg continued his scoring pace throughout season, finishing second on the club with 37 points in 52 games.

In the off-season, Everberg opted to use his KHL release clause in order to forgo the final year of his contract with Växjö.[13] On May 18, 2017, Everberg agreed to a lucrative one-year deal with Russian club, Avangard Omsk of the KHL.[14] In the 2017–18 season, Everberg initially struggled to find his footing within Omsk, registering just 9 points in 34 games. On December 11, 2017, he was traded by Avangard to HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in exchange for fellow import, Chad Rau.[15] Everberg instantly provided a spark with Nizhnekamsk, playing out the regular season to record 5 goals in just 16 games.

With the ambition to re-establish his NHL career, Everberg left the KHL as a free agent and agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Winnipeg Jets on July 1, 2018.[16]

International play


Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
2017 Germany/France
2018 Denmark

Everberg as a late bloomer, made his first appearance for Sweden at the international stage at the senior level of the Euro Hockey Tour during the 2016–17 season. He remained on the pre-tournament squad in preparation for the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany/France.[17] Despite initially being left of the final roster for the Tournament, Everberg was later added and made his debut in a 8–1 round-robin victory against Italy on 12 May 2017. He scored his first goal, the game-winner and added an assist in a 4–2 victory over Slovakia on 16 May 2017.[18] In helping Sweden capture the Gold Medal, Everberg completed the tournament scoring 2 goals and 3 points in 6 games.

During the 2017–18 season, with the exclusion of NHL contracted players Everberg was selected to represent Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Used in a checking-line role, Everberg contributed with 2 points in 4 games in a 5th place finish.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Rögle BK J20 36 6 12 18 55 2 1 0 1 2
2009–10 Rögle BK SEL 12 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2010–11 Rögle BK J20 18 4 2 6 54 1 1 1 2 2
2010–11 Rögle BK Allsv 41 5 7 12 18 8 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Rögle BK J20 3 0 4 4 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Rögle BK Allsv 5 0 0 0 0 10 2 4 6 0
2012–13 Rögle BK SEL 55 5 3 8 47 — — — — —
2013–14 Rögle BK Allsv 47 17 17 34 30 16 8 3 11 12
2014–15 Colorado Avalanche NHL 55 3 9 12 10 — — — — —
2014–15 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 12 5 2 7 4 — — — — —
2015–16 San Antonio Rampage AHL 54 15 25 40 42 — — — — —
2015–16 Colorado Avalanche NHL 15 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Växjö Lakers SHL 52 18 19 37 53 6 0 3 3 27
2017–18 Avangard Omsk KHL 34 6 3 9 20 — — — — —
2017–18 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 16 5 2 7 6 5 0 2 2 8
SHL totals 119 24 23 47 106 6 0 3 3 27
NHL totals 70 3 9 12 10 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Sweden WC 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 2 1 3 0
2018 Sweden OG 5th 4 1 1 2 4
2018 Sweden WC 1st, gold medalist(s) 10 1 1 2 2
Senior totals 20 4 3 7 6

References

  1. ↑ "Rogle lengthen contracts of two promising players" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. May 8, 2010. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rogle lengthens with Everberg" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. May 8, 2012. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Everberg has signed on" (in Swedish). hd.se. 2014-04-30. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Colorado signs five players to entry-level deals". Colorado Avalanche. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  5. ↑ "Young Avalanche Winger Dennis Everberg follows footsteps of Salming". Denver Post. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  6. ↑ "Wild open season by routing Avalanche". National Hockey League. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
  7. ↑ "Ducks vs Avalanche". National Hockey League. 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  8. ↑ "Dennis Everberg, Colorado Avalanche wing, to have shoulder surgery". Denver Post. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  9. ↑ "Avalanche swap Mikko Rantanen for Dennis Everberg". runningwiththeherd.com. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  10. ↑ "Roy says Varlamov will be back in net, explains Everberg demotion". Denver Post. 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  11. ↑ "Done: Dennis Everberg presented with Lakers". Expressen.se (in Swedish). 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  12. ↑ "Växjö win opener" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  13. ↑ "Everberg and Pettersson leave" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  14. ↑ "Swedish forward Dennis Everberg in Omsk" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  15. ↑ "KHL Trade alert: Everberg to Nizhnekamsk". Kontinental Hockey League. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  16. ↑ "Jets sign three players". Winnipeg Jets. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  17. ↑ "Carlson latest to leave team Sweden". swehockey.se (in Swedish). 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  18. ↑ "Sweden double up Slovakia". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
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