Pontus Åberg
| Pontus Åberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
23 September 1993 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks San Diego Gulls (AHL) Djurgårdens IF Färjestad BK Nashville Predators Edmonton Oilers | ||
| NHL Draft |
37th overall, 2012 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Keith Pontus Åberg (born 23 September 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the San Diego Gulls in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the second round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, 37th overall, by the Nashville Predators.
Playing career
SHL
Åberg represented team Stockholm at the Rikspucken, a national tournament in Sweden. He made his Elitserien debut during the 2010–11 season, as an extra forward in the second game of the season against Modo Hockey, but did not get any time on the ice.[1] Åberg extended his contract with Djurgården to the 2013–14 season in May 2011.[2] Åberg played a total of five games, scoring two points in the 2011 edition of the pre-season tournament European Trophy. Åberg received his first time on the ice in an Elitserien game and also scored his first goal in Elitserien in the league premier against HV71 on 15 September 2011.[3][4] He scored the game-winning goal in the shootouts against Färjestad BK on 29 September 2011.[5]
After a start to the 2011–12 Elitserien season that included getting five goals and three assists in the first fourteen games, Åberg was announced to be the first of four candidates for that season's Elitserien Rookie of the Year.[6]
In the 2013–14 season, Åberg transferred to play for fellow SHL club, Färjestad BK.[7]
Nashville Predators
After signing an entry-level contract with the Predators, he began his first North American season in 2014–15 season playing for the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.
In the 2016–17 NHL season Åberg appeared in 15 regular season games posting 1 goal and 1 assist with the Predators. In the AHL Åberg was effective potting 31 goals in just 56 games, and he added 21 assists to bring his point total to 52 with the Admirals.
After Ryan Johansen went down in Game 4 of the WCF he was announced to be out for the remainder of the playoffs, and with Predators captain Mike Fisher being sidelined as well, the Predators called upon Sissons and Åberg to help carry the offensive load. In game 5 Åberg scored the game-winning goal in Anaheim in a 3–1 win to give the Predators a 3–2 series lead. In Game 6 at Bridgestone Arena, Åberg assisted 2 of Sissons' 3 goals to help the Predators advance to their first ever Stanley Cup Finals.
On 18 July 2017, the Predators re-signed Aberg to a two-year, $1.3 million contract worth $650,000 annually.[8] During his time with the Predators', he was given the nickname "The Pope".[9]
Edmonton Oilers
In the 2017–18 season, at the NHL trade deadline on 25 February 2018, Åberg was dealt by the Predators to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Mark Letestu.[10] He made his Oilers debut on 27 February against the San Jose Sharks.[11] He scored his first point as an Oiler in his debut with an assist on a goal from Jesse Puljujärvi, in a 5–2 loss to the Sharks.[12] In remaining with the Oilers to play out the season, Åberg contributed with 2 goals and 8 points in 16 games.
Anaheim Ducks
After attending the Oilers 2018 training camp, Åberg was unable to retain his roster spot approaching the 2018–19 season. On October 1, 2018, he was claimed off waivers by the Anaheim Ducks.[13]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 41 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 47 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 52 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 52 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 69 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 74 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Nashville Predators | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 56 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 100 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 68 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sweden | U17 |  |
6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
References
- ↑ Uhlin, Daniel (18 September 2010). "Tung eftermiddag i Örnsköldsvik". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ↑ "Juniortrio förlänger med DIF". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ↑ Runemo, Staffan (15 September 2011). "Liv hyllades när HV71 förlorade". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ Peterson, Jimmy (15 September 2011). "Ja, han är sjutton år - Åberg matchvinnare". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ Grefve, Daniel (29 September 2011). "Sämsta mästarna". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ "Pontus Åberg årets rookiekandidat" (in Swedish). 1 November 2011.
- ↑ "Åberg moves to Färjestad BK" (in Swedish). hockeyligan.se. 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ↑ "Predators Sign Pontus Aberg to Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ↑ Jones, Terry (25 February 2018). "JONES: Oilers lose another strong presence in the locker room". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ Wescott, Chris (25 February 2018). "BLOG: Oilers acquire Aberg for Letestu". NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ↑ Matheson, Jim (27 February 2018). "Pontus Aberg makes debut with Edmonton Oilers". The National Post. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ "Evander Kane makes immediate impact in Sharks' win over Oilers". sportsnet.ca. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ "Ducks claim Aberg off waivers from Oilers". Sportsnet. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database