Viktor Svedberg
| Viktor Svedberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 24, 1991 Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||
| Weight | 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Free Agent Frölunda HC Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Viktor Svedberg (born May 24, 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent.
Svedberg was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in October 2013, where he spent five seasons.
Playing career
After spending seasons with Rögle BK of J18, Svedberg joined Frölunda HC. He made his Elitserien debut during the 2010-11 season. Svedberg remained with the club through the 2012–13 season.
On 16 May 2013, Svedberg signed with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL).[1] After just four games with the club during the 2013-14 season, Svedberg was signed by the IceHogs' National Hockey League (NHL) affiliate, the Chicago Blackhawks to a two-year contract on 19 October 2013.[2] Svedberg spent the remainder of the season, as well as the entirety of the 2014-15 season with the IceHogs.
On 5 August 2015, the Blackhawks re-signed Svedberg to a one-year contract extension.[3] While spending majority of the 2015-16 season with the IceHogs, Svedberg appeared in 27 games for the Blackhawks. On 15 October, in just his fourth career game, Svedberg scored his first career NHL goal in a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals.[4] Svedberg finished the season with four points in 27 games. On 14 March 2016, the Blackhawks signed Svedberg to a two-year contract extension.[5]
After leaving the Blackhawks' organization following the 2017-18 season, Svedberg signed a professional tryout agreement to attend the Calgary Flames' training camp on 7 September 2018.[6]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007-08 | Rögle BK | J18 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008-09 | Rögle BK | J18 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Rögle BK | J20 | 38 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 41 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 55 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 35 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 49 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 40 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 51 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 73 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | ||
| SHL totals | 115 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
References
- ↑ Peck, Mike. "VIKTOR SVEDBERG AGREES TO AHL DEAL WITH ROCKFORD". Rockford IceHogs. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Svedberg". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Svedberg". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Holtby's 26 saves lift Capitals to 4-1 win over Blackhawks". USA Today. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Svedberg". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ Powers, Scott. "Viktor Svedberg will join the Flames on a PTO, his agent confirms. One of my favorite stories last season was having lunch with Svedberg in Rockford". Twitter. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database