Carl Klingberg

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Carl Klingberg
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Klingberg with Sweden in 2010
Born (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 (age 33)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
Liiga team
Former teams		 Ilves
Timrå IK
Atlanta Thrashers
Winnipeg Jets
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
EV Zug
Frölunda HC
National teamFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
NHL draft 34th overall, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2008–present

Carl Klingberg (born 28 January 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for Ilves of the Finnish Liiga.

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Early life

Klingberg was born on 28 January 1991 in Gothenburg, Sweden, and started playing ice hockey at an early age for Lerums BK. He has two younger brothers, both of whom are active hockey players as defencemen – John, who was drafted 131st overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars, and Olle, who is playing with Lerums BK. [1]

Playing career

Klingberg made his debut in Sweden's top-tier SHL for Frölunda HC during the 2008-09 season. He was drafted in the second round, 34th overall, by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. After having finished the 2010-11 season with Timrå, Klingberg joined the Thrashers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Chicago Wolves. [2] He made his AHL debut on 19 March in a 3–4 loss against the Oklahoma City Barons, [3] and scored his first goal on 27 March in a 2–3 loss against the Rockford Icehogs. [4] Klingberg was called up by the Thrashers to make his NHL debut in their last game of the season—and the franchise's last game as the Thrashers—on 10 April against the Pittsburgh Penguins. [5]

In the off-season, the Thrashers were sold and relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where they became the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets. Klingberg's goal was to start the season with the Jets in the NHL, [6] but on 30 September he was assigned to the Jets' AHL affiliate the St. John's IceCaps. [7] Klingberg scored a goal in the IceCaps 4–1 win in their premier game against the Providence Bruins. [8] He scored the IceCaps first goal on home ice, and another two for a hattrick in the IceCaps 6–2 win against the Hamilton Bulldogs, [9] and another two goals in a 4–3 win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers a few days later to start the season with six goals in six games. [10] After having scored nine goals and 16 points in 20 games Klingberg was called up to the Jets, [11] where he played six games in the NHL before being reassigned back to the IceCaps after the Jets had acquired forward Antti Miettinen off waivers. [12]

Klingberg scored his first NHL goal on 11 April 2014 against Karri Ramo of the Calgary Flames. [13]

In the 2014–15 season, Klingberg could not solidify a roster spot with the Jets. On 1 March 2015, he was traded to the New York Rangers for forward Lee Stempniak. [14] Klingberg was assigned to the Rangers' AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack for the remainder of the season. He contributed offensively with 11 points in 13 games.

Without featuring for the Rangers, Klingberg, as an impending restricted free agent, signed a one-year contract with Russian-based Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL on 21 June 2015. [15] Following the 2015-16 season, he moved on to Switzerland, joining EV Zug of the National League A (NLA) on a one-year deal on 30 June 2016. [16] On 8 October 2016, Klingberg was suspended for one game and fined CHF 1,230 for a hit to the head of EHC Kloten's Matthias Bieber. [17] On 9 January 2017, Klingberg was once again suspended for one game by the SIHF and fined CHF 1,230 for a slew-footing on HC Ambrì-Piotta's Janne Pesonen. [18] On 2 May 2017, Klingberg agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Bulls. [19] On 21 May 2019, Klingberg was signed to a two-year contract extension by Zug. On 26 June 2021, Klingberg signed a new two-year deal to remain with Zug through the 2022/23 season.

After 12 seasons abroad, Klingberg returned to Frölunda in 2023, signing a two-year contract with the club. However, he produced only 17 points in 52 SHL regular-season games that year and was held pointless in 14 playoff contests. The following season saw an even further decline, with Klingberg scoring two goals and recording no assists through the team's first 17 games.

On 23 November 2024, Klingberg was a healthy scratch for Frölunda's SHL game against Rögle BK and it was heavily rumoured that his departure from the club was imminent. [20] The following day, it was announced that Klingberg had signed a contract with Finnish Liiga club Ilves for the remainder of the 2024-25 season plus a club option for the next season. [21]

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Germany/France
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Saskatoon

Klingberg was selected to play for Team Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics. [22] He competed in one game and Sweden finished in 5th place.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2006–07 Frölunda HC J18 33140—————
2006–07Frölunda HCJ18 Allsv40000—————
2006–07Frölunda HC J20 20000—————
2007–08Frölunda HCJ181711152616—————
2007–08Frölunda HCJ18 Allsv148917652138
2008–09Frölunda HCJ1823030—————
2008–09Frölunda HCJ18 Allsv1112052242
2008–09Frölunda HCJ20351313263420000
2008–09 Borås HC Allsv 84262—————
2008–09 Frölunda HC SEL 102130—————
2009–10 Borås HCAllsv40552—————
2009–10 Frölunda HCSEL4267131670002
2010–11 Frölunda HCSEL3821312—————
2010–11 Timrå IK SEL113252—————
2010–11 Chicago Wolves AHL 81016—————
2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 10000—————
2011–12 St. John's IceCaps AHL6615223739121120
2011–12 Winnipeg Jets NHL60004—————
2012–13 St. John's IceCapsAHL6611122340—————
2013–14 St. John's IceCapsAHL65222143422135814
2013–14 Winnipeg JetsNHL31010—————
2014–15 St. John's IceCapsAHL5115153041—————
2014–15 Winnipeg JetsNHL20000—————
2014–15 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL1329114134376
2015–16 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 55981726801110
2016–17 EV Zug NLA 4713142752164488
2017–18 EV ZugNL471816342051122
2018–19 EV ZugNL2981422101121310
2018–19 EVZ Academy SL 11120—————
2019–20 EV ZugNL4713152836—————
2020–21 EV ZugNL501920397513641012
2021–22 EV ZugNL451517324370002
2022–23 EV ZugNL3871814101126
2023–24 Frölunda HCSHL52981739140006
SHL totals15322194169210008
NHL totals121014—————

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2009 Sweden WJC18 5th62240
2010 Sweden WJC Bronze medal icon.svg51012
2011 SwedenWJC4th63144
2017 Sweden WC Gold medal icon.svg61124
2018 Sweden OG 5th10000
2021 SwedenWC9th22132
2022 Sweden OG 4th61230
2022 SwedenWC6th81126
Junior totals176396
Senior totals23551012

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