Viktor Svedberg

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Viktor Svedberg
Viktor Svedberg 2012.jpg
Born (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 32)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		Free agent
Rögle BK
Frölunda HC
Chicago Blackhawks
Linköpings HC
Barys Nur-Sultan
CSKA Moscow
Avangard Omsk
HK Poprad
National teamFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Viktor Svedberg (born 24 May 1991) is a Swedish-Kazakhstani professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a free agent.

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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] He briefly returned to his native Sweden playing 7 games in the SHL with Linköpings HC before on December 2, 2018, Svedberg signed a contract with Barys Astana in the KHL. [7]

After three seasons with Barys and accepting Kazakhstani citizenship, Svedberg left as a free agent and secured a three-year contract with Russian club, HC CSKA Moscow, on 7 June 2021. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2007–08 Rögle BK J18 27371028—————
2008–09Rögle BKJ181114524—————
2008–09Rögle BK J20 385111679—————
2009–10 Frölunda HC J20404101485—————
2010–11Frölunda HCJ20415172273701110
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 90000—————
2011–12Frölunda HCJ2061234—————
2011–12 Frölunda HCSEL553252060000
2012–13Frölunda HCJ2010002—————
2012–13 Frölunda HCSEL510222460004
2013–14 Rockford IceHogs AHL 3527926—————
2014–15 Rockford IceHogsAHL49311144180448
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 27224430006
2015–16 Rockford IceHogsAHL401141539—————
2016–17 Rockford IceHogsAHL51291170—————
2017–18 Rockford IceHogsAHL7361824821305518
2018–19 Linköpings HC SHL71126—————
2018–19 Barys Astana KHL 29369161202236
2019–20 Barys Nur-SultanKHL10011450224
2020–21 Barys Nur-SultanKHL2835816—————
2021–22 CSKA Moscow KHL3321314—————
2021–22 Avangard Omsk KHL80226130226
2022–23 Avangard OmskKHL35033391022430
SHL totals12245950120004
NHL totals27224430006
KHL totals143818269540281076

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2021 Kazakhstan WC 10th61346
Senior totals61346

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References

  1. ↑ Peck, Mike. "VIKTOR SVEDBERG AGREES TO AHL DEAL WITH ROCKFORD". Rockford IceHogs. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Svedberg". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Svedberg". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Holtby's 26 saves lift Capitals to 4-1 win over Blackhawks". USA Today. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Svedberg". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ 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 September 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ "HC Barys signs one of the world's tallest players". lenta.inform.kz. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Viktor Svedberg joins CSKA" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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