Viktor Svedberg
Viktor Svedberg (born May 24, 1991) is a Swedish-Kazakhstani professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently under contract with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Viktor Svedberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Avangard Omsk Frölunda HC Chicago Blackhawks Linköpings HC Barys Nur-Sultan CSKA Moscow | ||
| National team |
 Kazakhstan | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
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 | 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 | ||
| 2018–19 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Barys Astana | KHL | 29 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | ||
| 2019–20 | Barys Nur-Sultan | KHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Barys Nur-Sultan | KHL | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 33 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | ||
| SHL totals | 122 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| KHL totals | 143 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 95 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 76 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kazakhstan | WC | 10th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||
References
- Peck, Mike. "VIKTOR SVEDBERG AGREES TO AHL DEAL WITH ROCKFORD". Rockford IceHogs. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- "Blackhawks agree to terms with Svedberg". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- "Blackhawks agree to terms with Svedberg". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- "Holtby's 26 saves lift Capitals to 4-1 win over Blackhawks". USA Today. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- "Blackhawks agree to terms with Svedberg". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved March 14, 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 September 7, 2018.
- "HC Barys signs one of the world's tallest players". lenta.inform.kz. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- "Viktor Svedberg joins CSKA" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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