Will Graber
William Graber (born June 3, 1996) is an ice hockey center from the United States who currently reprecents Porin Ässät of the Finnish Liiga.[1][2][3] He can also play as a defenceman.[4][5]
Will Graber | |||
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Born |
Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. | June 3, 1996||
Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
Liiga team Former teams |
Porin Ässät South Carolina Stingrays Hershey Bears Fort Wayne Komets | ||
Coached for | Centaurus High School | ||
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career
In the 2021–2022 season Graber played for the Komets of the ECHL in 59 games and scoring 83 points. He had the best plus/minus in the league (+37), most assists (57) and most points (83). He was selected as the most valuable player in the ECHL.[6][1][2]
Graber signed a 1+1 style contract with Ässät of the Liiga.[2][3][7] Graber made his Liiga debut playing in the 2nd line with Jesse Joensuu and Joachim Rohdin on 14 September 2022 in a game against Ilves.[8] Ässät used their right to keep Graber for one more season, as it reads in the contract, so Graber's contract got extended to the 2023–24 Liiga season.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2020–21 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2021–22 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 59 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
References
- "Will Graber at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- "Liiga | Ässät on hankkimassa ECHL:n viime kauden pistepörssin voittajan ja parhaaksi pelaajaksi palkitun keskushyökkääjän – yhdysvaltalainen on pelannut urallaan paljon myös puolustajana". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- "Ässät hankki hurjan pistelingon ja Liigasta tutun konkaripakin". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- Sorensen, Jon (2020-07-01). "Hershey Bears Sign College Free Agent Will Graber". NoVa Caps. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- "Bears Sign Versatile Will Graber to AHL Contract | NEWS | Hershey Bears Hockey". www.hersheybears.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- "Fort Wayne's Graber named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Most Valuable Player". www.echl.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- "Forward Will Graber rumoured to be ready to play for the Ässät - EP Rinkside". Forward Will Graber rumoured to be ready to play for the Ässät - EP Rinkside. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- "Liiga | Ässät jäi nollille kauden avauspelissä – Ilvekselle ansaitusti kolme pistettä". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-10-02.