Linus Klasen

Linus Klasen
Born February 19, 1986 (1986-02-19) (age 26)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Centre/Left Wing
Shoots Left
Swe.1 team
Former teams
Malmö Redhawks
Södertälje SK
Nashville Predators
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2004–present
Medal record
Men's Inline Hockey
World Championships
Gold 2007 Landshut
Gold 2008 Bratislava
Gold 2009 Ingolstadt

Linus Klasen (born February 19, 1986, in Stockholm) is a Swedish ice hockey player, currently playing in the Malmö Redhawks of the HockeyAllsvenskan.

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Playing career

Klasen started his career with Huddinge IK and has played with Södertälje SK in the Swedish Elitserien. He played 3 games with team Sweden in the 2007–08 season.

On October 30, 2010 Klassen made his NHL debut with the Nashville Predators in an away game against the Detroit Red Wings.[1]

Klasen signed a three-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks of the HockeyAllsvenskan on May 17, 2011. He was immediately appointed the team's captain. The contract includes an annual salary of 4 million SEK ($0.6 million USD), making him the best paid Swedish ice hockey player playing in Sweden.[2]

International career

Linus has competed for Sweden at the 2007, 2008 and 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Lincoln Stars USHL 26 7 9 16 13
2004–05 Huddinge IK Swe.1 2 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Huddinge IK Div.1 35 22 40 62 36 8 2 11 13 12
2006–07 Huddinge IK Swe.1 44 16 34 50 28 8 3 10 13 2
2007–08 Södertälje SK SEL 52 14 20 34 24
2008–09 Södertälje SK SEL 53 14 15 29 8
2009–10 Södertälje SK SEL 51 19 32 51 20
2010–11 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 47 22 23 45 20
2010–11 Nashville Predators NHL 4 0 0 0 0
SEL totals 156 47 67 114 52
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 0

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