John Klingberg
| John Klingberg | |
|---|---|
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| Born | August 14, 1992 Lerum, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team Former teams |
Dallas Stars Frölunda HC Jokerit Skellefteå AIK |
| National team |  Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 131st overall, 2010 Dallas Stars |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
John Klingberg (born August 14, 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 131st overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars. He is the younger brother of Carl Klingberg.
Playing career
Klingberg started his career at an early age in Lerums BK he was then signed as a youth to join the Frölunda HC program. He made his Elitserien debut for Frölunda HC on September 21, 2010, against AIK.[1]
On May 16, 2011, the Dallas Stars announced that they had signed Klingberg to a three-year entry level contract.[2] He was then loaned to the Finnish SM-liiga to play with Jokerit in the 2011–12 season before returning to Sweden midway through the campaign to Skellefteå AIK.
In the 2013–14 season, Klingberg opted to play on loan with Frölunda HC, and produced a career high 11 goals and 28 points in 50 games. After post season elimination, Klingberg was assigned to the Stars AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars and played in 3 regular season games.
In his first full North American season in 2014–15, Klingberg remained with Texas to begin the year. After being recalled by the Stars, Klingberg made his NHL debut in a 4–3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on November 11, 2014.[3] Klingberg scored his first NHL goal on November 20, 2014, against Mike Smith of the Arizona Coyotes.[4] Klingberg finished first in points among all rookie defensemen in 2014-15.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Borås HC | Allsv | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokerit | SM-l | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 25 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 50 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 65 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 117 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 34 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 24 | ||||
| NHL totals | 65 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Sweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2012 Calgary | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC |  |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Hockeyligan.se - Statistik". Hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). September 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Stars sign prospect John Klingberg". 'ESPN. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ "Stars beat Coyotes 4-3 to snap a 7-game slide". newstimes.com. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- ↑ "Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars". 2014-10-21.
External links
- John Klingberg's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- John Klingberg's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database