Alexander Wennberg
| Alexander Wennberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wennberg in November 2014. | |||
| Born |
22 September 1994 Nacka, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Djurgårdens IF Frölunda HC | ||
| NHL Draft |
14th overall, 2013 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Competitor for  Sweden
| ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Malmö | |
| | 2013 Ufa | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
| | 2012 Brno | |
Alexander Wennberg (born 22 September 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing within the Columbus Blue Jackets organization in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Professional
Wennberg was rated 5th out of all 2013 NHL Entry Draft eligible European skaters, and was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round (14th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Blue Jackets in May 2014. In 2010-11 Wennberg joined the Djurgarden U18 team, with 11 goals and 23 assists he excelled. The next year he moved up to the U20 team with Djurgarden and also represented Sweden in the 2011 U19 World Junior A Challenge and 2012 U18 World Junior Championship tournaments. He also spent time with Djurgarden's Elitserien team but did not appear in any games.[1] Wennberg is known to be a player who has strong side-to-side movement, speed, creativity and vision.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 42 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 46 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 50 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 68 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 68 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC18 |  |
6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Sweden | WJC | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WJC | |
7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Hockey's Future - History". Retrieved 10 November 2014.
External links
- Alexander Wennberg's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Alexander Wennberg's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ryan Murray |
Columbus Blue Jackets first round draft pick 2013 |
Succeeded by Kerby Rychel |