Pontus Åberg

Pontus Åberg
Born (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Nashville Predators
Djurgårdens IF
Färjestad BK
NHL Draft 37th overall, 2012
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2011–present

Pontus "The Pope"[1] Åberg (born 23 September 1993) is a Swedish ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the second round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, 37th overall, by the Predators.

Playing career

Åberg represented team Stockholm at the Rikspucken, a national tournament in Sweden. He made his Elitserien debut during the 2010–11 season, as an extra forward in the second game of the season against Modo Hockey, but did not get any time on the ice.[2] Åberg extended his contract with Djurgården to the 2013–14 season in May 2011.[3] Åberg played a total of five games, scoring two points in the 2011 edition of the pre-season tournament European Trophy. Åberg received his first time on the ice in an Elitserien game and also scored his first goal in Elitserien in the league premier against HV71 on 15 September 2011.[4][5] He scored the game-winning goal in the shootouts against Färjestad BK on 29 September 2011.[6]

After a start to the 2011–12 Elitserien season that included getting five goals and three assists in the first fourteen games, Åberg was announced to be the first of four candidates for that season's Elitserien Rookie of the Year.[7]

In the 2013–14 season, Åberg transferred to play for fellow SHL club, Färjestad BK.[8]

After signing an entry-level contract with the Predators, he began his first North American season in 2014–15 season playing for the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.

In the 2016–17 NHL season Åberg appeared in 15 regular season games posting 1 goal and 1 assist with the Predators. In the AHL Åberg was effective potting 31 goals in just 56 games, and he added 21 assists to bring his point total to 52 with the Admirals.

After Ryan Johansen went down in Game 4 of the WCF he was announced to be out for the remainder of the playoffs, and with Predators captain Mike Fisher being sidelined as well, the Predators called upon Sissons and Åberg to help carry the offensive load. In game 5 Åberg scored the game winning goal in Anaheim in a 3-1 win to give the Predators a 3-2 series lead. In Game 6 at Bridgestone Arena Åberg assisted 2 of Sissons' 3 goals to help the Predators advance to their first ever Stanley Cup Finals. During the Predators' run in the 2017 playoffs, he was given his nickname due to Pontus sounding like a papal name.

On 18 July 2017, the Predators re-signed Aberg to a two-year, $1.3 million contract worth $650,000 annually. [9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Djurgårdens IF J20 110114 —————
2010–11 Djurgårdens IF J20 4113173016 42352
2010–11 Djurgårdens IF SEL 10000 —————
2011–12 Djurgårdens IF SEL 4787156 —————
2012–13 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 521228406 63142
2013–14 Färjestad BK SHL 5215163141 132244
2014–15 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 6916183428 —————
2015–16 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 7425154032 30000
2015–16 Nashville Predators NHL ————— 20000
2016–17 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 5631215240 —————
2016–17 Nashville Predators NHL 151124 162352
SHL totals 10023234647 132244
NHL totals 151124 182352

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Sweden U17 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 6 2 0 2 4
Junior totals 6 2 0 2 4

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/NHL/status/868475641255022592
  2. ↑ Uhlin, Daniel (18 September 2010). "Tung eftermiddag i Örnsköldsvik". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Juniortrio förlänger med DIF". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Runemo, Staffan (15 September 2011). "Liv hyllades när HV71 förlorade". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Peterson, Jimmy (15 September 2011). "Ja, han är sjutton år - Åberg matchvinnare". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Grefve, Daniel (29 September 2011). "Sämsta mästarna". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Pontus Åberg årets rookiekandidat" (in Swedish). 1 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Åberg moves to Färjestad BK" (in Swedish). hockeyligan.se. 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  9. ↑ https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/nashville-predators-sign-pontus-aberg-to-two-year-contract/c-290415634
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