John Klingberg
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| John Klingberg | |
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| Born | August 14, 1992 Lerum, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| SEL team Former teams |
Skellefteå AIK Frölunda HC |
| National team |  Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 131st overall, 2010 Dallas Stars |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Sweden |
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2012 Calgary | |
John Klingberg (born August 14, 1992) is a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He started his career at an early age in Lerums BK and is currently playing for Skellefteå AIK in the Elitserien. He was drafted 131st overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars. He is the younger brother of Carl Klingberg.
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Professional career [edit]
John made his SEL 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]
Career statistics [edit]
Regular season and playoffs [edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | Jokerit | FEL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| SEL totals | 42 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||||
International [edit]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2011 | Sweden Jr. | WJC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | Sweden Jr. | WJC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Junior int' totals | 28 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 27 | ||
| Senior int' totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References [edit]
- ^ "Hockeyligan.se - Statistik". Hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). September 21, 2010.
- ^ Stars sign prospect John Klingberg
External links [edit]
- John Klingberg's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- John Klingberg's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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