Will Graber
| Will Graber | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 3, 1996 Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Porin Ässät South Carolina Stingrays Hershey Bears Fort Wayne Komets | ||
| Coached for | Centaurus High School | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
William Graber (born June 3, 1996) is an ice hockey center from the United States who currently reprecents Porin Ässät of the Finnish Liiga.[1][2][3] He can also play as a defenceman.[4][5]
Career
In the 2021–2022 season Graber played for the Komets of the ECHL in 59 games and scoring 83 points. He had the best plus/minus in the league (+37), most assists (57) and most points (83). He was selected as the most valuable player in the ECHL.[6][1][2]
Graber signed a 1+1 style contract with Ässät of the Liiga.[2][3][7] Graber made his Liiga debut playing in the 2nd line with Jesse Joensuu and Joachim Rohdin on 14 September 2022 in a game against Ilves.[8] Ässät used their right to keep Graber for one more season, as it reads in the contract, so Graber's contract got extended to the 2023–24 Liiga season.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2021–22 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 59 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Will Graber at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ a b c "Liiga | Ässät on hankkimassa ECHL:n viime kauden pistepörssin voittajan ja parhaaksi pelaajaksi palkitun keskushyökkääjän – yhdysvaltalainen on pelannut urallaan paljon myös puolustajana". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ a b "Ässät hankki hurjan pistelingon ja Liigasta tutun konkaripakin". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ Sorensen, Jon (2020-07-01). "Hershey Bears Sign College Free Agent Will Graber". NoVa Caps. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Bears Sign Versatile Will Graber to AHL Contract | NEWS | Hershey Bears Hockey". www.hersheybears.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Fort Wayne's Graber named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Most Valuable Player". www.echl.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Forward Will Graber rumoured to be ready to play for the Ässät - EP Rinkside". Forward Will Graber rumoured to be ready to play for the Ässät - EP Rinkside. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Liiga | Ässät jäi nollille kauden avauspelissä – Ilvekselle ansaitusti kolme pistettä". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-10-02.