Helge Grans
| Helge Grans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
10 May 2002 Ljungby, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team | Malmö Redhawks | ||
| NHL draft |
35th overall, 2020 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Helge Grans (born 10 May 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) for the Malmö Redhawks. Grans was drafted 35th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2]
Playing career
Grans was the most effective defenseman of the IF Troja/Ljungby U16 Juniors in 2016–17, scoring 12 points. In the 2017–18 season, he was the team's best scorer at U16 level, with 26 points. In the middle of the 2017–18 season, he moved to the Malmö Redhawks.
At only 16 years old Grans played his first men's league match in the Champions Hockey League on 16 October 2018 against the EHC Red Bull München. Grans scored his first SHL goal on 30 December 2019 against Brynäs IF.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sweden | U17 | 
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Sweden | HG18 |
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
References
- ^ Morreale, Mike G. "Lafreniere tops final ranking of North American skaters for 2020 Draft". NHL. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Cudmore, Colin. "The 20 Most Underrated Players in the 2020 NHL Draft". silversevensens. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database