Broc Little

Broc Little
Broc Little
Born	March 24, 1988 (age 36); Phoenix, AZ, USA
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
SHL team; Former teams	Linköpings HC; AIK IF; Springfield Falcons; Iowa Wild; Jokerit
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2011–present

Broc Little (born March 24, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Linköpings HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Little is a graduate of Cushing Academy in Ashburnham.^[1] Prior to turning professional, Little attended Yale University where he played four seasons with the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team which competes in NCAA's Division I in the ECAC Hockey conference. In his 3rd year (2009–10) Little was named to the All-ECAC Hockey First-Team.

Little spent the first two professional seasons of his career in Sweden with VIK Västerås HK of the Second Tier Allsvenskan and AIK IF of the Elitserien (SEL). In both seasons, Little led his club in scoring with 66 points in 51 games for Västerås and 46 in 55 games for AIK. He led the Allsvenskan for highest points total in 2012 and placed 5th in the Elitserien in 2013.

On July 26, 2013, Little returned to North America as a free agent to sign a one-year AHL contract with the Springfield Falcons, an affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets.^[2] In the 2013-14 season after only 20 games with the Falcons, Little was released from his contract on January 16, 2014.^[3] On January 17, 2014, Little signed a Professional Tryout with the Iowa Wild of the AHL.^[4] After a solitary game with the Wild, Little opted to resume his European career in signing for the remainder of the season with Finnish Liiga club, Jokerit on January 20, 2014.

With Jokerit bound for the Kontinental Hockey League, Little left the team as a free agent and returned to the SHL in signing a contract with Linköpings HC on April 16, 2014.^[5]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Cushing Academy	HS-MA	33	35	20	55	12	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Cushing Academy	HS-MA	32	44	29	73	24	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Yale University	ECAC	27	11	12	23	10	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Yale University	ECAC	34	15	20	35	22	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Yale University	ECAC	34	27	14	41	36	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Yale University	ECAC	36	19	24	43	26	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	VIK Västerås HK	Allsv	51	35	31	66	28	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	AIK IF	SEL	55	16	30	46	24	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Springfield Falcons	AHL	20	3	5	8	8	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Iowa Wild	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Jokerit	Liiga	15	2	3	5	4	1	0	0	0	0
2014–15	Linköpings HC	SHL	55	28	19	47	38	11	5	9	14	8
2015–16	Linköpings HC	SHL	43	21	14	35	24	6	2	2	4	0
SHL totals			153	65	63	128	86	17	7	11	18	8

Awards and honours

Award	Year
College
All-ECAC Hockey Third Team	2008–09
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team	2009	^[6]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	2009–10	^[7]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	2009–10

References

^ "Little has been big for Bulldogs". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. February 3, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Broc Little signs with Falcons". Springfield Falcons. July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Broc Little released from SPC". Springfield Falcons. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "WWild shuffles the deck with three roster moves". Iowa Wild. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "LHC reinforce with Quartet" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
^ "NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Teams". eliteprospects.com. April 5, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[1] "Little has been big for Bulldogs". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. February 3, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Broc Little signs with Falcons". Springfield Falcons. July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Broc Little released from SPC". Springfield Falcons. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "WWild shuffles the deck with three roster moves". Iowa Wild. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[5] "LHC reinforce with Quartet" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[tournament-6] "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved May 12, 2014.

[7] "NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Teams". eliteprospects.com. April 5, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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