John Klingberg
| John Klingberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Klingberg in 2011 | |||
| Born |
14 August 1992 Gothenburg, SWE | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Dallas Stars Frölunda HC Jokerit Skellefteå AIK | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft |
131st overall, 2010 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
John Andersson Klingberg (born 14 August 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 131st overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Stars. He is the younger brother of Carl Klingberg.
Playing career
Klingberg started his career at an early age in Lerums BK; he was then signed as a youth to join the Frölunda HC program. He made his Elitserien debut for Frölunda HC on 21 September 2010, against AIK IF.[1]
On 16 May 2011, the Dallas Stars announced that they had signed Klingberg to a three-year entry level contract.[2] He was then loaned to the Finnish SM-liiga to play with Jokerit in the 2011–12 season before returning to Sweden midway through the campaign to Skellefteå AIK.
In the 2013–14 season, Klingberg opted to play on loan with Frölunda HC, and produced a career high 11 goals and 28 points in 50 games. After post-season elimination, Klingberg was assigned to the Stars' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Texas Stars, and played in three regular season games.
In his first full North American season in 2014–15, Klingberg remained with Texas to begin the year. After being recalled by the Stars, he made his NHL debut in a 4–3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on 11 November 2014.[3] Klingberg scored his first NHL goal on 20 November 2014, against Mike Smith of the Arizona Coyotes.[4] Klingberg finished first in points among all rookie defenceman in 2014–15 and was named to the NHL all-rookie team.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokerit | SM-l | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 25 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 50 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 65 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 76 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 117 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 34 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 24 | ||||
| NHL totals | 141 | 21 | 77 | 98 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC | 
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
References
- ^ "Hockeyligan.se - Statistik". Hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). 21 September 2010.
- ^ "Stars sign prospect John Klingberg". 'ESPN. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Stars beat Coyotes 4-3 to snap a 7-game slide". newstimes.com. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars". 21 October 2014.
- ^ "John Klingberg". stars.nhl.com. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
External links
- John Klingberg career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- John Klingberg career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Borås HC players
- Dallas Stars draft picks
- Dallas Stars players
- Frölunda HC players
- Jokerit players
- Kiekko-Vantaa players
- People from Lerum Municipality
- Skellefteå AIK players
- Sportspeople from Gothenburg
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Texas Stars players
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey people
- Swedish ice hockey defenceman stubs