Linus Klasen
| Linus Klasen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
February 19, 1986 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NLA team Former teams |
HC Lugano Södertälje SK Nashville Predators Luleå HF | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Robert Linus Alexander Klasen (born February 19, 1986) is a Swedish hockey player, currently playing for HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A (NLA).
Playing career
Klasen started his career with Huddinge IK and has played with Södertälje SK in the Swedish Elitserien. He played 3 games with team Sweden in the 2007–08 season.
On October 30, 2010 Klassen made his NHL debut with the Nashville Predators in an away game against the Detroit Red Wings.[1]
Klasen signed a three-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks of the HockeyAllsvenskan on May 17, 2011. He was immediately appointed the team's captain. The contract included an annual salary of 4 million SEK ($0.6 million USD), making him the best paid ice hockey player in Sweden.[2] He scored 50 points (20 goals, 30 assists) in 52 games and helped the team reach a playoff spot. However, due to economical crisis in the Redhawks club, Klasen was forced to leave the club after the 2011–12 season. His contract is being paid out by the Redhawks.[3]
Following the 2011–12 season, Klasen signed a two-year contract with Luleå HF of the Swedish top-tier league Elitserien (SEL) prior to the 2012–13 season.[4] He will keep the same annual salary from Malmö Redhawks during these two years.[5]
After the final year of his contract with Luleå, in which Klasen complied his most prolific SHL season with 28 goals and 57 points in just 54 games, he left as a free agent to sign a lucrative four-year contract with Swiss club, HC Lugano, of the NLA on April 2, 2014.[6] In his debut season with Lugano in the NLA, Klasen finished second in team scoring with 55 points in 46 games to be selected in the 2014–15 NLA All-Star Team.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Huddinge IK | Allsv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Huddinge IK | Div.1 | 35 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Huddinge IK | Allsv | 44 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 52 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 53 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 51 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 47 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 51 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Luleå HF | SEL | 47 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Luleå HF | SHL | 54 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Lugano | NLA | 46 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Lugano | NLA | 49 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | ||
| SHL totals | 257 | 85 | 110 | 195 | 117 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden
| ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2014 Minsk | |
| Men's Inline Hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2007 Landshut | |
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2008 Bratislava | |
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2009 Ingolstadt | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sweden | WC | 
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10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2016 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | ||||
Inline Hockey
Linus has competed for Sweden at the 2007, 2008 and 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships.
References
- ^ "Klasen Reassigned to Milwaukee". predators.nhl.com. Nashville Predators. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Linus Klasen klar för Malmö" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Martin, Nathalie (2012-05-17). "Hugo Stenbeck och Malmö Redhawks eniga" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ Hedlund, Robert (2012-05-22). "Poängstark forward till Luleå Hockey" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ Andersson, Jan Peter (2012-05-23), "Klasen tar med sig rekordlönen till Luleå", Expressen (in Swedish), retrieved 2012-05-23
- ^ "The talent and the golden hands of Linus Klasen come to Lugano" (in German). HC Lugano. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
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External links
- Linus Klasen player profile at NHL.com
- Linus Klasen career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Linus Klasen career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Linus Klasen profile at Eurohockey.com
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Huddinge IK players
- Lincoln Stars players
- HC Lugano players
- Luleå HF players
- Malmö Redhawks players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Nashville Predators players
- Södertälje SK players
- Sportspeople from Stockholm
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
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