Patrik Berglund
Patrik Berglund | |||
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Born |
Västerås, Sweden | 2 June 1988||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres VIK Västerås HK St. Louis Blues | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
25th overall, 2006 St. Louis Blues | ||
Playing career | 2005–present |
Patrik Berglund (born 2 June 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 25th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally, Berglund represented Team Sweden on both the junior and senior levels, including playing on the team that won silver at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Playing career
In the 2005–06 season, Berglund played for VIK Västerås in the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest league in Sweden. He was a top prospect in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and was drafted 25th overall by the St. Louis Blues.
He scored his first NHL goal on 13 October 2008 against Vesa Toskala of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1] Paired on a line (called the "Kid Line" by Blues fans, due to the oldest player on the line being 22) with David Perron and his flatmate T. J. Oshie,[2][3] Berglund became a scoring threat in St. Louis' surprise 2008–09 season, finishing the year with 21 goals and 26 assists for 47 points in 76 games.
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During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Berglund returned to Sweden to play for VIK Västerås.
On 25 June 2013 Berglund signed a one-year $3.25 million contract extension with the Blues. On 26 June 2014, Berglund signed an $11.1 million contract to continue playing with the Blues for 3 more years.[4]
In the midst of the 2016–17 season, Berglund signed a five-year $19.25 million contract extension with the Blues on 24 February 2017.[5]
During the offseason before the 2017–18 season, Berglund was injured while training and was expected to be out of the Blues lineup until December.[6] He was activated off injured reserve on 29 November,[7] and he made his season debut against the Anaheim Ducks that night.[8]
On July 1, 2018, Berglund, along with Tage Thompson, Vladimír Sobotka, a first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and a second round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry draft, where traded by the Blues to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Ryan O'Reilly.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2005–06 | VIK Västerås | Allsv | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | VIK Västerås | Allsv | 35 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | VIK Västerås | Allsv | 36 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | ||
2008–09 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 76 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 71 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 81 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
2012–13 | VIK Västerås | Allsv | 30 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 48 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 77 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 42 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
2017–18 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 57 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 694 | 168 | 154 | 322 | 242 | 60 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 24 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
Winter Olympics | ||
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2014 Sochi | |
World Championships | ||
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2011 Bratislava | |
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2009 Bern | |
World Junior Championships | ||
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2008 Pardubice |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2006 | Sweden | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
2007 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
2008 | Sweden | WJC | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
2009 | Sweden | WC | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2011 | Sweden | WC | ![]() |
9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |
2014 | Sweden | Oly | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 19 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16 | ||||
Senior totals | 22 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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NHL | ||
All-Rookie Team | 2009 | |
International | ||
WJC All-Star Team | 2008 |
References
- ^ "Recap: St. Louis at Toronto". St. Louis Blues. 13 October 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Rutherford, Jeremy (28 February 2009). "Blues fans want the "Kid line" together". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ Besancenez, Jason (27 March 2009). "The Kid Line: Who's Down with O-P-B ?". Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Berglund agrees to three-year deal with Blues". National Hockey League. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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(help) - ^ Sadler, Emily. "Blues sign Patrik Berglund to five-year extension". Sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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(help) - ^ "Patrik Berglund of Blues sidelined until at least December". NHL.com. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Kaplan, Emily (29 November 2017). "Blues activate Patrik Berglund from injured reserve". ESPN.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Korac, Louie (30 November 2017). "Gibson makes 37 saves, Ducks defeat Blues". NHL.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
Blues center Patrik Berglund had three shots on goal in 14:28 in his season debut. He missed the first 24 games while recovering from shoulder surgery
- ^ "Sabres trade Ryan O'Reilly to Blues". Sportsnet.ca. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1988 births
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- St. Louis Blues players
- Sportspeople from Västerås
- Swedish ice hockey players
- VIK Västerås HK players