Carl Klingberg

Carl Klingberg (born 28 January 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for EV Zug of the National League (NL).

Carl Klingberg
Born (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NL team
Former teams		 EV Zug
Frölunda HC
Timrå IK
Atlanta Thrashers
Winnipeg Jets
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 34th overall, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2008–present

Early life

Klingberg was born on 28 January 1991, in Gothenburg, Sweden, and started playing ice hockey at an early age for Lerums BK. He has two younger brothers, both of whom are active hockey players as defencemen – John, who was drafted 131st overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars, and Olle, who is playing with Lerums BK.[1]

Playing career

Klingberg made his debut in Sweden's top-tier SHL for Frölunda HC during the 2008-09 season. He was drafted in the second round, 34th overall, by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. After having finished the 2010-11 season with Timrå, Klingberg joined the Thrashers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Chicago Wolves.[2] He made his AHL debut on 19 March in a 3–4 loss against the Oklahoma City Barons,[3] and scored his first goal on 27 March in a 2–3 loss against the Rockford Icehogs.[4] Klingberg was called up by the Thrashers to make his NHL debut in their last game of the season—and the franchise's last game as the Thrashers—on 10 April against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[5]

In the off-season the Thrashers were sold and relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where they became the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets. Klingberg's goal was to start the season with the Jets in the NHL,[6] but on 30 September he was assigned to the Jets' AHL affiliate the St. John's IceCaps.[7] Klingberg scored a goal in the IceCaps 4–1 win in their premier game against the Providence Bruins.[8] He scored the IceCaps first goal on home ice, and another two for a hattrick in the IceCaps 6–2 win against the Hamilton Bulldogs,[9] and another two goals in a 4–3 win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers a few days later to start the season with six goals in six games.[10] After having scored nine goals and 16 points in 20 games Klingberg was called up to the Jets,[11] where he played six games in the NHL before being reassigned back to the IceCaps, after the Jets had acquired forward Antti Miettinen off waivers.[12]

Klingberg scored his first NHL goal on 11 April 2014 against Karri Ramo of the Calgary Flames.[13]

In the 2014–15 season, Klingberg was unable to solidify a roster spot with the Jets and on 1 March 2015, he was traded to the New York Rangers for Forward Lee Stempniak.[14] Klingberg was assigned to the Rangers' AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack for the remainder of the season. He contributed offensively with 11 points in 13 games.

Without featuring for the Rangers, Klingberg as an impending restricted free agent signed a one-year contract with Russian-based, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL on 21 June 2015.[15] Following the 2015-16 season, he moved on to Switzerland, joining EV Zug of the National League A (NLA) on a one-year deal on 30 June 2016.[16] On 8 October 2016, Klingberg was suspended for one game and fined CHF 1,230 for a hit to the head of EHC Kloten's Matthias Bieber.[17] On 9 January 2017, Klingberg was once again suspended for one game by the SIHF and fined CHF 1,230 for a slew-footing on HC Ambrì-Piotta's Janne Pesonen.[18] On 2 May 2017, Klingberg agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Bulls.[19] On 21 May 2019, Klingberg was signed to a two-year contract extension by Zug.

International play
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
2017 Germany/France
World Junior Championships
2010 Saskatoon

Klinberg was selected to play for Team Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[20] He competed in one game and Sweden finished in 5th place.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Frölunda HC J18 33140 —————
2006–07 Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 40000 —————
2006–07 Frölunda HC J20 20000 —————
2007–08 Frölunda HC J18 1711152616 —————
2007–08 Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 1489176 52138
2008–09 Frölunda HC J18 23030 —————
2008–09 Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 11120 52242
2008–09 Frölunda HC J20 3513132634 20000
2008–09 Borås HC Allsv 84262 —————
2008–09 Frölunda HC SEL 102130 —————
2009–10 Borås HC Allsv 40552 —————
2009–10 Frölunda HC SEL 42671316 70002
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 3821312 —————
2010–11 Timrå IK SEL 113252 —————
2010–11 Chicago Wolves AHL 81016 —————
2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 10000 —————
2011–12 St. John's IceCaps AHL 6615223739 121120
2011–12 Winnipeg Jets NHL 60004 —————
2012–13 St. John's IceCaps AHL 6611122340 —————
2013–14 St. John's IceCaps AHL 6522214342 2135814
2013–14 Winnipeg Jets NHL 31010 —————
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 5115153041 —————
2014–15 Winnipeg Jets NHL 20000 —————
2014–15 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 1329114 134376
2015–16 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 55981726 801110
2016–17 EV Zug NLA 4713142752 164488
2017–18 EV Zug NL 4718163420 51122
2018–19 EV Zug NL 298142210 1121310
2018–19 EVZ Academy SUI.2 11120 —————
2019–20 EV Zug NL 4713152836 —————
SHL totals 10113112430 70002
AHL totals 2696678144172 46891720
NHL totals 121014 —————

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Sweden WJC18 5th 62240
2010 Sweden WJC 51012
2011 Sweden WJC 4th 63144
2017 Sweden WC 61124
2018 Sweden OG 5th 10000
Junior totals 176396
Senior totals 71124

References
  1. "Olle Klingberg prospect profile". eliteprospects.com. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. Bodin, Uffe (7 March 2011). "Säsongen fortsätter för Klingberg". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  3. Bodin, Uffe (20 March 2011). "Klingberg AHL-debuterade som förlorare". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  4. Bodin, Uffe (28 March 2011). "Klingberg spräckte nollan". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  5. Bodin, Uffe (24 August 2011). "Rensade luften med Frölunda". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  6. Winther, Ola (6 September 2011). "Klingberg trivs i sin nya hemstad". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  7. Campbell, Tim (1 October 2011). "Club makes 4 tough cuts; Noel shows Trotz who's boss". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  8. Pettersson, Robert (8 October 2011). "Klingberg öppnade med mål". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  9. Bodin, Uffe (16 October 2011). "Hattrick av Calle Klingberg". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  10. Pettersson, Robert (23 October 2011). "Klingberg fortsatt målhet". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  11. "The Jets call up forward Carl Klingberg". Global News. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  12. Tait, Ed (16 December 2011). "Miettinen looks forward to 'normal life' in Winnipeg". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  13. "Carl Klingberg scored his first NHL goal in friday's win over the Flames". thescore.com. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  14. "Rangers trade Lee Stempniak to Jets for Carl Klingberg". National Hockey League. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  15. "Another Swede joins Torpedo for new season" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  16. "Schwedischer Stürmer für den EVZ | EVZ". www.evz.ch. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  17. "EV Zug's Carl Klingberg suspended for one game". swisshockeynews.ch. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  18. "EV Zug's Carl Klingberg issued suspension and fine". swisshockeynews.ch. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  19. "Confirmed - Carl Klingberg stays with EV Zug". swisshockeynews.ch. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  20. "Carl Klinberg". olympic.org. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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