Linus Högberg

Linus Högberg (born September 4, 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Linus Högberg
Born (1998-09-04) September 4, 1998
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Philadelphia Flyers
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)
Växjö Lakers
NHL Draft 139th overall, 2016
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2015present

Playing career

Högberg made his professional debut during the 2015–16 season with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[1] Högberg was subsequently drafted in the fifth round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, 139th overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers.[2]

On 31 May 2020, he was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Huddinge IK J20 2 0 2 2 0
2014–15 Växjö Lakers J20 40 2 1 3 8
2015–16 Växjö Lakers J20 39 7 18 25 14 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Växjö Lakers SHL 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Växjö Lakers SHL 35 0 4 4 6
2016–17 IF Björklöven Allsv 3 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Växjö Lakers SHL 42 2 4 6 6 13 0 3 3 0
2018–19 Växjö Lakers SHL 52 2 8 10 8 7 0 1 1 2
2019–20 Växjö Lakers SHL 50 5 9 14 12
2020–21 HC Vita Hästen Allsv 27 2 10 12 10
SHL totals 181 9 25 34 32 21 0 4 4 2
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2018 United States

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden U17 6 0 2 2 2
2018 Sweden WJC 7 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 13 0 2 2 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) 2018 [4]

References

  1. "Linus Hogberg player profile". Swedish Hockey League. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  2. "A look at the Flyers' draft picks". Philly.com. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  3. Philadelphia Flyers (31 May 2020). "Hogberg signed to entry-level contract with Flyers". Twitter. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. "Lakers dominant in SHL title win". eurohockeyclubs.com. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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