Viktor Svedberg

Viktor Svedberg (born May 24, 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently under contract with Barys Nur-Sultan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Viktor Svedberg
Born (1991-05-24) May 24, 1991
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Barys Nur-Sultan
Frölunda HC
Chicago Blackhawks
Linköpings HC
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Svedberg was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in October 2013, where he spent five seasons.

Playing career

After spending seasons with Rögle BK of J18, Svedberg joined Frölunda HC. He made his Elitserien debut during the 2010-11 season. Svedberg remained with the club through the 2012–13 season.

On 16 May 2013, Svedberg signed with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL).[1] After just four games with the club during the 2013–14 season, Svedberg was signed by the IceHogs' National Hockey League (NHL) affiliate, the Chicago Blackhawks to a two-year contract on 19 October 2013.[2] Svedberg spent the remainder of the season, as well as the entirety of the 2014-15 season with the IceHogs.

On 5 August 2015, the Blackhawks re-signed Svedberg to a one-year contract extension.[3] While spending majority of the 2015–16 season with the IceHogs, Svedberg appeared in 27 games for the Blackhawks. On 15 October, in just his fourth career game, Svedberg scored his first career NHL goal in a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals.[4] Svedberg finished the season with four points in 27 games. On 14 March 2016, the Blackhawks signed Svedberg to a two-year contract extension.[5]

After leaving the Blackhawks' organization following the 2017–18 season, Svedberg signed a professional tryout agreement to attend the Calgary Flames' training camp on 7 September 2018.[6] He briefly returned to his native Sweden playing 7 games in the SHL with Linköpings HC before on December 2, 2018, Svedberg signed a contract with Barys Astana in the KHL.[7]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Rögle BK J18 27371028 —————
2008–09 Rögle BK J18 1114524 —————
2008–09 Rögle BK J20 385111679 —————
2009–10 Frölunda HC J20 404101485 —————
2010–11 Frölunda HC J20 415172273 701110
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 90000 —————
2011–12 Frölunda HC J20 61234 —————
2011–12 Frölunda HC SEL 5532520 60000
2012–13 Frölunda HC J20 10002 —————
2012–13 Frölunda HC SEL 5102224 60004
2013–14 Rockford IceHogs AHL 3527926 —————
2014–15 Rockford IceHogs AHL 493111441 80448
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 272244 30006
2015–16 Rockford IceHogs AHL 401141539 —————
2016–17 Rockford IceHogs AHL 51291170 —————
2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 736182482 1305518
2018–19 Linköpings HC SHL 71126 —————
2018–19 Barys Astana KHL 2936916 1202236
2019–20 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 100114 50224
SHL totals 12245950 120004
NHL totals 272244 30006

References
  1. Peck, Mike. "VIKTOR SVEDBERG AGREES TO AHL DEAL WITH ROCKFORD". Rockford IceHogs. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  2. "Blackhawks agree to terms with Svedberg". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  3. "Blackhawks agree to terms with Svedberg". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. "Holtby's 26 saves lift Capitals to 4-1 win over Blackhawks". USA Today. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  5. "Blackhawks agree to terms with Svedberg". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  6. Powers, Scott. "Viktor Svedberg will join the Flames on a PTO, his agent confirms. One of my favorite stories last season was having lunch with Svedberg in Rockford". Twitter. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  7. "HC Barys signs one of the world's tallest players". lenta.inform.kz. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.


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