Linus Högberg

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Linus Högberg
Born (1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 (age 25)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Frölunda HC
Växjö Lakers
Philadelphia Flyers
Skellefteå AIK
NHL draft 139th overall, 2016
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2015–present

Linus Högberg (born 4 September 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently with Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has formerly played with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Högberg made his professional debut during 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]

During the 2022–23 season, Högberg was re-assigned and remained in the AHL with the Phantoms. Unable to earn a recall to the NHL, after making only 19 appearances with the Phantoms, he was placed on unconditional waivers by the Flyers in order to mutually terminate the remainder of his contract on 9 February 2023.[4] In returning to Sweden, Högberg was immediately signed by Skellefteå AIK of the SHL for the remainder of the season on 11 February 2023.[5] He added 4 points through 11 regular season games before helping Skellefteå reach the SHL finals in posting 4 points in 17 games.

Högberg left Skellefteå as a free agent in the off-season opting to continue in the SHL with Frölunda HC on a two-year contract on 10 May 2023.[6]

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 — — — — —
2020–21 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 26 2 6 8 2 — — — — —
2021–22 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 58 0 8 8 14 — — — — —
2021–22 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 5 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2022–23 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 19 1 3 4 8 — — — — —
2022–23 Skellefteå AIK SHL 11 0 4 4 2 17 2 2 4 4
SHL totals 192 9 29 38 34 38 2 6 8 6
NHL totals 5 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 United States

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden
U17
 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 2
2018 Sweden
WJC
 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 13 0 2 2 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) 2018 [7]

References

  1. ^ "Linus Hogberg player profile". Swedish Hockey League. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  2. Philly.com
    . 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  3. ^ Philadelphia Flyers [@NHLFlyers] (May 30, 2020). "OFFICIAL: We've signed defenseman Linus Hogberg an entry-level contract, which will begin in 2020-21. Hogberg was selected as the club's fifth-round pick (139th overall) in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 April 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Hajek and Hogberg placed on waivers". prohockeyrumors.com. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  5. ^ "SAIK strengthens blueline with Linus Högberg" (in Swedish). Skellefteå AIK. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Frölunda HC sign defenseman Hogberg" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Lakers dominant in SHL title win". eurohockeyclubs.com. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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