| Alexander Wennberg | |
| |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Djurgårdens IF Frölunda HC |
| Nationality |  Swedish
|
| Born | September 22, 1994, Nacka, Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 14th overall, 2013 Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Pro Career | 2011 – present |
|birth_place = Nacka, Sweden|draft = 14th overall|draft_year = 2013|draft_team = Columbus Blue Jackets|career_start = 2011}}Alexander Wennberg (born 22 September 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career[]
Wennberg was rated 5th out of all 2013 NHL Entry Draft eligible European skaters, and was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round (14th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Blue Jackets in May 2014. In 2010–11 Wennberg joined the Djurgården U18 team, with 11 goals and 23 assists he excelled. The next year he moved up to the U20 team with Djurgården and also represented Sweden in the 2011 U19 World Junior A Challenge and 2012 U18 World Junior Championship tournaments. He also spent time with Djurgården's Elitserien team but did not appear in any games.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Competitor for  Sweden
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| World Junior Championships | ||
| Silver | 2014 Malmö | |
| Silver | 2013 Ufa | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
| Silver | 2012 Brno | |
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 42 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 46 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 50 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 68 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 69 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 137 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC18 | 
|
6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Sweden | WJC |
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WJC |
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Hockey's Future – History. Retrieved on 10 November 2014.
External links[]
- Alexander Wennberg's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Alexander Wennberg's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ryan Murray |
Columbus Blue Jackets first round draft pick 2013 |
Succeeded by Kerby Rychel |
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