Jesper Sellgren | |
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Born | June 11, 1998, Örnsköldsvik |
Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) |
Position | Defenceman |
Shoots | Left |
SHL team F. teams |
Frölunda HC HockeyAllsvenskan MODO Hockey SHL Luleå HF AHL Charlotte Checkers |
Ntl. team | ![]() |
NHL Draft | 166th overall, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Jesper Sellgren[1] (born on June 11, 1998 in Örnsköldsvik) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the Frölunda HC of the SHL on loan from the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL. Sellgren was selected in the sixth round, 166th overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.[2]
Club career[]
Sellgren played junior hockey with the MODO Hockey organisation. He made his senior debut in the 2016-17 season when he played 3 regular season games and 6 play-off games with the MODO Hockey under-20 team and 50 games with the MODO Hockey of the HockeyAllsvenskan.
In the 2017-18 season played Sellgren 6 play-off games with the MODO Hockey under-20 team and 43 games with the MODO Hockey of the HockeyAllsvenskan.
Following the conclusion of the 2017-18 season, Sellgren left his hometown team to sign a two-year contract with the Luleå HF of the SHL on March 28, 2018.[3]
With Luleå HF during the 2018-19 season, Sellgren recorded 15 points in 52 regular season games and 6 points in 10 play-off games. At the conclusion of Luleå HF's season, Sellgren signed a professional try-out with the Carolina Hurricanes' AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.[4] He finished there the season with 11 play-off games played and became the AHL Calder Cup champion.
On May 28, 2019, the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL signed Sellgren to a three-year, entry-level contract.[5] Sellgren spent the 2019-20 season on loan with the Luleå HF of the SHL.
In the 2020-21 season played Sellgren on loan with the Frölunda HC of the SHL.
International career[]
Sellgren played with the Swedish National Team at the 2016 Wolrd U18 Championship (winning there silver) and at the 2018 World Junior Championship (winning there silver as well).
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2014–15 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 43 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 50 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 43 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Modo Hockey | J20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Luleå HF | SHL | 52 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
2018–19 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | Luleå HF | SHL | 47 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SHL totals | 99 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Medal record | ||
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Competitor for ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
Silver | 2018 United States | |
IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
Silver | 2016 United States |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | Sweden | WJC18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2018 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Awards and honours[]
Award | Year | |
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AHL | ||
Calder Cup (Charlotte Checkers) | 2019 | [6] |
References[]
- ↑ Jesper Sellgren - SHL.se.
- ↑ Canes pick Swedish defenseman Jesper Sellgren in 6th round. canescountry.com (2018-06-23). Retrieved on 2018-06-23.
- ↑ Four new players to Lulea Hockey (Swedish). Luleå HF (2018-03-28). Retrieved on 2018-03-28.
- ↑ Canes draft pick Jesper Sellgren joins Checkers on PTO. Retrieved on 5 May 2019.
- ↑ Canes Sign Sellgren to Entry-Level Contract. Retrieved on 28 May 2019.
- ↑ Check and Mate! Charlotte wins Calder Cup. American Hockey League (June 8, 2019). Retrieved on June 8, 2019.
External links[]
Jesper Sellgren's career stats at Eliteprospects.com Jesper Sellgren's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database