John Klingberg
John Andersson Klingberg (born 14 August 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 131st overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars. He is the younger brother of Carl Klingberg.
| John Klingberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Klingberg with the Dallas Stars in 2022 | |||
| Born |
14 August 1992 Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Toronto Maple Leafs Frölunda HC Jokerit Skellefteå AIK Dallas Stars Anaheim Ducks Minnesota Wild | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
131st overall, 2010 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
Klingberg started his career at an early age in Lerums BK; he was then signed as a youth to join the Frölunda HC program. He made his Elitserien debut for Frölunda HC on 21 September 2010, against AIK.[1]
On 16 May 2011, the Dallas Stars announced that they had signed Klingberg to a three-year entry level contract.[2] He was then loaned to the Finnish SM-liiga to play with Jokerit in the 2011–12 season before returning to Sweden midway through the campaign to Skellefteå AIK.
In the 2013–14 season, Klingberg opted to play on loan with Frölunda HC, and produced a career high 11 goals and 28 points in 50 games. After post-season elimination, Klingberg was assigned to the Stars' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Texas Stars, and played in three regular season games.
In his first full North American season in 2014–15, Klingberg remained with Texas to begin the year. After being recalled by the Stars, he made his NHL debut in a 4–3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on 11 November 2014.[3] Klingberg scored his first NHL goal on 20 November 2014, against Mike Smith of the Arizona Coyotes.[4] Klingberg finished first in points among all rookie defenceman in 2014–15 and was named to the NHL all-rookie team.[5]
The Stars qualified for the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. They defeated the Minnesota Wild in the first-round[6] before falling to the St. Louis Blues in the second.[7] Overall, Klingberg recorded one goal and three assists in 13 games.
After ranking first among NHL defencemen, Klingberg was named to the 2018 NHL All-Star Game, along with teammate Tyler Seguin.[8] He finished the year with a career-high 67 points in 82 games.
On 9 November 2018, Klingberg underwent hand surgery, sidelining him for at least four weeks.[9] He returned on 20 December in a 5–2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.[10] Despite missing a total of 18 games, Klingberg recorded ten goals and 45 points.
During the Stars' first-round match-up against the Nashville Predators in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Klingberg scored the series-winning overtime goal in game six to advance.[11]
On 29 July 2022, as a free agent from the Stars, Klingberg signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[12] In the 2022–23 season, Klingberg was leant upon heavily for the rebuilding Ducks, and struggled to match his career scoring pace however still led the Anaheim blueline with eight goals and 24 points in 50 games approaching the NHL trade deadline. On 3 March 2023, as an expiring contract, Klingberg was dealt by the Ducks to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Andrej Šustr, the rights to prospect Nikita Nesterenko and a 2025 fourth-round draft pick.[13]
Leaving the Wild as a free agent, Klingberg joined his third club in short succession after he was signed to a one-year, $4.15 million contract by the Toronto Maple Leafs on 1 July 2023.[14]
Personal life
Klingberg was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, to Anders Klingberg. His father, Anders, is also active in hockey and was a head coach for Göteborg during TV-pucken, a Swedish ice hockey tournament.[15] Klingberg also has two brothers, both of whom are active hockey players; Carl who currently plays for EV Zug of the National League (NL) and Olle, who currently plays with Lerums BK.[16]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | J18 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | J18 Allsv | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | J18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | J18 Allsv | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Borås HC | Allsv | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokerit | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokerit | SM-l | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 25 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 50 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 65 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 76 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 80 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 8 | 59 | 67 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 64 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 58 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 14 | ||
| 2020–21 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 53 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 74 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 2022–23 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 50 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 117 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 34 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 24 | ||||
| NHL totals | 619 | 81 | 326 | 407 | 247 | 63 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 48 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2017 Germany/France | |
| 2018 Denmark | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 2012 Canada | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC |  |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Sweden | WC | 5th | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Sweden | WC | |
10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Sweden | WC | |
10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Sweden | WC | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 32 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | ||||
Awards and achievements
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy champion | 2013 | |
| NHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2015 | [5] |
| All-Star Game | 2018 | [8] |
| International | ||
| Best Defenceman | 2018 | |
References
- "Hockeyligan.se - Statistik". Hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). 21 September 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012.
- "Stars sign prospect John Klingberg". ESPN. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "Stars beat Coyotes 4-3 to snap a 7-game slide". newstimes.com. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- "Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars". 21 October 2014.
- "John Klingberg named to 2014-15 All-Rookie Team". NHL.com. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- Myers, Dan. "Stars survive rally to win Game 6, eliminate Wild". NHL.com. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- "Blues dominate, eliminate Stars". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- "Stars' Klingberg, Seguin named to 2018 NHL All-Star roster". NHL.com. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- "Klingberg out at least four weeks for Stars". National Hockey League. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- Greenfield, Jimmy (21 December 2018). "3 takeaways from the Blackhawks' 5-2 win, including why they're the hottest team in the NHL right now". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- "Stars' John Klingberg: Seals series with OT tally". CBSSports. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- "Klingberg signs one-year contract with Ducks". NHL.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- "Minnesota Wild acquires John Klingberg from the Anaheim Ducks". Minnesota Wild. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Maple Leafs sign defenceman John Klingberg". Toronto Maple Leafs. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- "ANDERS KLINGBERG". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- "Olle Klingberg prospect profile". eliteprospects.com. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database