Jesper_Sellgren
Jesper Sellgren
Swedish ice hockey player (born 1998)
Jesper Sellgren (born June 11, 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Sellgren was selected in the sixth round, 166th overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.[1]
| Jesper Sellgren | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 25) Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Luleå HF Frölunda HC | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
166th overall, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Following the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, his second Allsvenskan season, Sellgren left his hometown team to sign a two-year contract with Luleå HF on March 28, 2018.[2] During the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Sellgren was selected in the sixth round, 166th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes.[3]
With Luleå HF during the 2018–19 season, Sellgren recorded 15 points in 52 games. At the conclusion of Luleå's season, Sellgren signed a professional tryout (PTO) with the Hurricanes' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.[4] On 28 May 2019, the Hurricanes signed Sellgren to a three-year, entry-level contract.[5]
Approaching the 2020–21 season, with the North American leagues delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sellgren continued his SHL career in Sweden, moving to Frölunda HC on loan from the Hurricanes on 31 July 2020.[6]
After helping the Chicago Wolves claim the Calder Cup, his second with an Hurricanes affiliate, Sellgren as an impending restricted free agent was signed to a three-year contract to return to his original SHL club, Luleå HF, on 1 July 2022.[7]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 52 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 73 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| SHL totals | 151 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2018 United States | |
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
| 2016 United States | |
International
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| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Charlotte Checkers, Chicago Wolves) | 2019, 2022 | [8] |
- "Canes pick Swedish defenseman Jesper Sellgren in 6th round". canescountry.com. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
- "Four new players to Lulea Hockey" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- "Jesper Sellgren - SHL.se". SHL.se.
- Niedzielski, Nicholas (5 May 2019). "Canes draft pick Jesper Sellgren joins Checkers on PTO". Charlotte Checkers. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Canes Sign Sellgren to Entry-Level Contract". Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Sellgren to Frolunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "Sellgren returns to Norrbotten" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "Check and Mate! Charlotte wins Calder Cup". American Hockey League. June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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