Johan Svedberg

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Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1.2 in (1.86 m) 195 lb (88 kg/13 st 13 lb)
Swe-2 Team F. teams	IF Björklöven IF Sundsvall Hockey
Nationality	Sweden
Born	February 14, 1980(1980-02-14), Kalix, SWE
Pro career	1998 – present

Johan Svedberg (born February 14, 1980 in Kalix, Sweden) is a defenceman for the IF Björklöven hockey team in the Swedish Allsvenskan league. He has also played three seasons in Elitserien for Timrå IK.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Awards 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Playing career

On April 2, 2004, Johan signed with Timrå IK for one year. Later the same year, on October 27, 2004 Svedberg was named the first in the line of four candidates for Elitserien Rookie Of The Year 2005. The award was eventually won by the forward Oscar Steen. After the rookie season, his contract was extended to 2006-07 on April 8, 2005. On May 8, 2007, following his third season with Timrå, the defenceman joined Björklöven in Allsvenskan on a one-year contract.

[edit] Awards

• Elitserien 2004-05 Rookie of the Year Nominee in 2004.

[edit] External links

• Johan Svedberg on Internet Hockey Database

[edit] References

• Johan Svedberg - player profile and career stats. European Hockey.Net. Retrieved on January 31, 2007.
• Johan Svedberg. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on January 31, 2007.
• Ny back klar!!! (Swedish). Timrå IK (2004-04-02). Retrieved on May 15, 2007.
• Johan Svedberg Årets Rookiekandidat (Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association (2004-10-27). Retrieved on May 15, 2007.
• Succerookie stannar (Swedish). Timrå IK (2005-04-08). Retrieved on May 15, 2007.
• Ännu ett förvärv från elitserien (Swedish). IF Björklöven (2007-05-08). Retrieved on May 15, 2007.