Helge Grans
Helge Grans (born 10 May 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Grans was drafted 35th overall by the Kings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2]
| Helge Grans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
10 May 2002 Ljungby, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Los Angeles Kings Ontario Reign (AHL) Malmö Redhawks | ||
| NHL Draft |
35th overall, 2020 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Playing career
Grans was the most effective defenceman of the IF Troja-Ljungby U16 Juniors in 2016–17, scoring 12 points. In the 2017–18 season, he was the team's best scorer at U16 level, with 26 points. In the middle of the 2017–18 season, he moved to the Malmö Redhawks.
At only 16 years old Grans played his first men's league match with the Malmö Redhawks in the Champions Hockey League (CHL) on 16 October 2018 against the EHC Red Bull München. Grans scored his first Swedish Hockey League (SHL) goal on 30 December 2019 against Brynäs IF.
On 4 June 2021, Grans was signed by the Los Angeles Kings to a three-year, entry-level contract.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 43 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 69 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Morreale, Mike G. "Lafreniere tops final ranking of North American skaters for 2020 Draft". NHL. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- Cudmore, Colin. "The 20 Most Underrated Players in the 2020 NHL Draft". silversevensens. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "LA Kings Sign Helge Grans to a Three-Year Entry Level Contract". NHL.com. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database