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Sweden John Klingberg

#3 Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL - 23/24

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John Klingberg Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
31
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
$4,150,000 Powered by
Agency
Highlights
1-time J20 SM Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
1-time TV-Pucken Bronze Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
1-time World Championship Best Defenseman 1

An offensive-minded defenseman, Klingberg skates well and is very mobile. Has terrific puck skills and excels on the powerplay. Oozes hockey sense. Loves to join the attack and act as a fourth forward.


Brothers: Carl Klingberg, Olle Klingberg
Father: Anders Klingberg

John Klingberg Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Frölunda HC U16 U16 SM 6* 2* 4* 6* 2* 9* |
2008-09 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 16* 3* 8* 11* 8* -* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 14* 0* 4* 4* 4* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
2009-10 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 10* 2* 4* 6* 12* -* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 10* 1* 9* 10* 10* -* | Playoffs 7 2 9 11 10 -
Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 27* 0* 5* 5* 32* -* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 6 -
2010-11 Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 13* 3* 14* 17* 29* -* | Playoffs 7 1 10 11 6 -
Frölunda HC Elitserien 26* 0* 5* 5* 10* -3* |
Borås HC HockeyAllsvenskan 7* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 7* 5* 6* 11* 25* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 2* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 14* 2* 3* 5* 2* -* |
Sweden (all) International 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2011-12 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Jokerit SM-liiga 20* 1* 2* 3* 8* 1* |
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 6* 1* 4* 5* 0* -1* |
Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 16* 1* 3* 4* 6* -1* | Playoffs 16 0 4 4 14 -6
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 3* 3* 4* 1* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 2* 8* 10* 4* 3* |
2012-13 Skellefteå AIK J20 J20 SuperElit 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 25* 1* 12* 13* 6* 10* | Playoffs 13 1 3 4 8 9
Texas Stars AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
2013-14 Frölunda HC “A” SHL 50* 11* 17* 28* 12* 8* | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 2 0
Texas Stars AHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* 2* |
Sweden (all) International 6* 0* 3* 3* 0* -3* |
2014-15 Dallas Stars NHL 65* 11* 29* 40* 32* 5* |
Texas Stars AHL 10* 4* 8* 12* 6* 5* |
Sweden WC 7* 2* 4* 6* 0* 9* |
Sweden (all) International 9* 2* 5* 7* 2* 9* |
2015-16 Dallas Stars NHL 76* 10* 48* 58* 30* 22* | Playoffs 13 1 3 4 2 -5
2016-17 Dallas Stars NHL 80* 13* 36* 49* 34* 2* |
Sweden WC 10* 2* 4* 6* 2* 7* |
Sweden (all) International 12* 4* 6* 10* 8* 8* |
2017-18 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 82* 8* 59* 67* 26* 10* |
Sweden “A” WC 10* 1* 5* 6* 4* 6* |
Sweden (all) International 13* 1* 6* 7* 6* 5* |
2018-19 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 64* 10* 35* 45* 12* 6* | Playoffs 13 2 7 9 6 8
Sweden WC 5* 2* 2* 4* 2* -1* |
Sweden (all) International 5* 2* 2* 4* 2* -1* |
2019-20 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 58* 6* 26* 32* 22* -10* | Playoffs 26 4 17 21 14 -5
2020-21 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 53* 7* 29* 36* 23* -15* |
2021-22 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 74* 6* 41* 47* 34* -28* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 26 -2
2022-23 Anaheim Ducks NHL 50* 8* 16* 24* 30* -28* |
Minnesota Wild NHL 17* 2* 7* 9* 4* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 0 2
2023-24   Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 14* 0* 5* 5* 8* -7* |
  Projected NHL 30* 0* 11* 11* 17* -15* |
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John Klingberg Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Göteborg TV-Pucken 8* 0* 2* 2* 6* -* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC ET 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2011-12 Jokerit ET 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2013-14 Frölunda HC ET 6* 2* 4* 6* 2* -* |
Sweden EHT 6* 0* 4* 4* 0* -4* |
2014-15 Sweden EHT 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |
2016-17 Sweden EHT 2* 2* 2* 4* 4* 1* |
2017-18 Sweden EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
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John Klingberg Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2023-11-11T18:00:00-0600 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks
2023-11-08T18:00:00-0600 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators
2023-11-06T18:00:00-0600 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning
2023-11-04T19:00:00-0400 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres
2023-11-02T19:30:00-0400 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins
2023-10-31T20:00:00-0400 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Los Angeles Kings
2023-10-28T19:00:00-0400 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Nashville Predators
2023-10-26T20:00:00-0400 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Dallas Stars
2023-10-24T18:00:00-0400 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Washington Capitals
2023-10-21T19:00:00-0400 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Tampa Bay Lightning
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John Klingberg Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 13* 4* 9* 13* 1.00* 10* 7* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
EHT 4 13* 3* 7* 10* 0.77* 8* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 17* 2* 7* 9* 0.53* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 7* 1* 0* 1* 0.14* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 6 46* 9* 22* 31* 0.67* 18* 17* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 36* 9* 17* 26* 0.72* 31* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 2 24* 1* 13* 14* 0.58* 14* -* | 2 10 2 * 9 * 11 * 1.10 * 10 * - *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 2 26* 5* 12* 17* 0.65* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 3 41* 3* 19* 22* 0.54* 61* -1* | 2 12 2 * 10 * 12 * 1.00 * 12 * - *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 20* 1* 2* 3* 0.15* 8* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Mestis 1 6* 1* 4* 5* 0.83* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 633* 81* 331* 412* 0.65* 255* -40* | 5 63 8 * 31 * 39 * 0.62 * 48 * -2 *
SHL (Elitserien) 4 117* 13* 37* 50* 0.43* 34* 14* | 3 36 1 * 11 * 12 * 0.33 * 24 * 3 *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 0* 2* 2* 0.25* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 1 6* 2* 4* 6* 1.00* 2* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 32* 7* 15* 22* 0.69* 8* 21* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 1* 4* 5* 0.42* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

John Klingberg Skill Rating

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Puckhandling
19
Passing
18
Acceleration
18
Teamwork
17
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John Klingberg Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Toronto Maple Leafs
03/03/2023
03/03/2023 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Minnesota Wild
07/29/2022
07/29/2022 Confirmed Dallas Stars Anaheim Ducks
04/17/2015
04/17/2015 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
05/20/2013
05/20/2013 Confirmed Skellefteå AIK Frölunda HC
01/20/2012
01/20/2012 Confirmed Jokerit Skellefteå AIK
05/16/2011
05/16/2011 Confirmed Jokerit Dallas Stars
04/10/2011
04/10/2011 Confirmed Frölunda HC Jokerit

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John Klingberg Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Dallas Stars

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC J20

Cult/Star player for Skellefteå AIK

Memorable dates
- 2014-11-20 • Scored first NHL goal (vs Arizona vs Mike Smith)
- 2014-11-11 • Made NHL debut (at Arizona; TOI 18:32; +1)
- 2010-11-25 • Scored first Allsvenskan goal (at Oskarshamn vs Jens Holmström)
- 2010-11-17 • Made Allsvenskan debut (at Tingsryd)
- 2010-09-21 • Made Elitserien debut (vs AIK; TOI 17:38; -1)

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