Johan Hedberg

Date of Birth: May 05, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Nacka, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Leksands IF
Position: G
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Johan Hedberg Facts

Drafted: 1994 round 9 #218 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Hedberg was a goalie who relied on his ability to read the play, as well as his agility and lateral movement. Hard to beat from in close. Handled the puck very well with his stick. Known as an extremely hard worker and quality teammate.
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Johan Hedberg Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1987-1988	Leksands IF J18	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-
1988-1989	Leksands IF J18	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-
1989-1990	Leksands IF J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-
1989-1990	Leksands IF J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	Leksands IF J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-
1991-1992	Leksands IF J20	Juniorallsvenskan	-	-	-	-	-
1992-1993	Leksands IF J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-
1992-1993	Leksands IF	Elitserien	11	2.53	.919	0	-	Playoffs	2	4.10	.880	0	-
1993-1994	Leksands IF	Elitserien	17	2.82	.883	2	-	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	Sweden (all)	International	0	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	Sweden B	International	3	0.67	-	2	-
1993-1994	Sweden	WC	0	-	-	-	-
1994-1995	Leksands IF	Elitserien	17	3.53	.888	1	-	Playoffs	1	6.32	.833	0	-
1994-1995	Sweden B (all)	International	3	1.67	-	0	-
1994-1995	Sweden (all)	International	3	3.00	-	0	-
1995-1996	Leksands IF	Elitserien	35	2.73	.902	2	-	Playoffs	4	2.95	.892	0	-
1995-1996	Sweden B (all)	International	5	2.00	-	0	-
1995-1996	Sweden (all)	International	2	4.00	-	0	-
1996-1997	Leksands IF	Elitserien	38	2.42	.913	3	-	Playoffs	8	1.86	.935	1	-
1996-1997	Sweden	WCup	0	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Sweden (all)	International	12	1.83	-	0	-
1996-1997	Sweden	WC	1	1.00	.938	0	-
1997-1998	Manitoba Moose	IHL	14	2.58	.922	-	-	Playoffs	2	3.40	.905	0	-
1997-1998	Detroit Vipers	IHL	16	2.64	.899	-	-
1997-1998	Baton Rouge Kingfish	ECHL	2	4.20	.879	0	1-1-0
1997-1998	Sweden Olympics	OG	0	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	Sweden (all)	International	1	2.00	-	0	-
1997-1998	Sweden	WC	1	2.00	.867	0	-
1998-1999	Leksands IF	Elitserien	48	2.86	.903	0	-	Playoffs	4	3.52	.890	0	-
1998-1999	Sweden (all)	International	8	1.31	-	3	-
1998-1999	Sweden	WC	1	0.00	1.000	0	-
1999-2000	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL	33	2.68	.917	-	-	Playoffs	5	1.93	.950	-	-
2000-2001	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	9	2.64	.905	0	7-1-1	Playoffs	18	2.30	.911	2	9-9-0
2000-2001	Manitoba Moose	IHL	46	2.56	.912	-	-
2001-2002	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	66	2.76	.904	6	25-34-7
2001-2002	Sweden Olympics	OG	1	1.00	.950	0	1-0-0
2001-2002	Sweden (all)	International	1	1.00	.950	-	-
2002-2003	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	41	3.06	.895	1	14-22-4
2003-2004	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	21	2.51	.900	3	8-6-2	Playoffs	2	2.45	.922	0	1-1-0
2003-2004	Manitoba Moose	AHL	2	4.32	.883	0	0-2-0
2004-2005	Leksands IF Lockout	Allsvenskan	12	2.15	.909	0	-	Kvalserien SHL	9	2.07	.918	1	-
2005-2006	Dallas Stars	NHL	19	2.67	.898	0	12-4-1
2006-2007	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	21	2.89	.898	0	9-4-2	Playoffs	2	2.55	.928	0	0-2-0
2007-2008	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	36	3.46	.892	1	14-15-3
2008-2009	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	33	3.49	.886	0	13-12-3
2009-2010	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	47	2.62	.915	3	21-16-6
2010-2011	New Jersey Devils	NHL	34	2.38	.912	3	15-12-2
2011-2012	New Jersey Devils	NHL	27	2.22	.918	4	17-7-2	Playoffs	1	1.65	.929	0	0-1-0
2012-2013	New Jersey Devils	NHL	19	2.76	.883	1	6-10-3
2013-2014	Albany Devils	AHL	1	3.18	.846	0	0-0-0

Johan Hedberg Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1988-1989	Dalarna	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-
1998-1999	Leksands IF	Euro HL	7	2.07	.930	-	-

Johan Hedberg Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	3	36	4.06*	.878*	0	0-2-0	1	5	1.93	.950	-	-
Allsvenskan	1	12	2.15	.909	0	-	1	9	2.07	.918	1	-
ECHL	1	2	4.20	.879	0	1-1-0	0
Elitserien (SHL)	6	166	2.69*	.903	8	-	6	19	2.73	.908	1	-
Euro HL	1	7	2.07	.930	-	-	0
IHL	2	76	-	-	-	-	1	2	3.40	.905	0	-
International	7	38	1.86*	.950*	5*	-	0
J18 Elit (U18 Region)	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Juniorallsvenskan	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Juniorserien	5	-	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	12	373	2.82	.901	22	161-143-36	4	23	2.31	.914	2	10-13-0
OG	2	1	1.00	.950	0	1-0-0	0
TV-Pucken	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	4	3	-	-	0	-	0
WCup	1	0	-	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Johan Hedberg Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Albany Devils	1	1	3.18	.846	0	0-0-0	0
Atlanta Thrashers	4	137	3.08	.900	4	57-47-14	1	2	2.55	.928	0	0-2-0
Baton Rouge Kingfish (ECHL)	1	2	4.20	.879	0	1-1-0	0
Dalarna	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Dallas Stars	1	19	2.67	.898	0	12-4-1	0
Detroit Vipers	1	16	2.64	.899	-	-	0
Kentucky Thoroughblades	1	33	2.68	.917	-	-	1	5	1.93	.950	-	-
Leksands IF	7	185	2.65*	.903*	8*	-	7	28	2.52	.911	2	-
Leksands IF J18	3	-	-	-	-	-	0
Leksands IF J20	4	-	-	-	-	-	0
Manitoba Moose	3	62	4.32*	.883*	0	0-2-0	1	2	3.40	.905	0	-
New Jersey Devils	3	80	2.42	.908	8	38-29-7	1	1	1.65	.929	0	0-1-0
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	116	2.88	.901	7	46-57-12	1	18	2.30	.911	2	9-9-0
Sweden	4	3	-	-	0	-	0
Sweden (WCup)	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
Sweden (all)	7	27	2.06*	.950*	3*	-	0
Sweden B (all)	3	11	1.55	-	2	-	0
Sweden Olympics	2	1	1.00	.950	0	1-0-0	0
Vancouver Canucks	1	21	2.51	.900	3	8-6-2	1	2	2.45	.922	0	1-1-0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Johan Hedberg Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1992-1993	Elitserien Best SVS%
1993-1994	World Championship Bronze Medal
1996-1997	World Championship Silver Medal
1997-1998	World Championship Gold Medal
1998-1999	European Hockey League (EHL) Best GAA (2.10) European Hockey League (EHL) Best SVS% (.930) World Championship Bronze Medal
2000-2001	IHL Goaltender of the Week (Oct. 22) IHL Goaltender of the Week (Nov. 5) IHL Goaltender of the Week (Jan. 21)
2004-2005	HockeyAllsvenskan to Elitserien Promotion (Leksand)
2010-2011	ECHL Alumnus of the Month (February)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
02/18/2014	Confirmed	Albany Devils	Unknown
02/13/2014	Confirmed	No team	Albany Devils
07/04/2013	Confirmed	New Jersey Devils	Unknown
07/02/2012	Extension	New Jersey Devils	New Jersey Devils
07/01/2011	Extension	New Jersey Devils	New Jersey Devils
07/01/2010	Confirmed	Atlanta Thrashers	New Jersey Devils

Johan Hedberg Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Baton Rouge Kingfish
Cult/Star player for Leksands IF
Cult/Star player for Manitoba Moose

Career transactions
- 2010-07-01 • Signed by the New Jersey Devils
- 2006-07-01 • Signed by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2005-08-05 • Signed by the Dallas Stars
- 2004-08-01 • Signed to a lockout contract by Leksand
- 2003-08-25 • Traded to the Vancouver Canucks for a 2004 2nd round pick (Alex Goligoski)
- 2001-03-12 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins w/ Bobby Dollas for Jeff Norton
- 1999-06-21 • Signed by the San Jose Sharks
- 1998-08-06 • Rights traded to the San Jose Sharks for a 1999 7th round pick (Pavel Kasparik)

Trivia
- Johan Hedberg became known as the "Moose" in the NHL after wearing his Manitoba Moose mask in NHL debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Hedberg continued to use the Moose design on his mask throughout his career.