Andreas Englund (born 21 January 1996) is a Swedish professional
ice hockey defenceman for the
Los Angeles Kings of the
National Hockey League (NHL). Englund was selected by the
Ottawa Senators in the second round (40th overall) of the
2014 NHL Entry Draft
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was the 52nd NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia), Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The top three selections were Aaron Ekblad, ...
.
Playing career
Englund made his professional debut in the
2013–14 season, with his youth club
Djurgårdens IF of the then
HockeyAllsvenskan. Following the club's promotion Englund made his
Swedish Hockey League
The Swedish Hockey League (officially SHL; sv, Svenska Hockeyligan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the highest division in the Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, an ...
(SHL) during the
2014–15 season, appearing in 49 games for five points in his rookie campaign.
After two full seasons in the SHL, marking 95 appearances, Englund left Sweden to sign a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators on 5 April 2016. On 3 December 2016, Englund made his NHL debut with the Senators in a 2–0 victory over the
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...
.
As an impending restricted free agent, and facing a delayed North American season, Englund remained in Sweden by agreeing to a season-long contract with
Västerviks IK of the
HockeyAllsvenskan on 20 September 2020. Due to injury, however, Englund sat out the season.
With his rights relinquished by the Senators after not receiving a qualifying offer, Englund agreed to a one-year AHL contract with the Colorado Eagles, the primary affiliate of the
Colorado Avalanche, on 28 July 2021. In the
2021–22 season, Englund featured regularly on the Eagles blueline. He registered two goals and 12 points through 57 games to help the Eagles reach the playoffs.
As a free agent, Englund re-signed with the Avalanche organization on a one-year, two-way NHL contract on 13 July 2022. He was returned to the Eagles following training camp to begin the season. He featured in 12 games with the Eagles before he was recalled to the NHL by the Avalanche on 13 November 2022 due to a rash of injuries. He made his debut with the Avalanche the following day, his first NHL game in over two years, featuring in a 3–2 defeat by the
St. Louis Blues. With the Avalanche blighted by injuries, Englund solidified his defensive role and contributed three assists in 36 games.
On 26 February 2023, Englund was dealt to the
Chicago Blackhawks for
Jack Johnson. Englund played the remainder of the season for the rebuilding Blackhawks, registering one assist in 11 games.
On 1 July 2023, Englund signed a two-year, $2 million contract with the Los Angeles Kings .
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Belleville Senators players
Binghamton Senators players
Chicago Blackhawks players
Colorado Avalanche players
Colorado Eagles players
Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
Ice hockey people from Stockholm
Los Angeles Kings players
Ottawa Senators draft picks
Ottawa Senators players
Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Swedish ice hockey defencemen