Atte Engren (born 19 February 1988) is a Finnish former professional

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. He is currently the goaltending coach of Lukko U18 in the U18 SM-sarja, the top-tier under-18 junior league in Finland.

Playing career

After spending his whole career in his hometown team

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, Engren signed a contract with TPS Turku in 2008. Engren is a hybrid

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goalie by style. Engren was drafted as 204th overall by the

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in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and signed a two-year entry-level contract with the organization on 28 May 2010 after winning the 2010 Finnish championship with TPS. While in North America, he did not see any playing time in the NHL, but made 27 appearances for Nashville's AHL affiliate

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in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 season. He returned to TPS for the 2012–13 campaign and on 8 May 2013, Engren signed with

HC Lev Praha Hockey Club Lev Praha (stylized as HC LEV Praha) was a professional ice hockey team located in Prague, Czech Republic, which played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons. In their two seasons played, ...

of the

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. On 2 July 2014, Engren left Lev Praha, after it declared bankruptcy and folded, as a free agent to sign with fellow KHL club, Atlant Moscow Oblast where he spent the 2014–15 season. He then played for fellow KHL side

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in 2015–16 before moving to Sweden: He signed with

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of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) in June 2016.

International play

Engren played on the Finland team in the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Championship.

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* 1988 births Living people Atlant Moscow Oblast players Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Finnish ice hockey goaltenders HIFK (ice hockey) players Hokki players Kiekko-Vantaa players Leksands IF players HC Lev Praha players Lukko players Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators draft picks People from Rauma, Finland Sportspeople from Satakunta HC TPS players TuTo players {{Finland-icehockey-goaltender-stub