Carl Klingberg (born 28 January 1991) is a

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for

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of the

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(NL).

Early life

Klingberg was born on 28 January 1991 in

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, Sweden, and started playing ice hockey at an early age for Lerums BK. He has two younger brothers, both of whom are active hockey players as defencemen –

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, who was drafted 131st overall in the

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by the

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, and Olle, who is playing with Lerums BK.

Playing career

Klingberg made his debut in Sweden's top-tier SHL for

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during the 2008-09 season. He was drafted in the second round, 34th overall, by the

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in the

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. After having finished the 2010-11 season with Timrå, Klingberg joined the Thrashers'

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(AHL) affiliate the

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. He made his AHL debut on 19 March in a 3–4 loss against the Oklahoma City Barons, and scored his first goal on 27 March in a 2–3 loss against the Rockford Icehogs. Klingberg was called up by the Thrashers to make his NHL debut in their last game of the season—and the franchise's last game as the Thrashers—on 10 April against the

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. In the off-season, the Thrashers were sold and relocated to

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, where they became the second incarnation of the

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. Klingberg's goal was to start the season with the Jets in the NHL, but on 30 September he was assigned to the Jets' AHL affiliate the

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. Klingberg scored a goal in the IceCaps 4–1 win in their premier game against the Providence Bruins. He scored the IceCaps first goal on home ice, and another two for a hattrick in the IceCaps 6–2 win against the Hamilton Bulldogs, and another two goals in a 4–3 win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers a few days later to start the season with six goals in six games. After having scored nine goals and 16 points in 20 games Klingberg was called up to the Jets, where he played six games in the NHL before being reassigned back to the IceCaps after the Jets had acquired forward

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off waivers. Klingberg scored his first NHL goal on 11 April 2014 against Karri Ramo of the

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. In the 2014–15 season, Klingberg could not solidify a roster spot with the Jets. On 1 March 2015, he was traded to the

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for forward

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. Klingberg was assigned to the Rangers' AHL affiliate, the

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for the remainder of the season. He contributed offensively with 11 points in 13 games. Without featuring for the Rangers, Klingberg, as an impending restricted free agent, signed a one-year contract with Russian-based

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of the

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on 21 June 2015. Following the 2015-16 season, he moved on to Switzerland, joining

of the

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(NLA) on a one-year deal on 30 June 2016. On 8 October 2016, Klingberg was suspended for one game and fined CHF 1,230 for a hit to the head of

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. On 9 January 2017, Klingberg was once again suspended for one game by the SIHF and fined CHF 1,230 for a slew-footing on

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. On 2 May 2017, Klingberg agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Bulls. On 21 May 2019, Klingberg was signed to a two-year contract extension by Zug. On 26 June 2021, Klingberg signed a new two-year deal to remain with Zug through the 2022/23 season.

International play

Klingberg was selected to play for Team Sweden at the

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. He competed in one game and Sweden finished in 5th place.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Klingberg, Carl 1991 births Living people Atlanta Thrashers draft picks Atlanta Thrashers players Borås HC players Chicago Wolves players Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Frölunda HC players Hartford Wolf Pack players Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Swedish ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Gothenburg St. John's IceCaps players Timrå IK players Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players Winnipeg Jets players EV Zug players