John Westin (born 19 May 1992) is a

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former professional

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who last played for

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in the

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(Allsv). He was drafted in the seventh round, 207th overall, in the

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by the

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. After suffering a broken arm during the 2010 pre-season, Westin made his Elitserien debut for

Modo Hockey Modo Hockey (or MoDo with uppercase letters) is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The team plays in Sweden's second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan. The club was founded in 1987 and has won one SHL championships; in 2007. ...

on 19 February 2011 against

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. His older brother Jens also plays professionally and was formerly a teammate at Modo and Timrå IK.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Westin, John 1992 births Living people Asplöven HC players Modo Hockey players Montreal Canadiens draft picks IF Sundsvall Hockey players Swedish ice hockey left wingers Timrå IK players