Björn Linus Videll (born 5 May 1985) is a

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professional

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, currently playing with

Södertälje SK Södertälje Sportklubb, also known as Södertälje SK and often referred to as SSK, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest level of pro hockey in Sweden. Södertälje were charter members of Eli ...

of the

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(Allsv).

Playing career

Videll was drafted by the

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in the seventh round of the

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, 204th overall, after playing in the Swedish

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with

AIK AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...

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and

. Although his youth team is

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, he left the Djurgården organization as a 13-year-old and instead joined the

organization. From 2003 to 2011, Videll played primarily with

in the

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(SEL). In the 2010–11 season, Videll scored a career high 20 goals and 43 points, despite Södertälje being relegated to

after failing to re-qualify in the

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. To remain in the Elitserien for the following season, Videll signed a one-year contract to return to

for the 2011–12 season. He played 14 games with AIK, scoring 5 goals and 12 points and at that time placing sixth in the scoring league. But after that, he was sold to

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of the

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(KHL) on 24 October 2011 for financial reasons. The main reason for this was that the

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decided, just one week earlier, that the police should earn money for their efforts during sports events held by

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(JSC). This mainly affected the Stockholm clubs

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as well as AIK. AIK received 3,5 million SEK for selling Videll to Khanty-Mansiysk. The selling of Videll to Khanty-Mansiysk was considered a major loss for AIK, although Videll had at that time been on Khanty-Mansiysk's radar for two years. After an injury-plagued first season with Yugra, his second season did not fare better after producing 10 points in 31 games in 2012–13, Videll was released from his contract on 29 December 2012. On 4 January 2013, Videll opted to remain in the KHL and signed for the remainder of the campaign with Servestal Cherepovets. In the following 2013–14 season, Videll produced his most productive KHL season with Severstal appearing in 52 games with 10 goals and 17 assists for 27 points. On 9 May 2014, Videll signed an improved contract as a free agent with

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. With the announcement of Donbass suspending operations for the 2014–15 season due to civil unrest, Videll later signed a one-year contract with Latvian KHL club, Dinamo Riga on 2 September 2014. Videll established himself amongst Riga's top scoring lines, producing 34 points in 58 games. On 9 June 2015, Videll transferred as a free agent to fellow KHL club,

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on a one-year contract. In the 2015–16 season with Torpedo, Videll was looked upon as a top offensive contributor, co-leading the team with 21 assists and collecting 30-point in 44 regular season games. He appeared in a post-season high of 10 games and adding 3 points. Videll kept on his journeyman ways joining his fifth KHL club in as many seasons, signing as a free agent with inaugural

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entrant,

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, on a one-year deal on 28 September 2016. In the 2016–17 season, Videll was placed amongst the scoring lines with Kunlun and contributed with 28 points in 48 games. As a free agent, Videll left China at the conclusion of his contract and continued in the KHL by signing another one-year deal with

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on 2 May 2017. In the 2017–18 season, Videll matched his previous season totals with 28 points in 46 games. He helped Traktor advance in the post-season, contributing with 6 points in 16 games. On 12 May 2018, Videll returned on a one-year contract to former club, Dinamo Riga. Following his 12th season in the KHL in 2021–22, Videll returned to his original Swedish club, Södertälje SK of the Allsvenskan, signing a two-year contract on 18 May 2022.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Videll, Linus 1985 births Living people AIK IF players Barys Nur-Sultan players Colorado Avalanche draft picks Dinamo Riga players Djurgårdens IF Hockey players HC Kunlun Red Star players Metallurg Magnitogorsk players Severstal Cherepovets players Södertälje SK players Swedish ice hockey forwards Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players Traktor Chelyabinsk players HC Yugra players Ice hockey people from Stockholm