Petter Jonas Granberg (born 27 August 1992) is a Swedish professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player. He is currently playing with

Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå AIK is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Skellefteå, Sweden. They currently play In the Swedish Hockey League. They play their home games in Skellefteå Kraft Arena, which seats 6,001 spectators. The team has won the Swed ...

in the

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(SHL). Granberg was drafted 116th overall by the

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in the

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Playing career

On 13 April 2014, Granberg made his NHL debut skating for the

during a 1–0 loss to the

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...

. Prior to the 2015–16 season, Granberg suffered an off-season injury, requiring surgery for a torn achilles. Nearing a return to playing after a four-month rehabilitation, Granberg was placed on waivers by the Maple Leafs. On 22 November 2015, Granberg was claimed off waivers by the

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

. In the 2017–18 season, Granberg was assigned by the Predators to continue playing for the duration of the campaign with their AHL affiliate, the

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. Unable to make an NHL appearance in his third season within the Predators organization, Granberg left as an impending restricted free agent to sign a three-year contract with his former Swedish team, Skellefteå AIK, on 18 May 2018.

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* 1992 births Living people IF Sundsvall Hockey players Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators players People from Gällivare Municipality Skellefteå AIK players Sportspeople from Norrbotten County Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Swedish ice hockey defencemen Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Marlies players {{Sweden-icehockey-defenceman-stub