Linus Klasen

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Linus Klasen
Linus Klasen
Born	19 February 1986 (age 38); Stockholm, Sweden
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
Allsv team; Former teams	Djurgårdens IF; Södertälje SK; Nashville Predators; Luleå HF; HC Lugano
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2004–present

Robert Linus Alexander Klasen (born 19 February 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Djurgårdens IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).

Playing career

Klasen started his career with Huddinge IK and has played with Södertälje SK in the Swedish Elitserien. He played 3 games with team Sweden in the 2007–08 season.

On 30 October 2010 Klassen made his NHL debut with the Nashville Predators in an away game against the Detroit Red Wings.^[1]

Klasen signed a three-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks of the HockeyAllsvenskan on 17 May 2011. He was immediately appointed the team's captain. The contract included an annual salary of 4 million SEK ($0.6 million USD), making him the best paid ice hockey player in Sweden.^[2] He scored 50 points (20 goals, 30 assists) in 52 games and helped the team reach a playoff spot. However, due to economical crisis in the Redhawks club, Klasen was forced to leave the club after the 2011–12 season. His contract is being paid out by the Redhawks.^[3]

Following the 2011–12 season, Klasen signed a two-year contract with Luleå HF of the Swedish top-tier league Elitserien (SEL) prior to the 2012–13 season.^[4] He will keep the same annual salary from Malmö Redhawks during these two years.^[5]

After the final year of his contract with Luleå, in which Klasen compiled his most prolific SHL season with 28 goals and 57 points in just 54 games, he left as a free agent to sign a lucrative four-year contract with Swiss club, HC Lugano, of the NLA on 2 April 2014.^[6] In his debut season with Lugano in the NLA, Klasen finished second in team scoring with 55 points in 46 games to be selected in the 2014–15 NLA All-Star Team.

After 6 seasons and 265 games with HC Lugano in the NL, Klasen was not offered a contract extension and decided to return to his native Sweden by signing a two-year deal with Luleå HF of the SHL.

On 10 May 2021 Klasen joined EHC Visp of the second tier Swiss League (SL) on a two-year contract.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Lincoln Stars	USHL	26	7	9	16	13	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Huddinge IK	Allsv	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Huddinge IK	Div.1	35	22	40	62	36	8	2	11	13	12
2006–07	Huddinge IK	Allsv	44	16	34	50	28	8	3	10	13	2
2007–08	Södertälje SK	SEL	52	14	20	34	24	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Södertälje SK	SEL	53	14	15	29	8	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Södertälje SK	SEL	51	19	32	51	20	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	47	22	23	45	20	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Nashville Predators	NHL	4	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Malmö Redhawks	Allsv	51	20	30	50	24	6	4	7	11	2
2012–13	Luleå HF	SEL	47	10	14	24	18	14	4	8	12	4
2013–14	Luleå HF	SHL	54	28	29	57	45	6	2	2	4	0
2014–15	HC Lugano	NLA	46	20	35	55	10	6	1	4	5	0
2015–16	HC Lugano	NLA	49	14	35	49	18	15	5	12	17	8
2016–17	HC Lugano	NLA	50	11	37	48	30	11	1	6	7	8
2017–18	HC Lugano	NL	43	12	26	38	24	3	0	0	0	0
2018–19	HC Lugano	NL	31	6	21	27	18	1	0	0	0	0
2019–20	HC Lugano	NL	46	8	26	34	22	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Luleå HF	SHL	50	14	28	42	43	7	0	6	6	2
2021–22	EHC Visp	SL	43	18	39	57	45	6	4	2	6	8
2022–23	EHC Visp	SL	8	2	10	12	12	—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals			307	99	138	237	160	20	6	10	16	4
NHL totals			4	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014	Sweden	WC		10	2	7	9	8
2016	Sweden	WC	6th	7	1	1	2	0
Senior totals				17	3	8	11	8

Inline Hockey

Linus has competed for Sweden at the 2007, 2008 and 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships.

References

^ "Klasen Reassigned to Milwaukee". predators.nhl.com. Nashville Predators. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
^ "Linus Klasen klar för Malmö" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
^ Martin, Nathalie (2012-05-17). "Hugo Stenbeck och Malmö Redhawks eniga" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. Retrieved 2012-05-22.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Hedlund, Robert (2012-05-22). "Poängstark forward till Luleå Hockey" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
^ Andersson, Jan Peter (2012-05-23), "Klasen tar med sig rekordlönen till Luleå", Expressen (in Swedish), retrieved 2012-05-23
^ "The talent and the golden hands of Linus Klasen come to Lugano" (in German). HC Lugano. 2014-04-02. Archived from the original on 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-05-02.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Klasen Reassigned to Milwaukee". predators.nhl.com. Nashville Predators. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.

[Klasen_contract-2] "Linus Klasen klar för Malmö" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.

[Left_Malmö-3] Martin, Nathalie (2012-05-17). "Hugo Stenbeck och Malmö Redhawks eniga" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. Retrieved 2012-05-22.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Signed_with_Luleå-4] Hedlund, Robert (2012-05-22). "Poängstark forward till Luleå Hockey" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-05-22.

[Same_annual_salary-5] Andersson, Jan Peter (2012-05-23), "Klasen tar med sig rekordlönen till Luleå", Expressen (in Swedish), retrieved 2012-05-23

[6] "The talent and the golden hands of Linus Klasen come to Lugano" (in German). HC Lugano. 2014-04-02. Archived from the original on 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-05-02.

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