Calle Krantz (born 8 April 1997) is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Calle Krantz
Born (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27)
Skellefteå, Sweden
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team Linköpings HC, Ha74
Playing career 2015–present

Career edit

Born in Skellefteå, Sweden, Krantz played junior hockey with local team Skellefteå AIK in 2011–12; before joining Linköpings HC at the age of 15. In 2012, Krantz competed with a regional all-star team from Västerbotten in the annual TV-pucken, an under-15 national tournament, and recorded one assists over eight games. The following season he dressed for 13 U-18 games playing for Linköpings HC. In 2013, Krantz once again participated in the TV-pucken, playing for Västerbotten. In 2014–15, Krantz logged his first minutes for Linköpings HC's J20 SuperElit team at 17 years old, appearing in 44 games. After impressive performances in the youth ranks, Krantz played 7 games in Sweden's top-flight SHL.[1][2][3]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Linköping HC J20 44 3 4 7 16 7 0 2 2 6
2015–16 Linköpings HC J20 43 3 13 16 26 4 0 1 1 4
2015–16 Linköpings HC SHL 7 0 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ Arvid Marklund (25 December 2015). "Två juniorer debuterar i LHC" (in Swedish). Corren. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Calle Krantz" (in Swedish). classic.shl.se. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Calle Krantz" (in Swedish). ihc.eu. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

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