Calle Rosén (born 2 February 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Springfield Thunderbirds in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Calle Rosén
Rosén with Sweden in 2017
Born (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30)
Växjö, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
St. Louis Blues
Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
Växjö Lakers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Colorado Avalanche
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Playing career edit

Rosén played as a youth with Frölunda HC before making his professional debut on loan from Frölunda with Karlskrona HK then of the HockeyAllsvenskan. Unable to make a senior appearance with Frölunda, on 3 July 2014, Rosén signed with his hometown club, Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[1]

 
Rosén with the Toronto Marlies during the 2018 Calder Cup Final.

In late April 2017, rumours began to circulate that Rosén was being pursued by various National Hockey League teams as a free agent, headlined by two strong pushes from the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks.[2] Soon thereafter, on 16 May, it was announced Rosén signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Maple Leafs, alongside fellow Swedish defenceman Andreas Borgman.[3]

In the 2017–18 season, on 6 October 2017, Rosén was re-called to the Maple Leafs from the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Toronto Marlies after Martin Marinčin was loaned to the Marlies.[4][5] Rosén was reassigned to Marlies on 23 October 2017 after earning one assist in four games.[6] However, he was recalled back to the NHL on a short-lived emergency basis on 13 March 2018, along with teammate Andreas Johnsson[7] only to be returned the next day.[8]

During the 2018–19 season, while playing on assignment with the Toronto Marlies, Rosén signed a two-year, one-way, $1.5 million contract extension with the Maple Leafs on 10 December 2018.[9] Rosén was called up to the Leafs on 31 March 2019,[10] and he recorded his first NHL goal the following day in a game against the New York Islanders. In doing so, the Leafs won 2–1 and clinched a playoff spot.[11]

On 1 July 2019, Rosén, along with Nazem Kadri and a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, was traded by the Maple Leafs to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Tyson Barrie, Alexander Kerfoot and a sixth-round pick in 2020.[12]

After attending the Avalanche 2019 training camp, Rosén was among the last cuts reassigned to begin the 2019–20 season with AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. After 13 games with the Eagles, Rosén received his first recall to the Avalanche and made his debut, registering an assist, in a 4–1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on 27 November 2019.[13] In a third-pairing role, he added 2 assists through 8 games before he was returned to the AHL. With an expanded role with the Colorado Eagles, Rosén was unable to match his previous seasons offensive totals, recording 3 goals and 15 points through 35 games. At the NHL trade deadline, he was re-acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for goaltender Michael Hutchinson on 24 February 2020.[14] He was immediately assigned to report to former AHL club, the Toronto Marlies, however before appearing with the Marlies was recalled to the Maple Leafs, after an injury to fellow defenseman Jake Muzzin.

Having concluded his contract with the Maple Leafs, on 30 July 2021, Rosén was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.[15]

Rosén scored his first two goals with St. Louis in a 8-3 win over the Nashville Predators on 17 April 2022, while also adding an assist.

Career statistics edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Frölunda HC J20 16 1 1 2 0
2011–12 Frölunda HC J20 24 1 4 5 4
2012–13 Frölunda HC J20 35 3 16 19 10
2012–13 Karlskrona HK Allsv 12 1 2 3 0 10 2 0 2 6
2013–14 Karlskrona HK Allsv 52 7 7 14 18 6 0 2 2 0
2014–15 Rögle BK Allsv 42 10 13 23 8 7 2 5 7 2
2014–15 Växjö Lakers SHL 3 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Växjö Lakers SHL 52 3 11 14 4 13 1 4 5 0
2016–17 Växjö Lakers SHL 41 6 13 19 10 6 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 0 1 1 4
2017–18 Toronto Marlies AHL 62 4 18 22 26 16 5 6 11 4
2018–19 Toronto Marlies AHL 54 7 39 46 36 7 1 0 1 2
2018–19 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 1 0 1 0
2019–20 Colorado Eagles AHL 35 3 12 15 10
2019–20 Colorado Avalanche NHL 8 0 2 2 4
2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 0 1 1 0
2020–21 Toronto Marlies AHL 30 5 8 13 22
2021–22 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 40 4 24 28 14 12 1 4 5 0
2021–22 St. Louis Blues NHL 18 2 5 7 4 9 0 0 0 2
2022–23 St. Louis Blues NHL 49 8 10 18 8
2023–24 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 68 2 31 33 14
2023–24 St. Louis Blues NHL 6 0 1 1 2
SHL totals 96 9 24 33 16 19 1 4 5 2
NHL totals 93 11 20 31 22 9 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours edit

Awards Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Toronto Marlies) 2018 [16]

References edit

  1. ^ "Calle Rosén klar för Växjö Lakers" [Calle Rosen ready for Vaxjo] (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. ^ Alter, David; Powers, Scott (26 April 2017). "Leafs, Blackhawks in mix for Swedish defenceman Calle Rosen". The Athletic. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Maple Leafs sign Calle Rosen and Andreas Borgman". Toronto Maple Leafs. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Transactions | TSN". TSN. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ "The @MapleLeafs have loaned Martin Marincin to the @TorontoMarlies. Defenceman Calle Rosén has been recalled from the Marlies. #TMLtalk". @LeafsPR. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Leafs assign defenceman Calle Rosen to AHL Marlies". Sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Maple Leafs Recall Andreas Johnsson and Calle Rosen". NHL.com. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Maple Leafs Loan Calle Rosen to Marlies". NHL.com. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Maple Leafs sign Calle Rosen to two-year contract extension". Toronto Maple Leafs. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Maple Leafs Recall Calle Rosen". NHL.com. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  11. ^ Adam Proteau (1 April 2019). "Leafs are playoff bound after 2-1 win over Islanders". NHL.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  12. ^ Ryan McKenna (1 July 2019). "Maple Leafs trade Kadri, Rosen to Avalanche for Barrie, Kerfoot". Sportsnet. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  13. ^ "MacKinnon has goal, assist as Avalanche beat Oilers 4-1". ESPN. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Maple Leafs acquire Calle Rosen in trade with Avalanche". Toronto Maple Leafs. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Blues sign Rosen to a one-year, two-way contract". St. Louis Blues. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Marlies bring a hockey championship to Toronto, win Calder Cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

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