Oscar Fantenberg

Oscar Fantenberg (born 7 October 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted by any NHL team, he has also previously played for the Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames in the NHL, in addition to spending time in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and playing in his native Sweden.

Oscar Fantenberg
Fantenberg in 2017
Born (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991
Ljungby, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Vancouver Canucks
HV71
Frölunda HC
HC Sochi
Los Angeles Kings
Calgary Flames
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Playing career

Fantenberg was a product at the youth level of IF Troja-Ljungby. In 2009, he moved to HV71, where he made his debut in the Elitserien during the 2010–11 Elitserien season.[1] After five years with the club, he signed with Frölunda HC in 2014. In his second year with Frölunda, the 2015–16 campaign, he helped win the Swedish championship and the title in the Champions Hockey League.

Fantenberg secured his first contract abroad prior to the 2016–17 season when he inked a one-year contract with HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[2] Fantenberg adapted quickly to the KHL, embracing a top-pairing role in appearing in 44 games. In contributing with 3 goals and 23 points, he was Sochi's initial representative to be selected for the KHL All-Star Game.

A free agent following his successful season in Sochi, Fantenberg gained NHL attention and agreed to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on 4 May 2017.[3]

Fantenberg participated in the Kings' rookie and main roster training camp before making his pre-season NHL debut with the Kings on 16 September 2017.[4] In quickly adapting to the North American style, Fantenberg made the Kings opening night roster for the 2017–18 season. He made his NHL debut with the Kings, playing 17 minutes in a second-pairing role in a 2–0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on 5 October 2017.[5] On 9 November 2017, he scored his first career NHL goal, coming in a 5–2 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[6][7]

Fantenberg made the Kings' opening roster to begin the 2018–19 season. In his first full season in the NHL, he earned a third-pairing role on the blueline and appeared in 46 games with the Kings, registering two goals and one assist. On 25 February 2019, he was traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[8]

On 1 July 2019, Fantenberg left the Flames as a free agent and signed a one-year $850,000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks.[9] Fantenberg made the Canucks roster out of training camp as the team's seventh defenceman, but was unable to draw into the lineup. Fantenberg finally made his season debut on December 1,[10] before scoring his first goal with Vancouver two nights later, in a 5–2 win over the Ottawa Senators.[11]

International play

Fantenberg made his debut with Sweden national senior team in October 2012.[12] He was later selected to make his full senior debut in the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 IF Troja/Ljungby J20 36 10 16 26 30 — — — — —
2008–09 IF Troja/Ljungby Allsv 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2009–10 HV71 J20 36 7 13 20 28 2 1 0 1 2
2009–10 HV71 SEL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2009–10 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2010–11 HV71 J20 25 8 7 15 12 5 1 3 4 6
2010–11 HV71 SEL 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2010–11 IF Troja/Ljungby Allsv 8 2 1 3 8 — — — — —
2011–12 HV71 J20 9 1 6 7 8 — — — — —
2011–12 HV71 SEL 37 3 4 7 6 — — — — —
2011–12 IF Troja/Ljungby Allsv 13 1 3 4 2 — — — — —
2012–13 HV71 SEL 28 3 11 14 12 — — — — —
2013–14 HV71 SHL 47 2 11 13 14 8 0 2 2 22
2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 50 2 7 9 38 13 0 5 5 0
2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 43 4 13 17 14 16 2 8 10 6
2016–17 HC Sochi KHL 44 3 20 23 22 — — — — —
2017–18 Los Angeles Kings NHL 27 2 7 9 11 4 0 1 1 2
2017–18 Ontario Reign AHL 25 1 12 13 8 4 1 1 2 2
2018–19 Los Angeles Kings NHL 46 2 1 3 10 — — — — —
2018–19 Calgary Flames NHL 15 0 1 1 7 3 0 0 0 6
2019–20 Vancouver Canucks NHL 36 1 5 6 6
2019–20 Utica Comets AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
SHL totals 216 14 47 61 84 39 2 15 17 28
NHL totals 124 5 14 19 34 7 0 1 1 8

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Sweden WC 6th 8 0 1 1 2
Senior totals 8 0 1 1 2

Awards and honours
Award Year
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2016
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2016 [13]
KHL
All-Star Game 2017*
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References
  1. "HV71 team statistics 2011". eliteprospects.com. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  2. "Bekräftat: Fantenberg lämnar SHL för KHL". Expressen (in Swedish). 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  3. "Oscar Fantenberg signed to one-year entry-level contract". Los Angeles Kings. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  4. "Fantenberg makes pre-season debut with Los Angeles" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  5. "Kings' rookie trio relishes the experience of making their NHL debuts together in season opener". 6 October 2017 – via LA Times.
  6. "Fantenberg's first NHL goal". NHL.com. 9 November 2017.
  7. "Lightning jump on Kings early en route to 5-2 victory". Fox Sports. 10 November 2017.
  8. "Flames add Oscar Fantenberg for defensive help at trade deadline". Calgary Sun. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  9. "Canucks sign defenceman Oscar Fantenberg". Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  10. "Oilers 3, Canucks 2: No margin for error against the dynamic duo". The Province. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  11. "Roussel scores in season debut for Canucks in win against Senators". NHL.com. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  12. Radio, Sveriges. "Fantenberg gör landslagsdebut - P4 Jönköping". Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  13. "Frolunda Swedish champions for 2015/16" (in Swedish). norran.se. 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
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