Johan Burlin Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:194
Birth Date:25 April 1989
Birth Place:Skellefteå, Sweden
Career Start:2007
Career End:2018
Played For:Skellefteå AIK
HC Fassa
LHC Les Lions
SønderjyskE Ishockey
Étoile Noire de Strasbourg

Johan Burlin (born April 25, 1989 in Skellefteå) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player.[1]

Career

Burlin progressed through the youth hockey system maintained by Skellefteå AIK, including playing 31 games with their Elitserien club during the 2008-09 season. On 14 May 2009 left Skellefteå AIK and signed with Borås HC of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[2] He played 12 games with the club before moving to Piteå HC in Division 1, the tier 3 league in Sweden, to complete the season. During the 2010-11 season, Burlin played the majority of the season with Molot-Prikamye Perm a Russian team competing in the VHL. In 2011-12, Burlin returned to Sweden to play for IF Sundsvall Hockey, which was then competing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Burlin was on the move once more for the 2012-13 season, when he played for Lausitzer Füchse in 2nd Bundesliga, the German Tier 2 league. In 2013-14, he played for HC Fassa in Serie A, the top tier league in Italy. In the 2014 off-season, Burlin signed for KH Sanok in the PHL but was later released from the team without playing a single game. He was signed shortly after by Manchester Phoenix, 2014 champions of the EPIHL for the 2014-15 season.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: eurohockey.net. Johan Burlin. May 6, 2008.
  2. Web site: Skellefteåback väljer Allsvenskan . 2009-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090518183039/http://www.hockeysverige.se/news_show_skellefteaback_valjer_allsvenskan.html?id=7198171 . 2009-05-18 . dead .
  3. Web site: Johan Burlin. Elite Prospects. September 7, 2014.