| Victor Crus Rydberg | |
| Team: | Kalmar HC |
| League: | Div.1 |
| Former Teams: | Linköpings HC Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
| Position: | Centre |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 203 |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Växjö, Sweden |
| Draft: | 136th overall |
| Draft Team: | New York Islanders |
| Draft Year: | 2013 |
| Career Start: | 2013 |
Victor Crus Rydberg (born March 21, 1995) is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Kalmar HC of the Hockeyettan (Division.1). He previously played originally with Linköpings in the Swedish J20 SuperElit and Elitserien. Rydberg was selected by the New York Islanders in the 5th round (136th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
He made his Elitserien debut playing with Linköpings HC during the 2012–13 Elitserien season.[1] After his first major junior North American season in 2013–14 with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League, Rydberg joined Islanders' affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on an amateur try-out for the remainder of the year on March 31, 2014.[2]
At the conclusion of his major junior career with the Whalers, Cruc Rydberg returned to Sweden in signing with HockeyAllsvenskan club, HC Vita Hästen. In the 2015–16 season, Rydberg contributed with 8 goals and 12 points in 45 games. In the following off-season, Rydberg as a free agent opted to continue his playing career in the third-tier Hockeyettan with Vimmerby HC on June 23, 2016.[3]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Tingsryds AIF | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Tingsryds AIF | J20 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Linköping HC | J20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 2012–13 | Linköping HC | J20 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Linköping HC | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 62 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 55 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Vita Hästen | Allsv | 45 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Vimmerby HC | Div.1 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Kalmar HC | Div.2 | 35 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 Hockeyettan season | 2018–19 | Kalmar HC | Div.1 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019–20 Hockeyettan season | 2019–20 | Kalmar HC | Div.1 | 37 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019–20 | Nybro Vikings IF | Div.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 Hockeyettan season | 2020–21 | Kalmar HC | Div.1 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| SHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sweden | IH18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Sweden | WJC18 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||