Viktor Lööv Explained

Viktor Lööv
Birth Date:1992 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Södertälje, Sweden
Height M:1.91
Weight Kg:98
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
League:NL
Team:EHC Biel
Former Teams:Södertälje SK
Modo Hockey
Toronto Maple Leafs
Jokerit
Ntl Team:SWE
Draft:209th overall
Draft Year:2012
Draft Team:Toronto Maple Leafs
Career Start:2011

Viktor Lööv (born 16 November 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for EHC Biel of the National League (NL).

Playing career

He began playing professionally with Södertälje SK in the Elitserien during the 2010–11 Elitserien season and 2011 Kvalserien, before moving to Modo Hockey for a solitary season in 2013–14.[1]

On 16 April 2014, Lööv was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2]

On 18 February 2016, following an injury to Matt Hunwick, Lööv was recalled by the Leafs on an emergency basis, and made his NHL debut the same night, in a game against the New York Rangers. Lööv recorded his first career NHL point, an assist on a goal scored by P. A. Parenteau, less than 5 minutes into the game.[3]

Lööv would return to the Marlies the next season, and play there until a trade on 18 February 2017 (less than two weeks before the NHL trade deadline) sent him to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward Sergey Kalinin.[4] Lööv would finish out the season with the Devils' AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils.

Lööv re-signed with the Devils on 9 May 2017, agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000.[5] He was assigned to begin the 2017–18 season, with inaugural affiliate, the Binghamton Devils. On 8 February 2018, the New Jersey Devils traded Lööv to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Christoph Bertschy and Mario Lucia.[6]

On 25 May 2018, Lööv signed with Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[7]

Lööv remained with Jokerit for three seasons, leaving the club following the 2020–21 season to sign a one-year contract with Swiss club, EHC Biel-Bienne of the NL on 25 May 2021.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10Södertälje SKJ20120448
2010–11Södertälje SKJ2042419233620002
2010–11Södertälje SKSEL10000
2011–12Södertälje SKJ205033242022
2011–12Södertälje SKAllsv5033642
2012–13Södertälje SKAllsv4026849100338
2013–14Modo HockeySHL4257122020000
2014–15Toronto MarliesAHL746152144301112
2015–16Toronto MarliesAHL5531215401112314
2015–16Toronto Maple LeafsNHL40220
2016–17Toronto MarliesAHL4124643
2016–17Albany DevilsAHL10000630002
2017–18Binghamton DevilsAHL365121745
2017–18Iowa WildAHL2407722
2018–19JokeritKHL567101767501118
2019–20JokeritKHL5828103661236
2020–21JokeritKHL553161941300011
2021–22EHC BielNL46621275150332
2022-23EHC BielNL507152224171458
2023-24EHC BielNL222101212
SHL totals42 5 7 12 203 0 0 0 0
NHL totals40220
KHL totals1691234461441413435

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sodertalje team statistics . Eliteprospects.com . 2 January 2013 . 2 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Leafs sign Loov to three-year deal . . 16 April 2014 . 16 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Rangers top Maple Leafs on Stepan's late goal . National Hockey League . 19 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Maple Leafs acquire Sergey Kalinin from Devils for Viktor Loov . . 18 February 2017 . 18 February 2017.
  5. Web site: Devils Re-Sign Defenseman Viktor Loov. NHL.com. 11 May 2017. 9 May 2017.
  6. Web site: Wild acquires Viktor Loov from New Jersey. NHL.com. 8 February 2018. 8 February 2018.
  7. Web site: Lööv palaa pitkän tauon jälkeen Eurooppaan – "Haluan nauttia ja voittaa". Jokerit.com. 29 May 2018. fi-FI. 25 May 2018. 1 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601042126/http://www.jokerit.com/loov-palaa-pitkan-tauon-jalkeen-eurooppaan-haluan-nauttia-ja-voittaa. dead.
  8. Web site: Biel add two defenseman to squad . . 25 May 2021 . 25 May 2021 . German.