John Norman (ice hockey)
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| John Norman | |||
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| Born | 6 January 1991 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 171 lb (78 kg; 12 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Djurgårdens IF Oulun Kärpät Skellefteå AIK |
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| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
John Norman (born 6 January 1991) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a centre for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Career
Norman began playing hockey in local club Danderyds SK. He is the oldest of five brothers.[1] He played Stocksund's under-18 team until the 2007–08 season when he moved to Djurgården. He also participated in TV-pucken the same season. Norman's team Stockholm/Vit reached the final which ended with a 2–1 defeat to Småland.[2] Norman had a successful season in Djurgården's J20 team, scoring 15 goals and 49 points in 42 games,[3] and signed a two-year deal to play in Djurgården's senior team in February 2010.[4] He had already debuted in Elitserien prior to this, on October 27, 2009 against Skellefteå AIK.[5]
Norman moved to Kärpät of Finland for the 2012-13 season and after a single season with the club returned to his native Sweden, where he signed with Skellefteå AIK of the SHL. He helped the team win the Swedish national championship his first year and reached the SHL finals with Skellefteå in 2015 and 2016. He was AIK’s second-best scorer of the 2015-16 regular season, tallying 17 goals and 25 assists.
Following the 2015-16 campaign, he took his game to the Kontinental Hockey League, signing with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.[6]
International career
Norman made his debut on Sweden's men's national team in November 2015.[7]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 35 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 42 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 50 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
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