Magnus Hellberg

Ice Hockey, Ice hockey player

1991 –

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Who is Magnus Hellberg?

Magnus Hellberg is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL and has recently been recalled to the ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Magnus was selected 38th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and was the first goaltender selected in the draft.

Hellberg almost didn't make the trip from Sweden to St. Paul, Minnesota for the draft, citing it was "50-50" that he'd even be drafted. Because of the last minute decision to come, the only person with him was his agent.

Technically, he was the first player to wear the new, redesigned Nashville jersey. The home gold version had still not been unveiled by the team and the road white debuted at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Additionally, the Predators did not have a first round pick, giving Hellberg the honor of becoming the first player to wear it.

During the 2012–13 season Hellberg appeared in 39 regular season games with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League and two games with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL. He added four more games with Milwaukee during AHL post-season.

On October 26, 2013, Hellberg made his NHL debut with the Nashville Predators, playing 12 minutes after replacing starter Carter Hutton in a game against the St. Louis Blues.

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Born
Apr 4, 1991
Uppsala
Nationality
  • Sweden
Profession
Lived in
  • Uppsala

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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