Emil Andrae
Born (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002
Västervik, Småland, Sweden
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Philadelphia Flyers
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)
HV71
NHL Draft 54th overall, 2020
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2018–present

Emil Valentin Andrae (born February 23, 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Andrae was drafted 54th overall by the Flyers in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Born and raised in Västervik, Sweden, Andrae started to play for the local team Västerviks IK at a very young age. Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Andrae moved to Oskarshamn to play with IK Oskarshamn. Andrae stayed only one season in Oskarshamn before moving to Jönköping to play with HV71.[2]

Andrae signed his first professional contract with HV71 on March 27, 2020.[3]

Following completion of the 2022–23 season with HV71, Andrae was initially signed to a professional tryout contract to join the Flyers AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, for the remainder of the season. Shortly after making his North American debut with the Phantoms, on 27 March 2023, Andrae was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers to commence in the 2023–24 season.[4]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Canada

In 2022, Andrae served as captain of the bronze medal-winning Swedish team at the World Junior tournament.[5] He was named to the Media All-Star team[6] and tied with Connor Bedard for ninth overall scoring.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2017–18 IK Oskarshamn J20 10000 20000
2017–18 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 40002 —————
2018–19 HV71 J20 2325722 30002
2019–20 HV71 J20 4011273882 —————
2019–20 HV71 SHL 100004 —————
2020–21 HV71 SHL 310776 —————
2020–21 HV71 J20 10110 —————
2020–21 Västerviks IK Allsv 153364 —————
2021–22 HV71 Allsv 419243318 10381110
2022–23 HV71 SHL 516202667 —————
2022–23 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 102466 30004
SHL totals 926273377 —————

International

Year Team Event Result GPGAPtsPIM
2018 Sweden U17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 60336
2019 Sweden HG18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 50444
2021 Sweden WJC 5th 50112
2022 Sweden WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 74486
Junior totals 234121616

References

  1. ↑ "Emil Andrae at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  2. ↑ "Emil Andrae at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  3. ↑ "Zion Nybeck och Emil Andrae flyttas upp i herrlaget". HV71.se. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Flyers sign defenseman Emil Andrae to three-year ELC". Philadelphia Flyers. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Ryan. "World Juniors: Emil Andrae is Taking Over". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  6. ↑ Aykroyd, Lucas. "McTavish named MVP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  7. ↑ "Scoring Leaders".
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