Jacob Moverare
| Jacob Moverare | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Moverare with the Los Angeles Kings on 16 December 2023 | |||
| Born |
31 August 1998 Östersund, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Los Angeles Kings HV71 Frölunda HC SaiPa | ||
| NHL draft |
112th overall, 2016 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Jacob Moverare (born August 31, 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Outside of the NHL, Moverare played for HV71, Frölunda HC, and SaiPa of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Moverare is a one-time Le Mat Trophy winner, winning with Frölunda in 2019.
Career
[change | change source]Before playing in the NHL, Moverare played four regular season games with HV71 and two seasons with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), two seasons with the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and 11 regular season games with SaiPa of the Liiga. He helped Frölunda when they went on a run in the playoffs. They defeated the Malmö Redhawks and Luleå HF. They went on to defeat Djurgårdens IF four games to two in the Final to win the Le Mat Trophy.[1]
He was drafted 112th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2016 NHL entry draft. On 14 July 2016, Moverare signed a three-year, $2.075 million entry-level contract to join the Kings.[2] He was sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Ontario Reign.
On 6 January 2022, the Kings called him up and Moverare made his NHL debut in a 4–2 loss against the Nashville Predators.[3] On 30 January, he recorded his first NHL point after assisting on a Trevor Moore goal in a 4–3 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[4] On 7 March 2024, Moverare scored his first NHL goal against Joonas Korpisalo in a 4–3 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators.[5]
On 13 August, Moverare signed a four-year, $22 million contract to stay with the Kings.[6] On 15 June 2022, Moverare signed a two-year, $762,500 contract extension to stay with the Kings.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ↑ "2016 NHL Draft Pick Jacob Moverare Signs 3-Year Contract". Los Angeles Kings. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Jacob Moverare Recalled By LA Kings". Ontario Reign. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
Last season, the 6-3, 210-pound defenseman skated in 19 games with the Kings after making his NHL debut on Jan. 6 against the Nashville Predators
- ↑ "Trevor Moore scores twice to lift the Kings to victory over Penguins". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Kings prepare for Stars in the glow of Jacob Moverare's first goal". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
- ↑ "LA Kings Sign Defenseman Jacob Moverare to a One-Year Contract Extension". Los Angeles Kings. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Kings Sign Defenseman Jacob Moverare to a Two-Year Contract Extension". Los Angeles Kings. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database