Marcus Högberg (born 25 November 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Bridgeport Islanders in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Högberg was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the third round (78th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Marcus Högberg
Högberg with Linköping HC in 2014
Born (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 29)
Örebro, Sweden
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
New York Islanders
Bridgeport Islanders (AHL)
Linköping HC
Ottawa Senators
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 78th overall, 2013
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

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Högberg made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Linköping HC during the 2012–13 Elitserien season.[1] On 17 March 2013, it was announced that Linköping would loan Högberg to Mora IK of the lower HockeyAllsvenskan for the duration of the 2013–14 season.[2]

After his fourth season in the SHL, Högberg was signed to a two-year entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators on 30 March 2017.[3] He was signed by AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, to a professional try-out deal to close out the 2016–17 season.[citation needed]

Högberg split most of the 2017–18 season between the AHL Belleville Senators and the Senators ECHL team, the Brampton Beast.

Högberg began the 2018–19 season with the Belleville Senators.[4] However, before he was able to play a game for the Senators that season, he was reassigned to the ECHL on 27 November.[5] After being recalled back to the AHL,[6] and playing in seven games, Högberg was recalled to the NHL on 22 December 2018.[7] He was shortly thereafter reassigned to the AHL but eventually made his NHL debut on 29 December against the Washington Capitals.[8] He made 21 saves in the 3–2 loss to the Capitals.[9]

On 19 June 2019, Högberg was signed to a two-year contract extension, with the second year on a one-way basis with the Senators at $700,000.[10]

As an impending free agent from the Senators after five seasons within the organization, Högberg opted to return to his original Swedish club, Linköping HC of the SHL, by agreeing to a four-year contract on 17 June 2021.[11]

Following the 2023–24 season and having compiled three successful years with Linköping HC, Högberg exercised his NHL out clause from the remaining year of his contract in the SHL, by signing a two-year, $1.55 million contract with the New York Islanders on 7 May 2024.[12]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2010–11 Linköpings HC J20 4 163 12 0 4.42 .840
2011–12 Linköpings HC J20 35 22 12 0 2,055 85 4 2.45 .919 6 6 0 366 10 2 1.64 .939
2012–13 Linköpings HC J20 23 13 9 0 1,369 55 2 2.41 .917
2012–13 Linköpings HC SHL 3 1 1 0 140 6 0 2.57 .885
2013–14 Linköpings HC J20 5 4 1 0 304 14 0 2.76 .906
2013–14 Linköpings HC SHL 4 4 0 0 222 4 0 1.08 .960 11 4 5 569 28 2 2.95 .913
2013–14 Mora IK Allsv 15 5 8 0 778 38 0 2.93 .892
2014–15 Linköpings HC J20 1 1 0 0 63 1 0 0.95 .957
2014–15 Linköpings HC SHL 27 12 12 0 1,463 56 3 2.30 .917 6 1 4 283 15 0 3.18 .903
2014–15 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 2 2 0 0 123 6 0 2.92 .914
2015–16 Linköpings HC SHL 28 15 12 0 1,581 61 2 2.31 .911
2016–17 Linköpings HC SHL 33 19 14 0 2,000 63 4 1.89 .931 6 2 4 340 14 0 2.47 .915
2016–17 Binghamton Senators AHL 3 0 3 0 180 13 0 4.34 .865
2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL 18 6 12 0 955 52 1 3.27 .899
2017–18 Brampton Beast ECHL 16 8 7 1 949 49 0 3.10 .915
2018–19 Brampton Beast ECHL 1 0 0 1 64 2 0 1.89 .935
2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 39 21 11 6 2,304 89 2 2.32 .917
2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 4 0 2 1 206 14 0 4.09 .884
2019–20 Belleville Senators AHL 15 7 6 0 821 42 0 3.05 .897
2019–20 Ottawa Senators NHL 24 5 8 8 1,345 70 0 3.12 .904
2020–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 14 4 7 0 642 40 0 3.74 .876
2020–21 Belleville Senators AHL 2 2 0 0 120 3 0 1.51 .950
2021–22 Linköping HC SHL 41 20 20 0 2,426 97 4 2.40 .910
2022–23 Linköping HC SHL 43 18 25 0 2,475 121 3 2.93 .904
2023–24 Linköping HC SHL 40 21 18 0 2,364 99 4 2.51 .914
NHL totals 42 9 17 9 2,192 124 0 3.39 .894

International

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Year Team Event Result GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2011 Sweden IH18   4 3 1 0 3.00 .864
2012 Sweden U18   2 1 0 0 87 5 0 3.44 .889
2014 Sweden WJC   1 1 0 0 60 0 1 0.00 1.000
2022 Sweden WC 6th 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .950
Junior totals 7 5 1 0 147 5 1
Senior totals 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .950

References

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  1. ^ "2012-13 Linköpings HC player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Mora IK har gjort klart med ny målvakt" [Mora has secured new goaltender] (in Swedish). Mora IK. 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Senators sign Marcus Hogberg to entry-level deal". Ottawa Senators. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ^ Tidcombe, Matt (3 October 2018). "Senators announce opening-night roster". bellevillesens.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Hogberg heads to Brampton". bellevillesens.com. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Hogberg reassigned back to Belleville". bellevillesens.com. 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Ottawa recalls Hogberg from Belleville". bellevillesens.com. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Senators' Marcus Hogberg to make NHL debut vs. Capitals". sportsnet.ca. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  9. ^ Callum Fraser (29 December 2018). "First goals help Capitals defeat Senators, extend win streak". NHL.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Senators sign goaltender Marcus Hogberg to two-year contract extension". Ottawa Senators. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Marcus Högberg kommer hem till Cluben!" [Marcus Hogberg returns home] (in Swedish). Linköping HC. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Islanders agree to terms with Hogberg". New York Islanders. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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