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Canadian ice hockey player
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
19 April 1998(Gothenburg, Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden)
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Education:
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The details
Biography
Introduction
Linus Weissbach (born April 19, 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey left wing currently playing with the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract as a prospect to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played collegiately for University of Wisconsin.
Playing career
Junior
Weissbach played for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL.
College
Weissbach played for the University of Wisconsin. In his senior season, he was named to the Big Ten Conference's Second Team.
Professional
Weissbach was drafted in the seventh round, 192nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Following the completion of his four-year collegiate career, the Sabres signed Weissbach to a two-year entry-level contract on April 6, 2021.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 44 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Tri-City Storm | USHL | 49 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | U. of Wisconsin | B1G | 34 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | U. of Wisconsin | B1G | 27 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | U. of Wisconsin | B1G | 35 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | U. of Wisconsin | B1G | 31 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 69 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||
| SHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sweden | U17 | 
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Sweden | IH18 | 
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| Third All-Star Team | 2017 | |
| College | ||
| B1G All-Rookie Team | 2018 | |
| B1G Second all-star team | 2021 | |
| AHCA West Second Team All-American | 2021 | |