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Calle Järnkrok
Calle Järnkrok
	Järnkrok with the Nashville Predators in 2017
Born	25 September 1991 (age 33); Gävle, Sweden
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
NHL team; Former teams	Toronto Maple Leafs; Brynäs IF; Nashville Predators; Seattle Kraken; Calgary Flames
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	51st overall, 2010; Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	2009–present

Calle Järnkrok (born 25 September 1991), nicknamed "Ironhook" (direct translation of his last name),^[1]^[2] is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Järnkrok was drafted 51st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

After a strong second half to the 2009–10 season where he earned a regular roster spot on Brynäs IF, Järnkrok went from 21st among European Skaters in the midterm rankings to 4th among European Skaters in the Central Scouting final rankings for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.^[3] He was drafted in the second round, 51st overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings.^[4]

Twenty-eight games into the 2010–11 season, Järnkrok led all junior players in points with eight goals and nine assists and was selected to be the second of four Elitserien Rookie of the Year candidates of the season.^[5]

On 5 March 2014, Järnkrok was traded to the Nashville Predators (along with Patrick Eaves) as part of a deal that brought David Legwand to Detroit. He was assigned to the Predators' then-American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.^[6] Järnkrok recorded an assist in his NHL debut on 21 March 2014.^[7] He scored his first NHL goal on 27 March 2014 against Matt Hackett of the Buffalo Sabres.^[8]

During the 2014–15 season, in his first full NHL season, Järnkrok recorded 7 goals and 11 assists in 74 games. He posted two goals and seven assists in his first 12 NHL games, including five points in the first five contests of his NHL career, the second-longest point streak by a Predators player in the first games of their NHL career, behind Marek Židlický's six games from 9–23 October 2003. On 17 July 2015, the Predators re-signed Järnkrok to a one-year contract.^[9] On 26 July 2016, Järnkrok was again re-signed by the Nashville Predators to a six-year, $12 million contract.^[10]

Having played his eighth season with the Predators following the pandemic delayed 2020–21 campaign, Järnkrok was left exposed by Nashville and selected at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft by the Seattle Kraken on 21 July 2021.^[11] On 16 March 2022, five days before the trade deadline, Järnkrok was traded by the Kraken to the Calgary Flames for the Florida Panthers' 2022 second round draft pick, the Calgary Flames' 2023 third round draft pick and 2024 seventh round draft picks.^[12] Järnkrok played in 12 playoff games with the Flames, scoring one goal and three assists.^[4] At the end of the season, he became an unrestricted free agent.^[13]

As a free agent, Järnkrok joined the Toronto Maple Leafs after signing a four-year, $8.4 million contract on 15 July 2022.^[14]

Personal life

Järnkrok's cousin, and former Flames teammate Elias Lindholm, was drafted fifth overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays for the Boston Bruins.^[15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Brynäs IF	J18 Allsv	13	4	4	8	4	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Brynäs IF	J20	2	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Brynäs IF	J18	3	2	4	6	12	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Brynäs IF	J18 Allsv	4	3	3	6	0	2	0	1	1	2
2008–09	Brynäs IF	J20	41	8	18	26	37	7	4	3	7	2
2009–10	Brynäs IF	J20	19	11	20	31	30	2	0	1	1	0
2009–10	Brynäs IF	SEL	33	4	6	10	2	5	1	1	2	0
2010–11	Brynäs IF	SEL	49	11	16	27	4	3	3	0	3	2
2011–12	Brynäs IF	SEL	50	16	23	39	22	16	4	12	16	12
2012–13	Brynäs IF	SEL	53	13	29	42	12	4	0	0	0	6
2012–13	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	9	0	3	3	0	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	57	13	23	36	14	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	6	5	4	9	0	3	1	1	2	2
2013–14	Nashville Predators	NHL	12	2	7	9	4	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Nashville Predators	NHL	74	7	11	18	18	6	0	2	2	0
2015–16	Nashville Predators	NHL	81	16	14	30	14	14	0	1	1	4
2016–17	Nashville Predators	NHL	81	15	16	31	25	21	2	5	7	2
2017–18	Nashville Predators	NHL	68	16	19	35	12	7	0	1	1	0
2018–19	Nashville Predators	NHL	79	10	16	26	12	6	0	2	2	2
2019–20	Nashville Predators	NHL	64	15	19	34	14	4	1	0	1	0
2020–21	Nashville Predators	NHL	49	13	15	28	14	5	0	1	1	2
2021–22	Seattle Kraken	NHL	49	12	14	26	2	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Calgary Flames	NHL	17	0	4	4	4	12	1	3	4	0
2022–23	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	73	20	19	39	14	11	1	2	3	0
2023–24	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	52	10	11	21	18	7	0	0	0	0
SHL totals			185	44	74	118	40	28	8	13	21	20
NHL totals			699	136	165	301	151	93	5	17	22	10