Malte Setkov

Malte Setkov
Born (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 25)
Rødovre, Denmark
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Metal Ligaen team
Former teams		 Rødovre Mighty Bulls
Malmö Redhawks
AIK IF
Rungsted Seier Capital
NHL draft 100th overall, 2017
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2017–present

Malte Søstrup Setkov (born 14 January 1999) is a Danish ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Rødovre Mighty Bulls of the Metal Ligaen. Setkov was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the fourth round, 100th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

As a youth in his native Denmark, Setkov played with Rødovre SIK before moving to Sweden as a 15-year old to continue his development within the Malmö Redhawks organization. He was the first Dane blueliner selected in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, taken by the Detroit Red Wings in the fourth round, 100th overall.[1]

He made his professional debut in the 2017–18 season, appearing scoreless in a solitary game and was signed to a two-year contract extension on December 11, 2017.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Malmö Redhawks J20 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Malmö Redhawks J20 38 2 10 12 18 2 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Malmö Redhawks J20 14 1 5 6 14 — — — — —
2017–18 Malmö Redhawks SHL 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2017–18 IK Pantern Allsv 26 0 2 2 8 3 0 2 2 4
2018–19 Malmö Redhawks J20 13 2 8 10 2 2 0 0 0 4
2018–19 Malmö Redhawks SHL 13 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0
2018–19 IK Pantern Allsv 16 0 5 5 4 — — — — —
2019–20 Malmö Redhawks SHL 29 1 2 3 8 — — — — —
2019–20 Kristianstads IK Allsv 25 5 5 10 18 — — — — —
2020–21 Malmö Redhawks SHL 11 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
2020–21 AIK IF Allsv 37 5 13 18 22 6 0 2 2 25
2021–22 AIK IF Allsv 51 4 21 25 21 2 0 0 0 2
2022–23 Rungsted Seier Capital Denmark 38 3 17 20 22 7 0 1 1 29
2023–24 Rungsted Seier Capital Denmark 45 6 25 31 41 4 0 1 1 20
SHL totals 54 1 4 5 14 5 1 0 1 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Denmark WJC18-D1 13th 5 1 1 2 2
2018 Denmark WJC 9th 6 0 2 2 8
2019 Denmark WJC 10th 6 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 17 2 4 6 12

References

  1. ^ "Red Wings select Malte Setkov with 100th overall pick". wingingitinmowtown.com. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  2. ^ "Malte Setkov secures A-team contract". Malmö Redhawks (in Swedish). 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
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