Will Graber

Will Graber
Will Graber, 2024
Born (1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 (age 28)
Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
Liiga team
Former teams		 Porin Ässät
South Carolina Stingrays
Hershey Bears
Fort Wayne Komets
Coached for Centaurus High School
Playing career 2020–present

William Graber (born June 3, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for Porin Ässät of the Finnish Liiga.[1][2][3] He can also play as a defenceman.[4][5]

Career

In the 2021–2022 season Graber played for the Komets of the ECHL in 59 games and scoring 83 points. He had the best plus/minus in the league (+37), most assists (57) and most points (83). He was selected as the most valuable player in the ECHL.[6][1][2]

Graber signed a 1+1 style contract with Ässät of the Liiga.[2][3][7] Graber made his Liiga debut playing in the 2nd line with Jesse Joensuu and Joachim Rohdin on 14 September 2022 in a game against Ilves.[8] Ässät used their right to keep Graber for one more season, as it reads in the contract, so Graber's contract was extended to the 2023–24 Liiga season.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2020–21 Hershey Bears AHL 20 1 3 4 10 — — — — —
2020–21 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 11 0 1 1 18 – – – – –
2021–22 Hershey Bears AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2021–22 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 59 26 57 83 81 7 2 2 4 4

References

  1. ^ a b "Will Graber at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Liiga | Ässät on hankkimassa ECHL:n viime kauden pistepörssin voittajan ja parhaaksi pelaajaksi palkitun keskushyökkääjän – yhdysvaltalainen on pelannut urallaan paljon myös puolustajana". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. ^ a b "Ässät hankki hurjan pistelingon ja Liigasta tutun konkaripakin". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. ^ Sorensen, Jon (2020-07-01). "Hershey Bears Sign College Free Agent Will Graber". NoVa Caps. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  5. ^ "Bears Sign Versatile Will Graber to AHL Contract | NEWS | Hershey Bears Hockey". www.hersheybears.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  6. ^ "Fort Wayne's Graber named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Most Valuable Player". www.echl.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  7. ^ "Forward Will Graber rumoured to be ready to play for the Ässät - EP Rinkside". Forward Will Graber rumoured to be ready to play for the Ässät - EP Rinkside. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  8. ^ "Liiga | Ässät jäi nollille kauden avauspelissä – Ilvekselle ansaitusti kolme pistettä". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-10-02.