Andreas Wingerli (born September 11, 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with EV Zug of the National League (NL).

Andreas Wingerli
Wingerli with Skellefteå AIK in 2016
Born (1997-09-11) September 11, 1997 (age 27)
Lycksele, Sweden
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams
EV Zug
Skellefteå AIK
National team  Sweden
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

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Wingerli as a youth played with hometown club, Lycksele SK, at the under-18 and fourth tier Division.2 level. Wingerli joined the Skellefteå AIK program as a 15-year old, making his professional senior debut in the Swedish Hockey League during the 2014–15 SHL season on 8 January 2015.[1]

In the 2015–16 season, Wingerli broke out offensively with Skellefteå AIK in the J20 SuperElit, leading the team in points-per-game, while splitting the season between junior and professional. Having secured a two-year senior contract extension with Skellefteå, Wingerli finished the regular season with 2 goals and 3 points in 38 appearances.[2] He featured in 10 post-season games, helping Skellefteå AIK reach the Championship finals against Frölunda HC.

In his fourth season with Skellefteå, Wingerli played his first full season in the SHL in 2017–18, recording 3 goals and 13 points in 52 regular season contests, playing alongside line-mates, Sebastian Ohlsson and Tim Söderlund. Despite his diminutive frame, Wingerli was inserted to use his speed and smarts in the post-season, recording 3 assists in 16 playoff games. Having secured a one-year extension with Skellefteå, in the following 2018–19 season, Wingerli saw increased ice-time and recorded a best of 14 goals and 24 points in 52 regular season games.[3]

After securing an improved two-year contract, Wingerli was named as an alternate captain for Skellefteå entering the 2019–20 season.[4] In 51 appearances, Wingerli finished fourth in team scoring, establishing career marks of 16 goals and 32 points, before the post-season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his second season within the leadership group, his seventh with Skellefteå in 2020–21, Wingerli featured in a top six scoring role notching 12 goals and 28 points in 50 regular season games. He collected 2 goals in 12 playoff appearances before suffering a semi-final elimination against Rögle BK.

Having made 288 SHL appearances, recording 104 career points, on 4 June 2021, Wingerli exercised an NHL-out clause in his contract with Skellefteå AIK by agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with the Colorado Avalanche.[5]

After attending the 2021 Colorado Avalanche training camp, Wingerli was re-assigned and played the entirety of the 2021–22 season in the American Hockey League with affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. Used in a top-nine role, Wingerli missed just 4 regular season games and contributed with 10 goals and 22 points through 64 games.

Following a playoff run with the Eagles, while having been unable to earn a recall to the Avalanche, Wingerli as a pending restricted free agent opted to return to Sweden and resume the final year of his contract with Skellefteå AIK for the 2022–23 season on 15 June 2022.[6]

Having concluded his contract with Skellefteå AIK, Wingerli left the SHL to sign a two-year contract with Swiss club, EV Zug of the NL, on 28 April 2023.[7]

International play

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Wingerli first represented Sweden as a junior at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Montreal/Toronto, Canada. He collected an assist in 7 games helping Sweden to a fourth place finish.

Wingerli was selected to his first senior team, when he was among the Swedish team announced to compete at the 2021 IIHF World Championship in Riga, Latvia.[8] He made his full international debut for Sweden in the Tournament opening game against Denmark in a 4–3 defeat on 22 May 2021.[9] He scored his first international goal, marking the opening goal in a 4–2 defeat to the Czech Republic on 27 May 2021.[10] He finished the tournament with 3 points through 7 round-robin games, as Sweden failed to progress past the group stage with a 9th place finish.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Lycksele Div.2 1 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Lycksele Div.2 9 5 0 5 4
2013–14 Skellefteå AIK J20 5 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Skellefteå AIK J20 38 4 10 14 18 5 1 0 1 2
2014–15 Skellefteå AIK SHL 1 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Skellefteå AIK J20 23 7 24 31 12 3 2 3 5 2
2015–16 Skellefteå AIK SHL 38 2 1 3 4 10 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Skellefteå AIK SHL 44 1 3 4 16 7 2 1 3 4
2016–17 Skellefteå AIK J20 3 2 2 4 0
2017–18 Skellefteå AIK SHL 52 3 10 13 18 16 0 3 3 10
2018–19 Skellefteå AIK SHL 52 14 10 24 55 6 1 0 1 2
2019–20 Skellefteå AIK SHL 51 16 16 32 41
2020–21 Skellefteå AIK SHL 50 12 16 28 66 12 2 0 2 4
2021–22 Colorado Eagles AHL 64 10 12 22 28 9 0 2 2 2
2022–23 Skellefteå AIK SHL 52 14 18 32 24 17 1 2 3 4
2023–24 EV Zug NL 49 11 9 20 16 11 3 5 8 8
SHL totals 340 62 74 136 224 68 6 6 12 24

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Sweden WJC 4th 7 0 1 1 0
2021 Sweden WC 9th 7 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 7 0 1 1 0
Senior totals 7 1 2 3 0

References

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  1. ^ "Wingerli makes SHL debut" (in Swedish). vk.se. January 8, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Wingerli signs A-team contract" (in Swedish). norran.se. January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Wingerli stays with Skellefteå AIK" (in Swedish). Skellefteå AIK. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Andreas Wingerli extends by two seasons" (in Swedish). Skellefteå AIK. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Avalanche signs Andreas Wingerli". Colorado Avalanche. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Welcome home, Andreas Wingerli" (in Swedish). Skellefteå AIK. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Andreas Wingerli signs contract with EVZ!" (in German). EV Zug. April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "Tre Kronors VM lag 2021" (in Swedish). swehockey.se. May 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "Denmark - Sweden game summary" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. May 22, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Czech Republic - Sweden game summary" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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