Johan Burlin
| Johan Burlin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 25, 1989 Skellefteå, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| EPIHL team Former teams |
Manchester Phoenix Skellefteå AIK Borås HC Piteå HC Molot-Prikamye Perm IF Sundsvall Hockey Lausitzer Füchse HC Fassa | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Johan Burlin (born April 25, 1989 in Skellefteå) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player.[1] He is currently playing with Manchester Phoenix in the English Premier Ice Hockey League.
Career
Burlin progressed through the youth hockey system maintained by Skellefteå AIK, including playing 31 games with their Elitserien club during the 2008-09 season. On 14 May 2009 left Skellefteå AIK and signed with Borås HC of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[2] He played 12 games with the club before moving to Piteå HC in Division 1, the tier 3 league in Sweden, to complete the season. During the 2010-11 season, Burlin played the majority of the season with Molot-Prikamye Perm a Russian team competing in the VHL. In 2011-12, Burlin returned to Sweden to play for IF Sundsvall Hockey, which was then competing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Burlin was on the move once more for the 2012-13 season, when he played for Lausitzer Füchse in 2nd Bundesliga, the German Tier 2 league. In 2013-14, he played for HC Fassa in Serie A, the top tier league in Italy. In the 2014 off-season, Burlin signed for KH Sanok in the PHL but was later released from the team without playing a single game. He was signed shortly after by Manchester Phoenix, 2014 champions of the EPIHL for the 2014-15 season.[3]
References
- ↑ "Johan Burlin". eurohockey.net. Retrieved May 6, 2008.
- ↑ Skellefteåback väljer Allsvenskan
- ↑ "Johan Burlin". Elite Prospects. Retrieved September 7, 2014.