Johan Alcén

Johan Alcén
Date of birth	March 11, 1988
place of birth	Sandviken , Sweden
size	188 cm
Weight	87 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2007 , 7th round, 195th position Colorado Avalanche
Career stations
until 2004	Sandvikens IK
2004-2009	Brynäs IF
2009-2010	Rögle BK
2010-2011	Leksands IF
2011-2015	Mora IK
since 2015	Brynäs IF

Johan Alcén (born March 11, 1988 in Sandviken ) is a Swedish ice hockey player who has been under contract with Brynäs IF in the Svenska Hockeyligan since August 2015 .

Career

Johan Alcén began his career as a hockey player in his hometown with Sandvikens IK , for whom he made his debut in the fourth-class Division 2 in the 2003/04 season . He then moved to the junior division of the first division club Brynäs IF , for which he ran for the first time in the 2005/06 season in the Elitserien , with the attacker in his rookie year remained pointless and punished in three games. In the following season he received significantly more ice age at Brynäs, for which he ran up in a total of 33 games. In addition, the right-handed shooter, who was also still eligible to play for the U20 juniors Brynäs', completed two games in the second-rate HockeyAllsvenskan for IFK Arboga . He was then selected in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round as the 195th player of the Colorado Avalanche . First, however, Alcén stayed at Brynäs IF, with whom he achieved relegation in the 2007/08 season. In the decisive Kvalerien , the junior national player contributed to the success of his team with one goal and two assists.

For the 2009/10 season , Alcén moved to Rögle BK within the Elitserien . The following season he spent at the second division Leksands IF before moving to their league rivals Mora IK for the 2011/12 season. After a total of four seasons there, he returned to Brynäs IF in the Svenska Hockeyligan in summer 2015 .

International

For Sweden , Alcén took part in the U20 World Junior Championship in 2008 , in which he finished second with his team.

Achievements and Awards

• 2008 silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championship

Elitserien Statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	5	171	7th	13	20th	60
Playoffs	2	5	0	0	0	2

(Status: end of the 2010/11 season)

Web links

• Johan Alcén at eurohockey.com
• Johan Alcén at eliteprospects.com (English)