Emil Andrae
| Emil Andrae | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 23, 2002 Västervik, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Cleveland Monsters (AHL) HV71 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| NHL draft |
54th overall, 2020 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Emil Valentin Andrae (born February 23, 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Andrae was drafted 54th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2020 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Born and raised in Västervik, Sweden, Andrae started to play for the local team Västerviks IK at a very young age. Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Andrae moved to Oskarshamn to play with IK Oskarshamn. Andrae stayed only one season in Oskarshamn before moving to Jönköping to play with HV71.
Andrae signed his first professional contract with HV71 on March 27, 2020.
Following the completion of the 2022–23 season with HV71, Andrae was initially signed to a professional tryout contract to join the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, for the remainder of the season. Shortly after making his North American debut with the Phantoms, on March 27, 2023, Andrae was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers to commence in the 2023–24 season.
Andrae played his first NHL game on October 14, 2023, against the Ottawa Senators. He played a total of four games for the Flyers in the 2023–24 season before being reassigned to the Phantoms, with whom he would complete his first season of professional hockey in North America.
In his second year under contract with the Flyers, Andrae saw more substantial playing time in the NHL, totaling 42 games for the team. He recorded his first career NHL point on October 29, 2024, an assist on Tyson Foerster's game-winning goal, against the Boston Bruins in a 2–0 shutout. He later scored his first NHL goal on November 25, 2024, in a 5–4 shootout loss against the Vegas Golden Knights.
On June 16, 2026, Andrae was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, alongside Samuel Ersson and a 2026 third-round pick, in exchange for Simon Benoit and Joseph Woll. He signed a two-year, $3.1 million contract with the Maple Leafs on July 4.
On September 28, 2026, Andrae was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets from the Toronto Maple Leafs alongside forward Matthew Knies, center Steven Lorentz, and a conditional 2027 second-round draft pick in exchange for forward Kirill Marchenko, goaltender Elvis Merzlikins, and left wing Miles Wood. After recording two assists in five games, Andrae was sent down to the Cleveland Monsters, the Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate, on November 5.
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2022 Canada | |
Emil Andrae has represented Sweden twice at the IIHF World Junior Championships; first in 2021, then again in 2022.
He served as captain of the bronze medal-winning World Junior Swedish team in 2022. Andrae was named to the Media All-Star team and tied with Connor Bedard for ninth overall scoring in that year's tournament.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | IK Oskarshamn | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HV71 | J20 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | HV71 | J20 | 40 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HV71 | SHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HV71 | SHL | 31 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HV71 | J20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Västerviks IK | Allsv | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HV71 | Allsv | 41 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | HV71 | SHL | 51 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 61 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 66 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 25 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2025–26 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 61 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 92 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 107 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sweden | U17 |  |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Sweden | HG18 | |
5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Sweden | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Sweden | WJC | |
7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | ||||
References
- 1 2 "Emil Andrae at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Zion Nybeck och Emil Andrae flyttas upp i herrlaget". HV71.se. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Flyers sign defenseman Emil Andrae to three-year ELC". Philadelphia Flyers. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ↑ Rotruck, Bob (October 26, 2023). "Transactions: Emil Andrae Joins Phantoms". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Transaction: Emil Andrae Joins Phantoms for Playoffs". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. April 19, 2025.
- ↑ Pohoryles, Joe (October 30, 2024). "Ersson makes 25 saves, Flyers shut out Bruins". NHL.com.
- ↑ Delos Santos, Paul (November 26, 2024). "Eichel, Golden Knights rally for shootout win against Flyers". NHL.com.
- ↑ "Woll traded to Flyers by Maple Leafs for Ersson, Andrae". nhl.com. June 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Maple Leafs sign D Emil Andrae to two-year contract". Sportsnet. July 4, 2026. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
- ↑ Bjurman, Per (September 28, 2026). "Emil Andrae flyttar igen – trejdas till Columbus". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved October 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Blue Jackets loan Emil Andrae and Danton Heinen to AHL's Cleveland Monsters". National Hockey League. Columbus Blue Jackets. November 5, 2026. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
- ↑ Kimelman, Adam (December 25, 2020). "2021 World Junior Championship rosters". NHL.com.
- 1 2 Kennedy, Ryan (August 17, 2022). "World Juniors: Emil Andrae is Taking Over". The Hockey News. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ↑ Aykroyd, Lucas. "McTavish named MVP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Scoring Leaders". iihf.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database