Broc Little (born March 24, 1988) is an American professional

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forward currently playing for

Linköping HC Linköping Hockey Club, often known by its Acronym, initials LHC, or Colloquialism, colloquially among its fans as Cluben, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Linköping, founded in 1976. The home arena of the team is Saab Arena (for ...

of the

Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (SHL; ) is a professional ice hockey league in Sweden and the highest level of the ice hockey in Sweden, Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, and while Li ...

Playing career

Little is a graduate of

Cushing Academy Cushing Academy is a private, coeducational college-preparatory school for boarding and day students in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, United States. It serves approximately 400 students in grades 9–12 and a postgraduate year. History Cushing ...

in Ashburnham, in his freshman year at Cushing he played with the team's leading point scorer - future NHL defenseman

Keith Yandle Keith Michael Yandle (born September 9, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He also is co-host of the hit podcast, Spittin Chiclets. Yandle was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the fourth round, 105th overall, at the ...

. Prior to turning professional, Little attended

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

, where he played four seasons with the

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team which competes in

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's Division I in the

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conference. In his 3rd year (2009–10) Little was named to the All-ECAC Hockey First-Team. Little spent the first two professional seasons of his career in Sweden with

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of the Second Tier

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and AIK of the Elitserien (SEL). In both seasons, Little led his club in scoring with 66 points in 51 games for Västerås and 46 in 55 games for AIK. He led the Allsvenskan for highest points total in 2012 and placed fifth in the Elitserien in 2013. On July 26, 2013, Little returned to North America as a free agent to sign a one-year AHL contract with the Springfield Falcons, an affiliate of the

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern C ...

. In the 2013–14 season after only 20 games with the Falcons, Little was released from his contract on January 16, 2014. On January 17, 2014, Little signed a Professional Tryout with the

Iowa Wild The Iowa Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Des Moines, Iowa. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wild play their home games at Wells Fargo Arena. The ...

of the AHL. After a solitary game with the Wild, Little opted to resume his European career in signing for the remainder of the season with Finnish

Liiga The Liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. The league comprises 16 teams from all around Finland with relegation and promotion between the Mesti ...

club,

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (, English: Joker (playing card), Jokers or Jesters of Helsinki) is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland, which competes in Mestis. Jokerit plays its home games at the Helsinki Ice Hall and Helsinki Halli in ...

on January 20, 2014. With Jokerit bound for the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

, Little left the team as a free agent and returned to the SHL in signing a contract with Linköpings HC on April 16, 2014. He was the league's leading goal scorer in the 2014–15 season (28). Little left Linköping at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season and moved to

HC Davos Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos plays in the National League (NL). It is generally referred to by its abbreviation "HCD" by the fans. The team is usually a strong force in the league a ...

of the

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(NL).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Little, Broc 1988 births AIK IF players American men's ice hockey forwards HC Davos players Ice hockey players from Arizona Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Iowa Wild players Jokerit players Linköping HC players Living people Olympic ice hockey players for the United States Sportspeople from Phoenix, Arizona Springfield Falcons players VIK Västerås HK players Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate ice hockey players in Finland