Klas Dahlbeck (born 6 July 1991) is a

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professional

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player who is currently playing with

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of the

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(NL). He was selected by the

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in the 3rd round (79th overall) of the

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Playing career

Dahlbeck made his professional debut in the

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, with

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in the 2009–10 season. After two more seasons in

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on 29 May 2012, Dahlbeck signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Blackhawks. Dahlbeck endured his first two North American seasons with AHL affiliate, the

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, establishing himself as the franchise career leader in plus/minus before in the 2014–15 season he made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks on 6 December 2014 against the

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. He scored his first NHL goal on 11 December against

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of the

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. On 28 February 2015, Dahlbeck was traded, along with Chicago's first round draft pick in

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, to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for

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. On the eve of the 2016–17 season, Dahlbeck's tenure with the Coyotes came to a close as he was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Hurricanes on 11 October 2016. After a year with the

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in which he played 43 games, he was resigned to a one year, $850,000 deal with the Hurricanes for 2017–18 on 21 April 2017. During the season he skated in 33 games for the Hurricanes, contributing with 1 goal and 5 points. On 22 May 2018 the Hurricanes General Manager

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confirmed that Dahlbeck had left for

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, agreeing to a one-year deal with CSKA Moscow. Following the 2021–22 season, having claimed his second

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with CSKA during his four year tenure in the KHL, Dalhbeck opted to leave Russia as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract with Swiss club, HC Davos of the NL, on 3 May 2022.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

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* 1991 births Living people Arizona Coyotes players Carolina Hurricanes players Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Chicago Blackhawks players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Davos players Linköping HC players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Swedish ice hockey defencemen 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Sportspeople from Katrineholm {{Sweden-icehockey-defenceman-stub