Emil Andrae

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Emil Andrae
Born (2002-02-23) 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
Former teams
Toronto Maple Leafs
HV71
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft 54th overall, 2020
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2018present

Emil Valentin Andrae (born February 23, 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] 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.[1]

Andrae signed his first professional contract with HV71 on March 27, 2020.[2]

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 27 March 2023, Andrae was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers to commence in the 2023–24 season.[3]

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.[4]

In his second year under contract with the Flyers, Andrae saw more substantial playing time in the NHL, totaling 42 games for the team.[5] 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.[6] He later scored his first NHL goal on November 25, 2024, in a 5–4 shootout loss against the Vegas Golden Knights.[7]

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.[8]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Canada

Emil Andrae has represented Sweden twice at the IIHF World Junior Championships; first in 2021, then again in 2022.[9][10]

He served as captain of the bronze medal-winning World Junior Swedish team in 2022.[10] Andrae was named to the Media All-Star team[11] and tied with Connor Bedard for ninth overall scoring in that year's tournament.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2017–18 IK Oskarshamn J20 10000 20000
2017–18 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 40002
2018–19 HV71 J20 2325722 30002
2019–20 HV71 J20 4011273882
2019–20 HV71 SHL 100004
2020–21 HV71 SHL 310776
2020–21 HV71 J20 10110
2020–21 Västerviks IK Allsv 153364
2021–22 HV71 Allsv 419243318 10381110
2022–23 HV71 SHL 516202667
2022–23 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 102466 30004
2023–24 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 40000
2023–24 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 615273266 62136
2024–25 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 42 1 6 7 16
2024–25 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 253131621 70666
2025–26 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 612111322 40114
2025–26 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 70556
SHL totals 926273377
NHL totals 1073172038 40114

International

Year Team Event Result GPGAPtsPIM
2018 Sweden U17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 60336
2019 Sweden HG18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 50444
2021 Sweden WJC 5th 50112
2022 Sweden WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 74486
Junior totals 234121616

References

  1. "Emil Andrae at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. "Zion Nybeck och Emil Andrae flyttas upp i herrlaget". HV71.se. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  3. "Flyers sign defenseman Emil Andrae to three-year ELC". Philadelphia Flyers. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  4. Rotruck, Bob (October 26, 2023). "Transactions: Emil Andrae Joins Phantoms". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  5. "Transaction: Emil Andrae Joins Phantoms for Playoffs". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. April 19, 2025.
  6. Pohoryles, Joe (October 30, 2024). "Ersson makes 25 saves, Flyers shut out Bruins". NHL.com.
  7. Delos Santos, Paul (November 26, 2024). "Eichel, Golden Knights rally for shootout win against Flyers". NHL.com.
  8. "Woll traded to Flyers by Maple Leafs for Ersson, Andrae". nhl.com. June 16, 2026.
  9. Kimelman, Adam (December 25, 2020). "2021 World Junior Championship rosters". NHL.com.
  10. Kennedy, Ryan (August 17, 2022). "World Juniors: Emil Andrae is Taking Over". The Hockey News. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  11. Aykroyd, Lucas. "McTavish named MVP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  12. "Scoring Leaders". iihf.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.