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Andrew James Calof (born May 9, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Andrew Calof
Born	(1991-05-09) May 9, 1991 (age 31) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
KHL team Former teams	Amur Khabarovsk Skellefteå AIK Växjö Lakers Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Traktor Chelyabinsk
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2014–present
Medal record Ice hockey Representing  Canada Maccabiah Games 2013 Israel Ice hockey

Early and personal life

Calof was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and is Jewish.[1][2] His parents are Jonathan (a professor at the University of Ottawa) and Lois Calof (an office manager), and he has a brother Michael.[3] He attended Sir Robert Borden High School, and was on the Ontario Provincial soccer team.[3]

Playing career

In 2007 he was drafted in round 9 (#175 overall) by the Mississauga IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[1]

Playing for the Nepean Raiders, in 2008-09 he was a Canadian Junior Hockey League First All-Star Team and was the CJHL Top Prospect of the Year, and in 2009-10 he was CJHL Scholastic Player of the Year and was the MVP of the CJHL All-Star Game.[1][3] He won the fastest skater competition at the National Junior A All-Star competition.[3]

Calof opted to attended Princeton University, where he played with the Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey team which competed in NCAA's Division I in the ECAC Hockey conference for four seasons. In his freshman year (2010–11), Calof was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year, to the ECAC All-Rookie Team, and ECAC Third All Star Team.[1] In 2011-12 he was All-Ivy League Second Team and in 2012–13 he was ECAC Second All-Star Team and All-Ivy League First Team.[1] He competed for Team Canada at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal while averaging 2.0 points per game with 10 points on five goals and five assists in five games.[4][5]

Following his NCAA career, Calof continued his playing career signing with top Swedish club, Skellefteå AIK of the SHL. During the 2014–15 SHL season, Calof recorded 16 goals and 19 assists, gaining him attention for the SHL Rookie of the Year award.[6]

After three seasons with Skellefteå AIK, Calof signed with fellow SHL club, Växjö Lakers on a one-year deal on April 10, 2017 [7] playing a role in Växjö's 2017–18 SHL championship. Following the successful campaign with the Lakers, Calof joined Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL for the 2018–19 season.[8] After spending the 2019–20 season with Traktor Chelyabinsk, Calof opted to return to Sweden for a second stint with Växjö Lakers.

After claiming a second championships with the Lakers during his two season stint, Calof left the SHL and signed a one-year contract with German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on May 18, 2022.[9] However before joining the club, Calof terminated his contract with the Wild Wings in order to sign a lucrative one-year contract to return to the KHL with Amur Khabarovsk on August 1, 2022.[10]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Hawkesbury Hawks	CJHL		58	20	20	40	14		11	7	4	11	4
2008–09	Nepean Raiders	CJHL		59	47	53	100	50		14	10	9	19	10
2009–10	Nepean Raiders	CJHL		57	45	52	97	42		6	3	4	7	10
2010–11	Princeton University	ECAC		32	9	24	33	18		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Princeton University	ECAC		32	17	14	31	16		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Princeton University	ECAC		31	14	24	38	22		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Princeton University	ECAC		22	4	17	21	10		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Skellefteå AIK	SHL		53	16	19	35	18		15	4	7	11	2
2015–16	Skellefteå AIK	SHL		52	19	15	34	45		16	7	3	10	4
2016–17	Skellefteå AIK	SHL		52	6	11	17	8		7	0	3	3	0
2017–18	Växjö Lakers	SHL		52	24	17	41	14		13	5	4	9	4
2018–19	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		58	22	19	41	22		7	0	2	2	6
2019–20	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL		55	8	25	33	8		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Växjö Lakers	SHL		39	14	25	39	22		12	0	4	4	6
2021–22	Växjö Lakers	SHL		34	5	8	13	6		1	0	0	0	0
SHL totals				282	84	95	179	113		64	16	21	37	16
KHL totals				113	30	44	74	30		7	0	2	2	6

Awards and honours

Award	Year
College
ECAC Rookie of the Year	2010–11	[11]
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	2010–11	[12]
ECAC First-Team All-Ivy	2010–11	[3]
All-ECAC Hockey Third Team	2010–11	[13]
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team	2012–13	[14]
SHL
Finalist - Rookie of the Year	2015	[15]
Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers)	2018, 2021	[16]

See also

• List of select Jewish ice hockey players

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jerry D'Amigo	ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year 2010–11	Succeeded by Brian Ferlin

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