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Broc Little (born March 24, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Broc Little
Little with AIK in 2013
Born	(1988-03-24) March 24, 1988 (age 34) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
SHL team Former teams	Linköping HC AIK Jokerit HC Davos
National team	United States
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2011–present

Playing career

Little is a graduate of Cushing Academy in Ashburnham.[1] Prior to turning professional, Little attended Yale University, where he played four seasons with the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team which competes in NCAA's Division I in the ECAC Hockey 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 VIK Västerås HK of the Second Tier Allsvenskan 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.[2] In the 2013–14 season after only 20 games with the Falcons, Little was released from his contract on January 16, 2014.[3] On January 17, 2014, Little signed a Professional Tryout with the Iowa Wild of the AHL.[4] 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 club, Jokerit on January 20, 2014.

With Jokerit bound for the Kontinental Hockey League, Little left the team as a free agent and returned to the SHL in signing a contract with Linköpings HC on April 16, 2014.[5] 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 of the National League (NL).[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Cushing Academy	HS-Prep		34	5	8	13			—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Cushing Academy	HS-Prep		33	35	21	56	12		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Cushing Academy	HS-Prep		32	44	29	73	24		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Yale University	ECAC		27	11	12	23	10		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Yale University	ECAC		34	15	20	35	22		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Yale University	ECAC		34	27	14	41	36		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Yale University	ECAC		36	19	24	43	26		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	VIK Västerås HK	Allsv		51	35	31	66	28		6	1	1	2	6
2012–13	AIK	SEL		55	16	30	46	24		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Springfield Falcons	AHL		20	3	5	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Iowa Wild	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Jokerit	Liiga		15	2	3	5	4		1	0	0	0	0
2014–15	Linköpings HC	SHL		55	28	19	47	38		11	5	9	14	8
2015–16	Linköpings HC	SHL		43	21	14	35	24		6	2	2	4	0
2016–17	Linköpings HC	SHL		52	19	34	53	16		6	1	0	1	4
2017–18	HC Davos	NL		48	21	15	36	4		5	1	2	3	0
2018–19	Linköpings HC	SHL		33	17	12	29	22		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Linköping HC	SHL		48	24	21	45	14		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Linköping HC	SHL		31	11	16	27	12		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Linköping HC	SHL		51	15	14	29	40		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				368	151	160	311	190		23	8	11	19	12

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2018	United States	OG	7th		5	0	1	1	0
Senior totals					5	0	1	1	0

Awards and honors

Award	Year
Sweden
Håkan Loob Trophy Most goals in the SHL regular season	2015, 2020
Most goals in the HockeyAllsvenskan regular season	2012
Collegiate
All-ECAC Hockey Third Team	2008–09
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team	2009	[7]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	2009–10	[8]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	2009–10

References

External links

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

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