Victor Crus Rydberg

Victor Crus Rydberg (born March 21, 1995) is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Kalmar HC of the Hockeyettan (Division.1). He previously played originally with Linköpings in the Swedish J20 SuperElit and Elitserien. Rydberg was selected by the New York Islanders in the 5th round (136th overall) of the 2013 NHL entry draft.

Playing career He made his Elitserien debut playing with Linköpings HC during the 2012–13 Elitserien season. After his first major junior North American season in 2013–14 with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League, Rydberg joined Islanders' affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on an amateur try-out for the remainder of the year on March 31, 2014.

At the conclusion of his major junior career with the Whalers, Cruc Rydberg returned to Sweden in signing with HockeyAllsvenskan club, HC Vita Hästen. In the 2015–16 season, Rydberg contributed with 8 goals and 12 points in 45 games. In the following off-season, Rydberg as a free agent opted to continue his playing career in the third-tier Hockeyettan with Vimmerby HC on June 23, 2016.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10 Tingsryds AIF J20 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Tingsryds AIF J20 30 6 9 15 8 — — — — — 2011–12 Linköping HC J20 10 0 2 2 6 2012–13 Linköping HC J20 35 12 23 35 24 4 2 0 2 0 2012–13 Linköping HC SEL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Plymouth Whalers OHL 62 12 25 37 20 5 1 2 3 6 2013–14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Plymouth Whalers OHL 55 15 30 45 34 — — — — — 2015–16 HC Vita Hästen Allsv 45 8 4 12 14 — — — — — 2016–17 Vimmerby HC Div.1 36 10 6 16 39 7 1 0 1 2 2017–18 Kalmar HC Div.2 35 18 22 40 6 13 4 10 14 42018–19 Kalmar HC Div.1 31 7 10 17 12 — — — — —2019–20 Kalmar HC Div.1 37 14 26 40 10 — — — — — 2019–20 Nybro Vikings IF Div.1 2 1 1 2 2 5 2 2 4 02020–21 Kalmar HC Div.1 25 12 17 29 14 — — — — — SHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 Sweden IH18 5 2 3 5 0 2013 Sweden WJC18 5th 4 0 1 1 8 Junior totals 9 2 4 6 8