Svedebäck joins Nailers

WHEELING, W.Va. - The Wheeling Nailers announced the team has signed goaltender Philip Svedebäck to a contract for the 2026-27 season.

Svedebäck is ready to begin his professional career, following four years at Providence College. He was the starting goaltender for the majority of his time with the Friars, as he played in 113 of the team's 145 games. The 24-yeaer-old had a winning record, a goals-against average under 2.50 and a save percentage of .900 or better during all four of his seasons at Providence. He had his best goals-against average (2.18) as a freshman, his highest win total (18) and shutout total (4) as a sophomore, then his best save percentage (.918) as a senior. This past season, the Friars captured their second Hockey East regular-season championship in school history, and advanced to the NCAA National Tournament for the second year in a row.

The native of Växjö, Sweden was selected by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. Svedebäck had played his entire career in Sweden prior to that, including three seasons of junior hockey with his hometown Växjö Lakers. When Philip first came to North America, he played one season of junior hockey for the United States Hockey League's Dubuque Fighting Saints in 2021-22, going 15-7-3 with a 2.95 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage in 25 appearances.