Will Graber
American ice hockey player (born 1996)
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William Graber (born June 3, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1][2][3] He can also play as a defenceman.[4][5]
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| Will Graber | |||
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Graber with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers in 2024 | |||
| Born |
June 3, 1996 Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Nürnberg Ice Tigers Hershey Bears Ässät | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
Playing career
In the 2021–2022 season, Graber played for the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL in 59 games, and scoring 83 points. He had the best plus/minus in the league (+37), most assists (57) and most points (83). He was selected as the most valuable player in the ECHL.[6][7][2]
Graber signed a 1+1 style contract with Ässät of the Liiga.[2][3][8] Graber made his Liiga debut playing in the 2nd line with Jesse Joensuu and Joachim Rohdin on 14 September 2022 in a game against Ilves.[9] Ässät used their right to keep Graber for one more season, therefore, Graber's contract was extended to the 2023–24 Liiga season.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Brookings Blizzard | NAHL | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 42 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Fargo Force | USHL | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 29 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 35 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 33 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 26 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 59 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ässät | Liiga | 57 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ässät | Liiga | 58 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 51 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||
| Liiga totals | 115 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||