Quick Facts
Biography
Emil Molin (born February 3, 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is playing for Modo Hockey of the Swedish second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan. He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 4th round (105th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Emil made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut with Brynäs IF in the 2011–12 season. Molin recorded his first SHL point on December 10, 2011, an assist on a goal by Mads Hansen. He played a total of 44 games for Brynäs that season en route to claiming the Swedish championship.
On June 15, 2012, Molin was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars. He was loaned back to Sweden for three year following signing with the Stars which he spent with Brynäs, Mora IK, Almtuna IS and Rögle BK, gaining playing time in the Swedish Hockey League as well as in the HockeyAllsvenskan. He then made his way to North America to fulfil to the final year of his contract for the 2015–16 campaign. He spent the entire season with Dallas' farmteams: Molin played eleven games tallying three points for the Texas Stars in the American Hockey League and saw mostly playing time with ECHL's Idaho Steelheads. Molin appeared in 54 ECHL regular season contests, recording 22 goals and 24 assists, as well as in seven postseason games with four points.
In May 2016, Modo Hockey of the HockeyAllsvenskan announced that Molin would return to Sweden and had signed a deal with the team.
Personal info
Emil's father Ove Molin played with Brynäs for 18 seasons.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 29 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Mora IK | Allsv | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Almtuna IS | Allsv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 21 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 50 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 54 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Texas Stars | AHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 89 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sweden | WJC |  | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||