Emil Andrae

Emil Valentin Andrae (born February 23, 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).^[1] Andrae was drafted 54th overall by the Flyers in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

Emil Andrae
Born	(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 23) Västervik, Småland, Sweden
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Philadelphia Flyers HV71
NHL draft	54th overall, 2020 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2018–present

Playing career

Born and raised in Västervik, Sweden, Andrae started to play for the local team Västerviks IK at a very young age. Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Andrae moved to Oskarshamn to play with IK Oskarshamn. Andrae stayed only one season in Oskarshamn before moving to Jönköping to play with HV71.^[1]

Andrae signed his first professional contract with HV71 on March 27, 2020.^[2]

Following the completion of the 2022–23 season with HV71, Andrae was initially signed to a professional tryout contract to join the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, for the remainder of the season. Shortly after making his North American debut with the Phantoms, on 27 March 2023, Andrae was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers to commence in the 2023–24 season.^[3]

Andrae played his first NHL game on October 14, 2023, against the Ottawa Senators. He played a total of four games for the Flyers in the 2023-24 season before being reassigned to the Phantoms, with whom he would complete his first season of professional hockey in North America.^[4]

In his second year under contract with the Flyers, Andrae saw more substantial playing time in the NHL, totaling 42 games for the team.^[5] He recorded his first career NHL point on October 29, 2024, an assist on Tyson Foerster's game-winning goal, against the Boston Bruins in a 2-0 shut-out.^[6] He later scored his first NHL goal on November 25, 2024, in a 5-4 shoot-out loss against the Vegas Golden Knights.^[7]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2022 Canada

Emil Andrae has represented Sweden twice at the IIHF World Junior Championships; first in 2021, then again in 2022.^[8][9]

He served as captain of the bronze medal-winning World Junior Swedish team in 2022.^[9] Andrae was named to the Media All-Star team^[10] and tied with Connor Bedard for ninth overall scoring in that year's tournament.^[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2017–18	IK Oskarshamn	J20		1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0
2017–18	IK Oskarshamn	Allsv		4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HV71	J20		23	2	5	7	22		3	0	0	0	2
2019–20	HV71	J20		40	11	27	38	82		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	HV71	SHL		10	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HV71	SHL		31	0	7	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HV71	J20		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Västerviks IK	Allsv		15	3	3	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HV71	Allsv		41	9	24	33	18		10	3	8	11	10
2022–23	HV71	SHL		51	6	20	26	67		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		10	2	4	6	6		3	0	0	0	4
2023–24	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		61	5	27	32	66		6	2	1	3	6
2024–25	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		42	1	6	7	16		—	—	—	—	—
2024–25	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		25	3	13	16	21		7	0	6	6	6
SHL totals				92	6	27	33	77		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				46	1	6	7	16		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2018	Sweden	U17			6	0	3	3	6
2019	Sweden	HG18			5	0	4	4	4
2021	Sweden	WJC	5th		5	0	1	1	2
2022	Sweden	WJC			7	4	4	8	6
Junior totals					23	4	12	16	16