Linus Weissbach (born 19 April 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey left wing currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He played collegiately for University of Wisconsin.
Playing career Amateur Weissbach played at the junior level in North America for the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League (USHL), and was named to the Third All-Star Team of the 2016–17 USHL season.
Weissbach committed and played for the University of Wisconsin. In his freshman season, he was named to the Big Ten Conference's All-Rookie Team. In his senior season, he helped Wisconsin win the Big Ten Conference and qualify for the NCAA national tournament. He was third in the nation with 41 points and second with 29 assists in 31 games. He was named to the Big Ten's Second All-Star Team, became a second-team All-American and received the Big Ten Medal of Honor. In his college career, Weissbach also received Academic All-Big Ten honors three times.
Professional Weissbach was drafted in the seventh round, 192nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2017 NHL entry draft. Following the completion of his four-year collegiate career, the Sabres signed Weissbach to a two-year entry-level contract on 6 April 2021. At the conclusion of his entry-level contract, he signed a one-year, two-way extension with the Sabres.
Having played exclusively with Buffalo's AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, Weissbach left the organization as a free agent and returned to his original Swedish club, Frölunda HC of the SHL, on a two-year contract on 20 July 2024. He had surgery on his shoulder in 2025 and missed a part of the season.
In 2026, Weissbach signed a one year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg, competing in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was the first Swedish player to switch from SHL to KHL since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
National team
Weissbach won silver with Sweden's U18 team at the 2015 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
He played for Sweden at the 2024 Karjala Tournament.
Personal life
Weissbach graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in communication arts and Scandinavian studies.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2014–15 Frölunda HC J20 162466 ————— 2015–16 Frölunda HC J20 4417314834 31120 2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 10000 —————2016–17Tri-City StormUSHL 491928474 —————2017–18U. of WisconsinB1G 3410162626 —————2018–19U. of WisconsinB1G 278172510 —————2019–20U. of WisconsinB1G 354182225 —————2020–21U. of WisconsinB1G 3112294112 —————2021–22Rochester AmericansAHL 6716213732 100002022–23Rochester AmericansAHL 6920274763 12371082023–24Rochester AmericansAHL 5516173322 51014 2024–25 Frölunda HC SHL 4712203224 12391227 2025–26 Frölunda HC SHL 33512172 10110 AHL totals191526511711718471112 SHL totals8117324926133101327
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2014 Sweden U17 622422015SwedenIH18 50220 Junior totals 112462
Awards and honors Award Year USHL Third All-Star Team 2017 College B1G All-Rookie Team 2018 B1G Second All-Star Team 2021 AHCA West Second Team All-American 2021 Big Ten Medal of Honor 2021
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