Andrew Calof

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Andrew Calof

| image = 20160818 CHL N10 VIC SKE 5602.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|05|09}}

| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 179

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| team = HK Poprad

| league = Slovak

| former_teams = Skellefteå AIK
Växjö Lakers
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Amur Khabarovsk
Lausanne HC

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2014

| career_end =

}}

Andrew James Calof (born May 9, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently playing for HK Poprad of the Slovak Extraliga.{{Cite web|url=https://hkpoprad.sk/do-popradu-prichadza-kanadsky-utocnik/|title=Do Popradu prichádza kanadský útočník|language=Slovak|work=hkpoprad.sk|date=November 10, 2023 }}

Early and personal life

Calof was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and is Jewish.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/40211/andrew-calof|title=Andrew Calof|website=eliteprospects.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2013/01/07/united-states/maccabiah-canada-hockey-recruit-lifts-princeton-to-ot-win-with-first-hat-trick|title = Maccabiah Canada hockey recruit lifts Princeton to OT win with first hat trick|date = 7 January 2013}} His parents are Jonathan (a professor at the University of Ottawa) and Lois Calof (an office manager), and he has a brother Michael.{{Cite web|url=https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/andrew-calof/9945|title=Andrew Calof - Men's Ice Hockey|website=Princeton University Athletics}} He attended Sir Robert Borden High School, and was on the Ontario Provincial soccer team.

Playing career

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In 2007 he was drafted in round 9 (#175 overall) by the Mississauga IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.

Playing for the Nepean Raiders, in 2008-09 he was a Canadian Junior Hockey League First All-Star Team and was the CJHL Top Prospect of the Year, and in 2009-10 he was CJHL Scholastic Player of the Year and was the MVP of the CJHL All-Star Game. He won the fastest skater competition at the National Junior A All-Star competition.

Calof opted to attended Princeton University, where he played with the Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey team which competed in NCAA's Division I in the ECAC Hockey conference for four seasons. In his freshman year (2010–11), Calof was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year, to the ECAC All-Rookie Team, and ECAC Third All Star Team. In 2011-12 he was All-Ivy League Second Team and in 2012–13 he was ECAC Second All-Star Team and All-Ivy League First Team. He competed for Team Canada at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal while averaging 2.0 points per game with 10 points on five goals and five assists in five games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maccabicanada.com/about-us/history-and-milestones/19th-maccabiah-2013/2013-delegation|title=2013 Delegation|website=Maccabi Canada}}{{Cite web|url=https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2013/7/31/208870760.aspx|title=Calof Wins Gold Medal with Canada at Maccabiah Games|first=Princeton Athletic|last=Communications|website=Princeton University Athletics}}

Following his NCAA career, Calof continued his playing career signing with top Swedish club, Skellefteå AIK of the SHL. During the 2014–15 SHL season, Calof recorded 16 goals and 19 assists, gaining him attention for the SHL Rookie of the Year award.{{cite web| url = http://www.shl.se/artikel/64350/ | title = Canadian Calof earning rookie attention |website=Swedish Hockey League | date = 2015-01-14 | accessdate = 2015-01-14}}{{cite web |title=Årets rookie 2015 - Marcus Sörensen |url=https://www.shl.se/shl-awards-2015/arets-rookie |website=SHL.se |access-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918012359/https://www.shl.se/shl-awards-2015/arets-rookie |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |language=sv-SE}}

After three seasons with Skellefteå AIK, Calof signed with fellow SHL club, Växjö Lakers on a one-year deal on April 10, 2017 {{cite web|website=Växjö Lakers | url = http://www.vaxjolakers.se/artikel/4n2jaj1c2-4af7d/andrew-calof-klar-for-vaxjo-lakers | title = Andrew Calof signs for Vaxjo Lakers | date = 2017-04-10 | accessdate = 2017-04-10 | language = Swedish}} playing a role in Växjö's 2017–18 SHL championship. Following the successful campaign with the Lakers, Calof joined Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|website=Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | url = http://www.hctorpedo.ru/14688-jendrju-kjejlof-novobranec-torpedo.html | title = ANDREW KAILOF - TORPEDO RECRUIT! | date = 2018-05-25 | accessdate = 2019-01-01 | language = English}} After spending the 2019–20 season with Traktor Chelyabinsk, Calof opted to return to Sweden for a second stint with Växjö Lakers.

After claiming a second championships with the Lakers during his two season stint, Calof left the SHL and signed a one-year contract with German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on May 18, 2022.{{cite web| url = https://www.schwenninger-wildwings.de/aktuell/andrew-calof-schliesst-sich-den-schwenninger-wild-wings-an/ | title = Andrew Calof joins Schwenninger Wild Wings | publisher = Schwenninger Wild Wings | date = 18 May 2022 | accessdate = May 18, 2022 | language = German}} However before joining the club, Calof terminated his contract with the Wild Wings in order to sign a lucrative one-year contract to return to the KHL with Amur Khabarovsk on August 1, 2022.{{cite web| url = https://hcamur.ru/news/item/kanadskij-viking/ | title = Canadian forward added | publisher = Amur Khabarovsk | date = August 1, 2022 | accessdate = August 1, 2022 | language = Russian}}

In the 2022–23 season, Calof made just 16 appearances with Amur in registering two points before opting to terminate his contract with the club on December 9, 2022. He would later join as a free agent Swiss club, Lausanne HC of the National League (NL), signing for the remainder of the season on February 16, 2023.{{cite web| url = https://lausannehc.ch/2023/02/16/andrew-calof-rejoint-le-lausanne-hockey-club/ | title = Andrew Calof joins Lausanne HC | publisher = Lausanne HC | date = February 16, 2023 | accessdate = February 16, 2023 | language = French}} On March 13, Lausanne HC announced that they would not re-sign Calof.{{cite web |last1=Pattaroni |first1=Michael |title=Le Lausanne Hockey Club mise sur la stabilité et confirme les arrivées de Suomela et de Djoos |url=https://lausannehc.ch/2023/03/13/le-lausanne-hockey-club-mise-sur-la-stabilite-et-confirme-les-arrivees-de-suomela-et-de-djoos/ |website=Lausanne HC |access-date=April 10, 2023 |language=fr-CH |date=March 13, 2023}}

Career statistics

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2007–08

| Hawkesbury Hawks

| CJHL

| 58

| 20

| 40

| 14

| 11

| 7

| 4

| 11

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Nepean Raiders

| CJHL

| 59

| 47

| 53

| 100

| 50

| 14

| 10

| 9

| 19

| 10

2009–10

| Nepean Raiders

| CJHL

| 57

| 45

| 52

| 97

| 42

| 6

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 10

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Princeton University

| ECAC

| 32

| 9

| 24

| 33

| 18

| —

2011–12

| Princeton University

| ECAC

| 32

| 17

| 14

| 31

| 16

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Princeton University

| ECAC

| 31

| 14

| 24

| 38

| 22

| —

2013–14

| Princeton University

| ECAC

| 22

| 4

| 17

| 21

| 10

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Skellefteå AIK

| SHL

| 53

| 16

| 19

| 35

| 18

| 15

| 4

| 7

| 11

| 2

2015–16

| Skellefteå AIK

| SHL

| 52

| 19

| 15

| 34

| 45

| 16

| 7

| 3

| 10

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| Skellefteå AIK

| SHL

| 52

| 6

| 11

| 17

| 8

| 7

| 0

| 3

| 0

2017–18

| Växjö Lakers

| SHL

| 52

| 24

| 17

| 41

| 14

| 13

| 5

| 4

| 9

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

| KHL

| 58

| 22

| 19

| 41

| 22

| 7

| 0

| 2

| 6

2019–20

| Traktor Chelyabinsk

| KHL

| 55

| 8

| 25

| 33

| 8

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| Växjö Lakers

| SHL

| 39

| 14

| 25

| 39

| 22

| 12

| 0

| 4

| 6

2021–22

| Växjö Lakers

| SHL

| 34

| 5

| 8

| 13

| 6

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022–23

| Amur Khabarovsk

| KHL

| 16

| 1

| 2

| —

2022–23

| Lausanne HC

| NL

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| HK Poprad

| Slovak

| 33

| 11

| 24

| 35

| 18

| 4

| 0

| 2

| 0

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! colspan="3" | SHL totals

! 282

! 84

! 95

! 179

! 113

! 64

! 16

! 21

! 37

! 16

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! colspan="3" | KHL totals

! 129

! 31

! 45

! 76

! 32

! 7

! 0

! 2

! 6

Awards and honours

class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year !
colspan="3"\|College
ECAC Rookie of the Year \| 2010–11 \| {{cite web\| url = http://www.uscho.com/2011/10/06/priers-first-year-outlook-at-princeton-extremely-positive/ \| title = Prier's first-year outlook at Princeton 'extremely positive' \|website=USCHO \| date = 2011-04-02 \| accessdate = 2014-02-20}}
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team \| 2010–11 \| {{cite web\| url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=NCAA%20%28ECAC%29%20All-Rookie%20Team \| title = NCAA (ECAC) All-Rookie Team \|website=Elite Prospects \| date = 2015-03-12 \| accessdate = 2015-03-12}}
ECAC First-Team All-Ivy \| 2010–11 \|
All-ECAC Hockey Third Team \| 2010–11 \| {{cite web\| url = http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html \| title = All-ECAC Hockey Teams \|website=College Hockey Historical Archive \| date = 2011-04-15 \| accessdate = 2015-04-12}}
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team \| 2012–13 \| {{cite web\| url = http://www.ecachockey.com/men/history/League_Awards_and_Honors.pdf \| title = League Awards and Honors \|website=ECAC Hockey \| date = 2013-04-02 \| accessdate = 2013-04-02}}
colspan="3"\|SHL
Le Mat Trophy champion \| 2018, 2021 \| {{cite web\| url = http://www.eurohockeyclubs.com/news/lakers-dominant-in-shl-title-win \| title = Lakers dominant in SHL title win \|website=Euro Hockey Clubs \| date = April 23, 2018 \| accessdate = April 23, 2018}}

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

colspan="3"|College

ECAC Rookie of the Year

| 2010–11

| {{cite web| url = http://www.uscho.com/2011/10/06/priers-first-year-outlook-at-princeton-extremely-positive/ | title = Prier's first-year outlook at Princeton 'extremely positive' |website=USCHO | date = 2011-04-02 | accessdate = 2014-02-20}}

All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team

| 2010–11

| {{cite web| url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=NCAA%20%28ECAC%29%20All-Rookie%20Team | title = NCAA (ECAC) All-Rookie Team |website=Elite Prospects | date = 2015-03-12 | accessdate = 2015-03-12}}

ECAC First-Team All-Ivy

| 2010–11

All-ECAC Hockey Third Team

| 2010–11

| {{cite web| url = http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html | title = All-ECAC Hockey Teams |website=College Hockey Historical Archive | date = 2011-04-15 | accessdate = 2015-04-12}}

All-ECAC Hockey Second Team

| 2012–13

| {{cite web| url = http://www.ecachockey.com/men/history/League_Awards_and_Honors.pdf | title = League Awards and Honors |website=ECAC Hockey | date = 2013-04-02 | accessdate = 2013-04-02}}

colspan="3"|SHL

Le Mat Trophy champion

| 2018, 2021

| {{cite web| url = http://www.eurohockeyclubs.com/news/lakers-dominant-in-shl-title-win | title = Lakers dominant in SHL title win |website=Euro Hockey Clubs | date = April 23, 2018 | accessdate = April 23, 2018}}