Second year as a Griffin...Fourth year pro...Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by Detroit, 5/27/11...Assigned to HV 71 (Sweden) by Detroit, 7/14/11...Reassigned from HV 71 by Detroit, 3/26/12...Assigned by Detroit, 9/14/12.

2011-12: Made his North American debut with Grand Rapids, 3/30/12 vs. Charlotte…Appeared in three late-season contests with the Griffins after being reassigned from the Swedish Elite League (SEL)…Recorded 11 points (3-8—11) and 26 penalty minutes in 42 games with HV 71…Posted a team-best plus-16 rating, which tied for seventh in the league. 2010-11: Skated in 52 contests during his first full season in the SEL…Notched 16 points (0-16—16) and helped HV 71 earn a share of the regular season title…Led the league with a plus-20 rating. 2009-10: Amassed 34 points (5-29—34) in just 15 games at the under-20 level before earning a promotion to the SEL with HV 71…Led his junior team’s defensemen and finished third among league blueliners in scoring despite playing in 15 of 41 games…His offensive output represented the best point-per-game average in league history (2.27)…Registered eight points (2-6—8) in 28 games after moving up to the top league in Sweden at age 18…Tied for fourth on the club with a plus-11 rating…Helped top-seeded HV 71 capture the league championship…Tied with two of his teammates for the most points by a defenseman in the playoffs with 11 points (1-10—11) in 16 games…Led all players under 20 in postseason scoring…Represented Sweden at the World Junior A Challenge in Prince Edward Island and recorded two goals in four contests. 2008-09: Spent the entire season in Sweden’s top junior league…Placed second among league defensemen with 36 points (8-28—36) in 41 games…Tied for 11th in the circuit with 28 assists…Contributed six points (1-5—6) in six postseason games. 2007-08: Split the season between HV 71’s under-18 and under-20 clubs…Tallied 20 points (8-12—20) in 18 contests at the under-18 level, leading the team’s defenseman in all three offensive categories…Appeared in 23 games at the under-20 level, chipping in seven points (1-6—7) and 12 penalty minutes.

Personal: Lives in Jonkoping, Sweden…Has one brother…Greatest hockey memory and proudest achievement is winning the Swedish Elite League championship with HV71 in 2010…Began playing hockey at the age of four…Hockey nickname is Almer…Hockey idol as a youth was Johan Akerman…First job was as a hockey player…Favorite charitable causes are cancer foundations…If he could trade occupations for one day, he would trade with Tiger Woods…Also speaks Swedish…Played soccer and wrestled growing up…Favorite food is sea bass…Favorite music artist is Eminem…Favorite movie is 300…Favorite TV show is Californication...Favorite vacation spot is Spain…Cheers for Liverpool, the English soccer club…Enjoys card games, fishing and soccer.