Johan Svedberg is a defenceman

Defenceman (ice hockey)

Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...

 currently playing for the Leksands IF

Leksands IF

Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06...

 in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan league. He has also played three seasons in Elitserien

Elitserien

Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...

 for Timrå IK

Timrå IK

Timrå IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå, who currently plays in the top division, Elitserien. Seasons in the top division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, and 2000–01 until present.-History:...

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Playing career

On April 2, 2004, Johan signed with Timrå IK for one year. Later the same year, on October 27, 2004 Svedberg was named the first in the line of four candidates for Elitserien Rookie Of The Year 2005. The award was eventually won by the forward Oscar Steen

Oscar Steen

Oscar Einar Steen is a professional Swedish ice hockey forward. He has played several seasons in the Swedish Elitserien, the first playing for Färjestads BK and the second for Leksands IF. He's currently playing for Modo Hockey. In 2007 Steen won the Swedish Championships with Modo Hockey...

. After the rookie season, his contract was extended to 2006-07 on April 8, 2005. On May 8, 2007, following his third season with Timrå, the defenceman joined IF Björklöven

IF Björklöven

IF Björklöven is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden...

 in Allsvenskan, a team he stayed with for three seasons before moving on to Leksands IF

Leksands IF

Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06...

after the regulation of Björklöven to Division 1 due to financial difficulties.