Andrew Calof
Andrew James Calof is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.Calof was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and is Jewish. His parents are Jonathan and Lois Calof, and he has a brother Michael. He attended Sir Robert Borden High School, and was on the Ontario Provincial soccer team.Playing career
In 2007 he was drafted in round 9 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, 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.
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.
After three seasons with Skellefteå AIK, Calof signed with fellow SHL club, Växjö Lakers on a one-year deal on April 10, 2017 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.Career statistics
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