{{Short description|Swedish ice hockey player (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Helge Grans | image = Grans 3 10.jpg | image_size = | caption = Grans with the Ontario Reign in 2023 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Ljungby, Sweden | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 192 | position = Defence | shoots = Right | league = NHL | team = Philadelphia Flyers | prospect_team = Lehigh Valley Phantoms | prospect_league = AHL | former_teams = Malmö Redhawks | ntl_team = | draft = 35th overall | draft_year = 2020 | draft_team = Los Angeles Kings | career_start = 2019 | career_end = }} '''Helge Grans''' (born 10 May 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Grans was drafted 35th overall by the Kings in the 2020 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morreale |first1=Mike G. |title=Lafreniere tops final ranking of North American skaters for 2020 Draft |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/alexis-lafreniere-rated-number-one-north-american-skater-final-ranking/c-316535070?tid=277764372 |publisher=NHL |accessdate=9 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cudmore |first1=Colin |title=The 20 Most Underrated Players in the 2020 NHL Draft |date=11 March 2020 |url=https://www.silversevensens.com/2020/3/11/21174183/the-20-most-underrated-players-in-the-2020-nhl-draft |publisher=silversevensens |accessdate=9 April 2020}}</ref>
==Playing career== Grans was the most effective defenceman of the IF Troja-Ljungby U16 Juniors in 2016–17, scoring 12 points. In the 2017–18 season, he was the team's best scorer at U16 level, with 26 points. In the middle of the 2017–18 season, he moved to the Malmö Redhawks.
At only 16 years old Grans played his first men's league match with the Malmö Redhawks in the Champions Hockey League (CHL) on 16 October 2018 against the EHC Red Bull München.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malmö-talangen: ”Jag trodde knappt på det faktiskt” |url=https://hockeysverige.se/shl/malmo-redhawks-helge-grans-forsoker-koppla-bort-nhl-draften/ |date=31 March 2020}}</ref> Grans scored his first Swedish Hockey League (SHL) goal on 30 December 2019 against Brynäs IF.
On 4 June 2021, Grans was signed by the Los Angeles Kings to a three-year, entry-level contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=LA Kings Sign Helge Grans to a Three-Year Entry Level Contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/la-kings-sign-helge-grans-to-a-three-year-entry-level-contract/c-325170972 |website=NHL.com |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604180350/https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/la-kings-sign-helge-grans-to-a-three-year-entry-level-contract/c-325170972 |archive-date=4 June 2021 |date=4 June 2021}}</ref>
On 6 June 2023, the Kings traded Grans to the Philadelphia Flyers as part of a three-team trade also involving the Columbus Blue Jackets.<ref>{{cite news |title=Flyers participate in three-team trade with Columbus and Los Angeles |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-participate-in-three-team-trade-with-columbus-and-los-angeles/c-344759244 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Philadelphia Flyers |date=6 June 2023 |access-date=6 June 2023}}</ref>
On 18 November 2024, Grans was called up from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and made his NHL debut against the Colorado Avalanche.<ref>{{cite web |title=Injury Update: Ersson and Andrae |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/injury-update-ersson-and-andrae |website=Philadelphia Flyers |access-date=18 November 2024 |date=18 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Meltzer |first1=Bill |title=Postgame 5: Flyers Fall Short vs. Avs, 3-2 |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/postgame-5-flyers-fall-short-vs-avs-3-2 |website=Philadelphia Flyers |access-date=18 November 2024 |date=18 November 2024}}</ref>
On 29 September 2025, the Philadelphia Flyers waived Grans during training camp.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeRosa |first1=Michael |title=Flyers Place Defenseman On Waivers |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/latest-news/flyers-place-defenseman-on-waivers |access-date=29 September 2025 |work=The Hockey News |date=29 September 2025 |language=en |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250929193812/https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/latest-news/flyers-place-defenseman-on-waivers |archive-date=29 September 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2018–19 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 34 || 5 || 12 || 17 || 12 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2019–20 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 27 || 4 || 23 || 27 || 10 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 21 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2020–21 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 43 || 3 || 9 || 12 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 56 || 7 || 17 || 24 || 8 | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | 2022–23 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 59 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 22 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 56 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 24 | 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | 2024–25 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 66 || 8 || 15 || 23 || 42 | 7 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|SHL totals ! 69 !! 4 !! 11 !! 15 !! 4 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 6 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2018 | Sweden | U17 | {{bronze3}} | 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019 | Sweden | HG18 | {{bronze3}} | 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- | 2022 | Sweden | WJC | {{bronze3}} | 7 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 18 !! 0 !! 7 !! 7 !! 8 |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grans, Helge}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Lehigh Valley Phantoms players Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks Category:Malmö Redhawks players Category:Ontario Reign (AHL) players Category:People from Ljungby Category:Philadelphia Flyers players Category:Ice hockey people from Kronoberg County Category:Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:Swedish ice hockey defencemen Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen