{{short description|Swedish professional ice hockey player (born 1998)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | alt = | name = Simon Krekula | image = 20160818 CHL N10 VIC SKE 5261.jpg | caption = Simon Krekula with Skellefteå AIK | image_size = 230px | team = HC Vita Hästen | league = Allsv | prospect_team = | prospect_league = | former_teams = Skellefteå AIK | position = Forward | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 179 | shoots = Right | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|02|05}} | birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden | draft = | draft_year = | career_start = 2015 | career_end = }} '''Simon Krekula''' (born February 5, 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with HC Vita Hästen of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).
==Playing career== Krekula's career began with Skellefteå AIK where he played on the U16, U18 and U20 junior teams. In 2012–13, he debuted at the under-16 level, playing six games in the J16 SM. The following season he dressed for 19 U18 games, recording six goals and twelve assists. He also competed with a regional all-star team from Västerbotten in the annual TV-pucken, an under-15 national tournament, and notched two goals and five assists over eight games. In 2014–15, Krekula moved on to the J20 SuperElit scene.
After two impressive seasons in J20, appearing in 80 games, and recording 63 points, Krekula logged his first minutes in Sweden's top-flight SHL.<ref name=Norran>{{cite news|title=Krekula: "Det här har jag längtat efter länge"|url=https://norran.se/hockeybloggen/krekula-det-har-har-jag-langtat-efter-lange-670351#/|accessdate=October 2, 2016|date=29 September 2016|publisher=Norran| language=Swedish| author=Elin Ala}}</ref><ref name="classic.shl">{{cite web|url=https://classic.shl.se/lag/50e6-97a6zY6np__skelleftea-aik-u20/qQ9-b6ff10IBGB__31-simon-krekula?tab=statistik|title= Simon Krekula|publisher=classic.shl.se| language=Swedish| accessdate=October 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name="skellefteaaik">{{cite web|url=https://www.skellefteaaik.se/lag/50e6-97a6zY6np__skelleftea-aik-u20/qQ9-b6ff10IBGB__31-simon-krekula|title= Simon Krekula|publisher=skellefteaaik.se| language=Swedish| accessdate=October 1, 2016}}</ref>
Having left Skellefteå AIK at the conclusion of his contract on 25 June 2018, Krekula agreed to an initial one-year contract with Allsvenskan club, HC Vita Hästen.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.vitahasten.se/artikel/r97fajiuf-4a97d/vita-hasten-varvar-fran-skelleftea-aik | title = White horse recruits from Skelleftea | publisher = HC Vita Hästen | date = 25 June 2018| accessdate = 25 June 2018 | language = Swedish}}</ref>
==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="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 |- | 2014–15 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 38 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- | 2016–17 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2017–18 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- | 2017–18 | Piteå HC | Div.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | HC Vita Hästen | Allsv | 34 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | SHL totals ! 44 ! 1 ! 1 ! 2 ! 18 ! 4 ! 0 ! 1 ! 1 ! 0 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2014 | Sweden | U17 | {{bronze3}} | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 6 ! 0 ! 1 ! 1 ! 0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krekula, Simon}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Piteå HC players Category:Skellefteå AIK players Category:Swedish ice hockey forwards Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen Category:Ice hockey people from Stockholm Category:HC Vita Hästen players