New Jersey Devils 2012 Stanley Cup Team: Where are they now?

Johan Hedberg

In the twilight of his career and serving as the understudy to Martin Brodeur, Johan Hedberg generally didn’t have a lot of work to do. He joined the New Jersey Devils in July 2010 on a one-year contract at the age of 37. Hedberg spent three years in New Jersey and was productive as a backup in the first two. Hedberg posted save percentages of .912 and .918 in 2010-11 and 2011-12, but fell apart in 2013, posting a paltry 0.883 as a starter after Martin Brodeur got injured.

Hedberg appeared in one playoff game as a Devil in 2011-12 – Game 3 against the Florida Panthers – and was credited with the loss as he allowed the game-winning goal. It was a strange game, as Brodeur was pulled and Hedberg watched the comeback. He stopped 13 of the 14 shots he faced, but he allowed the GWG after the Devils tied it.

After the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season, Hedberg was bought out of the last year of his two-year contract he signed the year prior to make room for Cory Schneider.

Following his buyout, Hedberg briefly joined the New York Rangers on a tryout basis but did not appear in any games. He would return to the Devils organization for one game with the Albany Devils to fill-in for an injured Keith Kinkaid. Hedberg allowed two goals in 38 minutes and was not credited with a decision.

‘Moose’ retired shortly after and joined his former coach Pete DeBoer in San Jose as the Sharks’ goaltending coach in 2015. Hedberg coached with the Sharks until 2019, when DeBoer, along with the rest of his staff, were dismissed.

After his venture with the Sharks, Johan Hedberg spent three years as head coach of Mora IK in Sweden, with whom he coached top Buffalo Sabres prospect Isak Rosen in 2021-22. Hedberg won HockeyAllsvenskan Coach of the Year in 2020-21, and now serves as head coach for Örebro HK of the SHL. Former NHLer Jhonas Enroth and Vancouver Canucks top prospect Jonathan Lekkerimäki are among those under Hedberg’s tutelage there.