John Norman (born 6 January 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently a centre for DjurgÃÂ¥rdens IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).
Norman began playing hockey in the local club Danderyds SK. He is the oldest of five brothers. He played Stocksund's under-18 team until the 2007âÂÂ08 season when he moved to DjurgÃÂ¥rden. He also participated in TV-pucken the same season. Norman's team, Stockholm/Vit, reached the final, which ended with a 2âÂÂ1 defeat to SmÃÂ¥land. Norman had a successful season in DjurgÃÂ¥rden's J20 team, scoring 15 goals and 49 points in 42 games, and signed a two-year deal to play in DjurgÃÂ¥rden's senior team in February 2010. He had already debuted in Elitserien before this, on October 27, 2009 against SkellefteÃÂ¥ AIK.
Norman moved to Kärpät of Finland for the 2012âÂÂ13 season and after a single season with the club returned to his native Sweden, where he signed with SkellefteÃÂ¥ AIK of the SHL. He helped the team win the Swedish national championship his first year and reached the SHL finals with SkellefteÃÂ¥ in 2015 and 2016. He was AIK's second-best scorer of the 2015âÂÂ16 regular season, tallying 17 goals and 25 assists.
Following the 2015âÂÂ16 campaign, he took his game to the Kontinental Hockey League, signing with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. On August 19, 2017, it was announced that Norman will continue his KHL career with Jokerit of Helsinki, Finland.
Norman played five seasons with Jokerit before the club withdrew from the KHL during the 2021âÂÂ22 season due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
As a free agent from Jokerit, Norman opted to return to his original Swedish club, DjurgÃÂ¥rdens IF, signing a two-year contract on 21 April 2022 in the hopes of returning the club to the SHL following their relegation to the Allsvenskan the previous season.
Norman made his debut on Sweden's men's national team in November 2015.