Ludvig Hoff (WFAC)

Ludvig Hoff (born 16 October 1996) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) and was selected by the Jets in the first round, seventeenth overall, of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Junior
Ehlers played youth and junior hockey in Norway within the Bergen IK organization. In 2012, at age 16, he left to play junior hockey in the United States with the Lincoln Stars in the United States Hockey League (USHL). After his third season within the Stars, Hoff signed a letter of intent to commit to North Dakota University for the 2015-16 season. On June 26, 2015, Hoff was selected 16th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. On 15 July 2015, Hoff agreed to his three-year entry-level contract with the Winnipeg Jets.

Professional
Hoff returned to the Jets training camp for the 2016–17 season and started the regular season with the team, playing in his first NHL game on 13 October 2016. He got his first NHL points on 19 October when he had two assists. He scored his first NHL goal against the Dallas Stars on 27 October 2015. He scored his first NHL hat-trick on 26 January 2016 against the Arizona Coyotes in Winnipeg.

International play
In April 2015, Hoff participated at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships for Norway. Through 7 games in the tournament, Laine scored 2 goals, 5 assists and 7 points. Hoff subsequently played for Norway at the 2014 World Junior Championship. During the tournament, Hoff scored 3 goals, 2 assists, 5 points in 7 games. He returned for the 2015 and 2016 World Junior Championships, where he captained the Norwegian team. He noted 2 goals and 6 assists in 2015, and 3 goals and 4 assists in 2016.

Hoff was named to the Team Norway roster at the 2016 IIHF European Championship in Norway. Hoff finished the tournament with 3 goals, 5 assists, 8 points in 7 games. The following year, he was named to the 2016 IIHF World Championship Hoff finished the tournament with 2 goals, 6 assists, 8 points in 8 games, where he scored the goal that tied the game against Finland and forced the game into overtime.