Emil Bemström

Emil Bemström (born 1 June 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre currently playing under contract for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 117th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Blue Jackets.

Emil Bemström
Emil Bemström during a home game with Djurgårdens IF against Färjestads BK in the Swedish Hockey League in January 2019
Born (1999-06-01) 1 June 1999
Nyköping, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Columbus Blue Jackets
Leksands IF
Djurgårdens IF
HIFK
NHL Draft 117th overall, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2017–present

Playing career

Bemström played as a youth within the Leksands IF organization. He made his professional debut in the 2016–17 season, appearing scoreless in 5 Swedish Hockey League games.

Following relegation to the HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2017–18 season, Bemström notched 8 goals and 15 points in 33 games for Leksand, before leaving the club in the off-season and returning to the SHL by agreeing to a two-year contract with Djurgårdens IF on 2 May 2018.[1]

In the 2018–19 season, Bemström scored his first SHL goal in the first game of the season against Frölunda HC on 15 September 2018.[2] In a breakout season with Djurgården, he led the league in goals and power play goals and captured Rookie of the Year honours and also won the scoring title for the 18–19 regular season with 23 goals. At the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, Bemström was also named junior player of the year by the Swedish ice hockey journalist association.[3]

On 15 May 2019, Bemström was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a three-year, entry-level contract.[4] Bemström finished his rookie season scoring 20 points in 56 games.

With the following 2020–21 NHL season delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bemström opted to continue playing in Europe after accepting a loan assignment from the Blue Jackets to play with Finnish club, HIFK of the Liiga, on 8 September 2020.[5] In 16 games with HIFK, Bemström displayed his offensive acumen in compiling 8 goals and 17 points before returning to the Blue Jackets organization for training camp.

Personal

Emil's father, Jörgen Bemström, played 517 SHL (then Elitserien) games.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Leksands IF J20 50002 —————
2016–17 Leksands IF J20 2821123335 30000
2016–17 Leksands IF SHL 50000 —————
2017–18 Leksands IF Allsv 33871533 —————
2017–18 Leksands IF J20 1812132512 —————
2018–19 Djurgårdens IF SHL 472312358 1955102
2019–20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 561010208 50002
2020–21 HIFK Liiga 1689172 —————
SHL totals 522312358 1955102
NHL totals 561010208 50002

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Sweden IH18 4th 5 1 1 2 0
2017 Sweden WJC18 4th 7 1 1 2 2
2019 Sweden WJC 5th 5 4 2 6 20
Junior totals 17 6 4 10 22

Awards and honours
Award Year
SHL
Rookie of the Year 2019
Swedish junior player of the year[3] 2019
Håkan Loob Trophy 2019

References
  1. Lönngren, Mattias (2018-05-02). "DIF welcomes 5 players" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. Nilsson, Martin. "Frölunda vann SHL-premiär mot topptippat Dif". Sveriges Television. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. Feltenmark, Anders. "Emil Bemström, Årets Junior 2018/2019". swehockey.se (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "CBJ sign Bemstrom to entry-level contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  5. "CBJ loan Bemstrom, Texier and Vehvilainen to trio of Liiga clubs". Columbus Blue Jackets. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. "Jorgen Bemstrom player profile". eliteprospects.com. 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
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