Johan Sundström
Johan Carl William Sjöberg Sundström (born September 21, 1992) is a Swedish ice hockey player who is currently playing professionally with Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
| Johan Sundström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Johan Sundstrom playing for Sweden during the World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in January 2012 | |||
| Born |
September 21, 1992 Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Frölunda HC New York Islanders Avangard Omsk Kunlun Red Star | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
50th overall, 2011 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
Sundström originally signed a two-year contract with Frölunda in September 2010.[1] He scored his first Elitserien goal on December 4, 2010, against Andreas Andersson of HV71.[2] Ultimately, Sundström played 41 games out of the 55 regular season games. He joined Frölunda's J20 team for the J20 playoffs.[3] His team went on to the final, where they won 6–3 against Skellefteå AIK.[3] He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the second round, 50th overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
After completing his three-year entry-level contract with the Islanders and featuring in only 11 NHL games in that span, Sundström opted to return to Frölunda as a restricted free agent from the Islanders on a two-year contract on June 12, 2015.[4]
On May 25, 2017, Sundström left Frölunda for a second time, signing a two-year contract with Russian club, Avangard Omsk of the KHL.[5] In the 2017–18 season, he was hampered by injury as he was limited to 5 regular season games for 1 point. He regained his health for the post-season, contributing with 2 goals in 7 games.
As a free agent from Omsk, Sundström opted to continue in the KHL, securing a one-year contract with Chinese outfit, Kunlun Red Star, on September 9, 2018.[6] In the 2018–19 season, Sundström was limited to just 26 games through injury, curtailing his year in producing just 1 goal and 8 points.
After two seasons abroad, Sundström opted to return home to Sweden signing a four-year contract with original club, Frölunda HC, on 10 May 2019.[7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 37 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Borås HC | Allsv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 59 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 40 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | New York Islanders | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 72 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 51 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2016–17 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 45 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2017–18 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 51 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 238 | 49 | 68 | 117 | 70 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 34 | ||||
| NHL totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2012 Calgary | |
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat trophy (Frölunda HC) | 2016 | [8] |
| Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy | 2016 | |
| CHL | ||
| Champions (Frölunda HC) | 2016, 2017 | [9] |
References
- "Johan Sundström får A-lagskontrakt". Expressen (in Swedish). 20 September 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- "Hockeyligan game statistics for HV71 – Frölunda HC". Hockeyligan.se. 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- Jonson, Malin. "Ännu ett JSM-guld till Frölunda". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- Frölunda HC (2015-06-12). "Sundstrom returns home" (in Swedish). Twitter. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- "Hawks sign Swedish center Johan Sundstrom" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- "Red Star sign Sundstrom" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- "Big duo are back" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "Frolunda Swedish champions for 2015/16" (in Swedish). norran.se. 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- Gustav Orbring (2017-02-07). "Frölunda win CHL for second year running" (in Swedish). SVTSport.se. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database