Adam Edström Explained

Adam Edström
Birth Date:12 October 2000
Birth Place:Karlstad, Sweden
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:220
Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
League:NHL
Team:New York Rangers
Prospect League:AHL
Former Teams:Mora IK
Rögle BK
Draft:161st overall
Draft Year:2019
Draft Team:New York Rangers
Career Start:2019

Adam Edström (born 12 October 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Rangers in the sixth round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft with the 161st pick of the draft.[1]

Playing career

In 2018–19 Edström split the season between Mora IK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and its junior team in the J20 SuperElit.[2] He registered one assist without scoring a goal in 15 games for Mora IK.[2] Edström joined Rögle BK the following season and established himself in the SHL through three seasons with the club.[3]

On 16 May 2022, Edström was signed by draft club, the New York Rangers, to a three-year, entry-level contract.[4] He was on the Rangers' 2022–23 training camp roster but was returned to Rögle BK.[5] [6] After completing the 2022–23 season with Rögle BK he was assigned to the Rangers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.[7]

Edström was called up to the Rangers on 28 November 2023, but was returned to Hartford later that day without playing a game.[8] [9] He made his NHL debut and scored his first NHL goal on 15 December, in a 5–1 win against the Anaheim Ducks.[10] He was returned to Hartford after the game and was sidelined with an upper body injury shortly afterwards but was recalled to the Rangers on 11 February 2024.[11] Edström referred to his NHL debut upon this recall, saying that "It was a big opportunity, and I think I capitalized on that opportunity the best that I could. Me being back here is a sign that I did something good, so I'm just going to keep going down that road."[11]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Team LeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 J2028 2 1 3 6
2017–18 Mora IK J2021 6 2 8 10
2018–19 Mora IK J2020 11 5 16 12
Mora IKSHL15 0 1 1 0
2018–19 Malungs IF Div.12 2 0 2 0
2019–20 J201 0 0 0 0
Rögle BK SHL46 4 5 9 14
Rögle BK SHL43 3 7 10 3311 3 3 6 6
Rögle BK SHL43 7 2 9 613 3 1 4 4
Rögle BK SHL42 9 10 19 359 2 1 3 6
AHL3 1 0 1 05 0 1 1 2
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL40 11 5 16 16
NHL11 2 0 2 2
SHL totals189 23 25 48 8833 8 5 13 16
NHL totals11 2 0 2 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rangers GM Jeff Gorton feels good about his seven other picks in draft. 24 June 2019. Newsday. 22 June 2019. Stephenson, Colin.
  2. Web site: Adam Edström. 24 June 2019. Elite Prospects.
  3. Web site: Adam Edström, 19, äter fyra middagar om dagen. 2 October 2020. 29 September 2022. Expressen. Vedmar, Linus. sv-SE.
  4. Web site: Rangers agree to terms with three players . . 16 May 2022 . 18 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Adam Edström missar SHL-inledningen – åker på NHL-klubbens läger. 29 September 2022. 12 September 2022. Kågström, Rasmus. Hockey Sverige. sv-SE.
  6. Web site: Rangers Trim Training Camp Roster by Eight Players . NHL.com . 1 October 2022 . 30 September 2022.
  7. Web site: Rangers Assign Forward Adam Edström to Wolf Pack. 31 March 2023. 31 March 2023. Hartford Wolf Pack.
  8. Web site: Rangers Recall Brodzinski and Edström from Wolf Pack, Assign Mackey. 28 November 2023. 28 November 2023. Hartford Wolf Pack.
  9. Web site: Rangers' Adam Edstrom: Heads back to AHL. CBS. 29 November 2023. 28 November 2023.
  10. Web site: Kreider scores twice, Quick makes 29 saves to help Rangers beat Ducks 5-1 . ESPN . 16 December 2023 . 15 December 2023.
  11. Web site: Rangers to look at Adam Edström, Matt Rempe as they weigh trade deadline options. Mercogliano, Vincent Z.. Lohud. 11 February 2024. 2024-02-12.