| Anton Wahlberg | |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Malmö, Sweden |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 194 |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | Buffalo Sabres |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Prospect Team: | Rochester Americans |
| Former Teams: | Malmö Redhawks |
| Draft: | 39th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2023 |
| Draft Team: | Buffalo Sabres |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
Anton Wahlberg (born 4 July 2005) is a Swedish ice hockey centre playing for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Wahlberg was selected by the Sabres in the second round, 39th overall, of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.
Wahlberg made his SHL debut with the Malmö Redhawks during the 2021–22 SHL season, playing in a single game. In the following 2022–23 season, Wahlberg showing development as a two-way center with an offensive touch improved his totals in the J20 Nationell League by recording 14 goals and 27 points in 32 games. His play earned him a 17-game stint with Malmö, posting 2 goals and 4 points. In his first year of draft eligibility, Wahlberg was selected in the second round, 39th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
On 14 July 2023, he was promptly signed by the Sabres to a three-year, entry-level contract.[2] [3] He was returned on loan by the Sabres to continue his progression in the SHL with the Malmö Redhawks for the 2023–24 season on 15 August 2023.[4]
Wahlberg represented Sweden at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and won a silver medal.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 2019–20 | Malmö Redhawks | J18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2021–22 | Malmö Redhawks | J18 | 24 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Malmö Redhawks | J18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 43 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 61 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sweden | WJAC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2023 | Sweden | U18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2024 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Junior totals | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | ||||