Isac Lundeström Explained

Isac Lundeström
Birth Date:6 November 1999
Birth Place:Gällivare, Sweden
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:185
Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
League:NHL
Team:Anaheim Ducks
Prospect League:AHL
Former Teams:Luleå HF
Ntl Team:SWE
Draft:23rd overall
Draft Year:2018
Draft Team:Anaheim Ducks
Career Start:2016

Isac Lundeström (born 6 November 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Lundeström played with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[1] He became the team's youngest ever scorer when he scored his first goal for the team at the age of 16. In his final year with Luleå HF before being drafted, he scored six goals and 15 points in 42 games.[2]

Lundeström was selected by the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the first round, 23rd overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. On 7 August 2018, Lundeström signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ducks.[3] Lundeström made the Ducks out of training camp for the 2018–19 season and made his NHL debut on 8 October 2018 in a 3–2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.[4] He played in 15 games with the Ducks before being assigned to Anaheim's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. He played 12 games with the Gulls, collecting six points before departing to play for the Swedish national team. After returning from the national team, Lundeström was reassigned back to Luleå HF. He played ten games in Sweden, collecting two goals and ten points before the team's season ended. He returned to North America to participate in the Gulls' playoff run which led to San Diego's first appearance in the AHL's conference finals.[5]

He returned to the Gulls for the 2019–20 season, playing the majority of the season in the AHL, except for 15 games with the Ducks.[5] With the 2020–21 North American season delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lundeström in order to recommence playing signed on loan with Allsvenskan club, Timrå IK, on 5 October 2020.[6] He made 12 appearances with Timrå IK, recording 5 goals and 11 points before he was recalled from his loan spell by the Ducks on 16 November 2020.[7] He scored his first NHL goal on 6 February 2021 in a 2–1 shootout victory over the San Jose Sharks.[8] On 1 March 2021, Lundeström recorded his first NHL hat-trick with three goals in the Ducks' 5–4 loss against the St. Louis Blues.[9] [10] He signed a one-year contract extension on 6 August 2021.[11]

Lundeström established himself with the Ducks in the 2021–22 season, appearing in 80 games, scoring 16 goals and 29 points. A restricted free agent, he signed a two-year contract extension on 25 July 2022 with the Ducks just before going to salary arbitration.[12] In the 2022–23 season, Lundeström appeared in 61 games, scoring four goals and fourteen points. He blocked a shot that broke his finger in a 5–0 loss to the Dallas Stars on 1 December 2022 which caused him to miss 21 games.[13] [14] In the offseason, Lundeström suffered an injury to his Achilles tendon while training that caused him to miss the first half of the season. He returned to the lineup on 3 January 2024 in a 2–1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.[15]

International play

Lundeström represented Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a bronze medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Team LeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 J203 1 0 1 03 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Luleå HF J2034 4 13 17 12
Luleå HF SHL4 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Luleå HF J2010 3 4 7 43 1 2 3 0
Luleå HF SHL45 3 3 6 01 0 0 0 0
Luleå HF SHL42 6 9 15 143 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Luleå HF J206 0 5 5 0
NHL15 0 2 2 2
AHL12 0 6 6 27 1 2 3 0
Luleå HF SHL17 2 7 9 210 2 6 8 0
San Diego Gulls AHL43 6 15 21 4
Anaheim Ducks NHL15 0 4 4 0
Allsv12 5 6 11 6
Anaheim Ducks NHL41 6 3 9 14
Anaheim Ducks NHL80 16 13 29 8
Anaheim Ducks NHL61 4 10 14 2
Anaheim Ducks NHL46 5 6 11 2
SHL totals108 11 19 30 1614 2 6 8 0
NHL totals258 31 38 69 28

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2015SwedenU1760220
2016SwedenU1870000
2016SwedenIH184th50222
2017SwedenU184th71452
2018SwedenWJC72022
2019SwedenWJC5th51344
2021SwedenWC9th71120
2024SwedenWC102350
Junior totals 304111510
Senior totals 173470

Notes and References

  1. Web site:
    1. 37 Isac Lundeström
    . . 8 July 2016 . 8 July 2016.
  2. Web site: Prospect Of Interest: The 411 on Isac Lundestrom . Sportsnet . MacIntryre . Iain . 19 June 2018 . 15 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Ducks Sign Lundestrom to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract . Anaheim Ducks . NHL.com . 2 March 2021 . 7 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Terry, Gibson lead Ducks past Wings 3-2 in home opener . ESPN . Associated Press . 9 October 2018 . 15 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Gulls Grads: Isac Lundestrom . San Diego Gulls . 27 July 2021 . 15 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Åberg . David . Isac Lundeström ansluter till Timrå IK . Timrå IK . 2 March 2021 . Isac Lundeström Joins Timrå IK . sv-SE . 5 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Ducks' Isac Lundestrom: Brought back from loan stint . CBS Sports . 16 November 2020 . 16 November 2020.
  8. Web site: Ducks work overtime and then some to eke out shootout victory . Teaford . Elliott . The Orange County Register . 6 February 2021 . 15 February 2024.
  9. Web site: Arritt . Dan . Sanford scores three points, helps Blues hold off Ducks . National Hockey League . 2 March 2021 . 2 March 2021.
  10. Web site: Ducks' Isac Lundestrom: Deposits first hat trick . CBS Sports . 2 March 2021 . 2 March 2021.
  11. Web site: Anaheim Ducks Sign Isac Lundestrom and Sam Steel to One-Year Contracts . San Diego Gulls . 6 August 2021 . 15 February 2024.
  12. Web site: Ducks, Isac Lundestrom agree to contract before arbitration hearing . Sportsnet . 25 July 2022 . 15 February 2024.
  13. Web site: Ducks' Isac Lundeström will miss 6 weeks with fractured finger: Impact of center's absence . The Athletic . Stephens . Eric . 3 December 2022 . 15 February 2024.
  14. Web site: Ducks' Isac Lundestrom out six months after undergoing surgery for Achilles injury . Sportsnet . 3 August 2023 . 15 February 2024.
  15. Web site: Auston Matthews scores in OT as Maple Leafs edge Ducks 2-1 . ESPN . Associated Press . 15 February 2024.