| Melvin Fernstrom | |
| Birth Date: | 2006 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bålsta, Sweden |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 187 |
| Position: | Right wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | SHL |
| Team: | Örebro HK |
| Prospect League: | J20 |
| Prospect Team: | Örebro HK |
| Draft: | 93rd overall |
| Draft Year: | 2024 |
| Draft Team: | Vancouver Canucks |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
Melvin Fernström (born 28 February 2006) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger for the Örebro HK of the J20 Nationell as a prospect to their senior club in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted 93rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2024 NHL entry draft.
Playing for Örebro HK's junior team in the J20 Nationell, Fernström had 31 goals in 45 games.[1] He was third in league scoring, ranking first for under-18 players.[2] Following the season, he was selected 93rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2024 NHL entry draft.[3]
He made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut in the 2023-24 season for Örebro HK, playing six regular season games and three playoff games, playing alongside fellow Canucks prospects Jonathan Lekkerimäki and Elias Pettersson.[4]
Fernström was Sweden's leading scorer at the 2023 U18s, winning a Bronze Medal.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2022–23 | Örebro HK | J20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Örebro HK | J20 | 45 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Örebro HK | SHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| SHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||