| Victor Söderström | |
| Birth Date: | 2001 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Skutskär, Sweden |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 186 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | Utah Hockey Club |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Prospect Team: | Tucson Roadrunners |
| Former Teams: | Brynäs IF Arizona Coyotes |
| Draft: | 11th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2019 |
| Draft Team: | Arizona Coyotes |
| Career Start: | 2018 |
Victor Söderström (born 26 February 2001) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Utah Hockey Club of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Söderström was selected 11th overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Söderström joined Brynäs IF as a 14-year old, playing through their junior ranks before he was elevated from the J20 SuperElit and made his professional debut in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) at the age of 17 during the 2018–19 season on 18 October 2018. He was signed to his first professional contract by Brynäs, agreeing to a two-year deal through 2020 on 8 November 2018.[2]
On 21 June 2019, Söderström was selected by the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL), 11th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Coyotes traded up from the 14th overall with an additional second round pick to obtain the selection.[3] Söderström signed a three-year, NHL entry-level contract with the Coyotes on 7 July 2019.[4]
In the 2019–20 season, Söderström was assigned on loan by the Coyotes to continue his development with his Swedish club, Brynäs IF. He featured in 35 games from the blueline, reaching new career highs with 5 goals and 16 points in the regular season,[5] before the playoffs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Söderström returned to the Coyotes organization when he was added to the return-to-play roster and remained with the club through the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs but did not play.[6]
With the 2020–21 North American season to be delayed, on 1 September 2020, Söderström returned to Sweden in joining second-tier club, AIK of the HockeyAllsvenskan, on loan until the commencement of the Coyotes 2020 training camp.[7] He made 12 appearances with AIK, registering 6 points, before leaving his loan stint in the Allsvenskan to join the Swedish World Junior team. Once the North American season returned, Söderström missed Arizona's training camp but was named to the Coyotes' taxi squad. He made his NHL debut on 22 January 2021 versus the Vegas Golden Knights.[8] Söderström scored his first NHL goal on 7 May 2021 against Josef Kořenář in a 5–2 win over the San Jose Sharks.[9] He also played for Arizona's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, scoring two goals and ten points in 32 games.[10]
Söderström split the 2021–22 season between the Roadrunners and the Coyotes. He repeated the feat during the 2022–23 season, but got into 30 games with the Coyotes registering nine points.[10] He was assigned to Tucson to start the 2023–24 season.[11]
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
| 2017–18 | J20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Brynäs IF | SHL | 44 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Brynäs IF | SHL | 35 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Allsv | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL | 32 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 32 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 44 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 30 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 62 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| SHL totals | 79 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 53 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sweden | U17 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Sweden | HG18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Sweden | U18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2021 | Sweden | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | ||||