Anton Lundell
Anton Lundell | |||
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Born |
Espoo, Finland | October 3, 2001||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Liiga team | HIFK | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
12th overall, 2020 Florida Panthers | ||
Playing career | 2018–present |
Anton Lundell (born October 3, 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for HIFK of the Finnish Liiga. Lundell was considered a top prospect for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft,[1][2] where he was selected 12th overall by the Florida Panthers.[3]
Playing career
Lundell first played as a youth as a 14-year old at the U16 level within the junior program of HIFK.[4] Continuing his development through his fourth season with the club, Lundell made his professional debut registering nine goals and 19 points in 38 games during the 2018–19 Liiga season.[4] Showing potential as a prominent two-way forward, Lundell followed up his rookie season by improving his offensive totals with 10 goals and 28 points in 44 regular season games before the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5][6]
International play
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
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2019 Canada | |
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2021 Canada | |
World U18 Championships | ||
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2018 Russia |
Lundell won a gold medal with the Finland national under-18 team at the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships, putting up six points in seven games.[7] He won a gold medal with the Finland junior national team at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, producing four points in seven games.[8] After missing the 2020 World Juniors due to injury, Lundell returned for the 2021 World Juniors where he captained Finland to the Bronze Medal.[9] He recorded six goals and ten points in seven games, ranking as one of the tournament's top three leading scorers.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2017–18 | HIFK | Jr. A | 22 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | HIFK | Jr. A | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | HIFK | Liiga | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
2019–20 | HIFK | Liiga | 44 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | HIFK | Liiga | 26 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Liiga totals | 108 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2017 | Finland | U17 | 6th | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
2018 | Finland | U18 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
2018 | Finland | HG18 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
2019 | Finland | WJC | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | Finland | U18 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
2021 | Finland | WJC | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 35 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 28 |
References
- ^ Kournianos, Steve (July 31, 2019). "NHL Draft 2020 prospect rankings: Preseason top 62 players on next year's big board". sportingnews.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Morreale, Mike G. (June 22, 2019). "Lafreniere headlines 2020 NHL Draft prospects". NHL.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "2020 NHL Draft first-round results, analysis". NHL.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Anton Lundell at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Anton Lundell aims to be NHL's next two-way Finnish force". The Sports Network. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "HIFK at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Kerr, Ben (July 15, 2019). "2020 NHL Draft - An Early Look and Rankings". Last Word on Hockey. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "IIHF - Finland". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "IIHF - Lundell leads Finns to bronze". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "IIHF - Statistics 2021 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database