Lukas Vejdemo
| Lukas Vejdemo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lukas Vejdemo on January 11, 2020 | |||
| Born |
25 January 1996 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Laval Rocket (AHL) Djurgårdens IF | ||
| NHL draft |
87th overall, 2015 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Lukas Vejdemo (born 25 January 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) while under contract as a prospect to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Vejdemo was selected by the Canadiens in the 3rd round (87th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Vejdemo made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Djurgårdens IF during the 2014–15 SHL season.[1]
In the 2017–18 season, Vejdemo established career highs of 10 goals and 22 assists in 47 games. On May 2, 2018, Vejdemo agreed to a two-year, entry-level deal with the Montreal Canadiens.[2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 34 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 52 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 48 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 66 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 47 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| SHL totals | 150 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 36 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Getting to know 2015 third-round pick Lukas Vejdemo". EyesOnThePrize.com. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Canadiens agree to terms with prospect Lukas Vejdemo". Montreal Canadiens. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Lukas Vejdemo on Twitter
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