Linus Hultström
| Linus Hultström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
December 9, 1992 Vimmerby, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
HC Vityaz Linköpings HC Leksands IF Djurgårdens IF | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Linus Hultström (born December 9, 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently signed under contract with the HC Vityaz of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
A product of Vimmerby HC, Hultström joined the youth ranks of Linköpings HC in 2008. He made his debut in Sweden's top-flight Elitserien with the club's men's team during the 2009–10 Elitserien season. In October 2014, he signed with another Elitserien team, Leksands IF,[1] before moving on to Djurgårdens IF, where he inked a three-year deal in April 2015.[2]
Hultström made 60 appearances for the Stockholm-based team during the 2015–16 season, tallying 15 goals and 28 assists. He also saw action in eight contests of the Champions Hockey League (two goals, four assists).[3]
On May 3, 2016, he put pen to paper on a two-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).[4] He was returned on loan to Djurgårdens IF for the first season of his contract with the Panthers, in 2016–17. He continued to remain in the SHL for the entire duration of his contract with Panthers, eventually signing a two-year contract extension with Djurgårdens IF on January 10, 2017.
As a free agent following the shortened 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19, Hultström left Sweden for the first time in his professional career by agreeing to a two-year contract with Russian club, HC Vityaz of the KHL, on May 2, 2020.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 47 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 55 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Leksands IF | SHL | 48 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 52 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 44 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 44 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 52 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2019–20 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 52 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 389 | 64 | 113 | 177 | 144 | 62 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 28 | ||||
References
- ^ "Hultström förstärker Leksands IF". Leksands IF. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ "Linus Hultström till Djurgården". Djurgården Hockey. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ "Statistics | Champions Hockey League". www.championshockeyleague.net. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ "Florida Panthers sign defenseman Linus Hultström". Florida Panthers. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ "Vityaz sign Swedish blueliner Linus Hultstrom" (in Russian). HC Vityaz. May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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