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Ponthus Westerholm
Born (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 32)
Karlskrona, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams
Malmö Redhawks
Brynäs IF
Frölunda HC
Lukko
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Ponthus Westerholm (born 6 January 1992) is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League.

Playing career

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Westerholm made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Brynäs IF during the 2014–15 SHL season.[1] Ponthus' twin brother Pathrik is also a professional hockey player.

On 3 May 2017, Westerholm left Brynäs alongside brother Pathrik, and signed a two-year contract with Frölunda HC.[2]

After claiming the Swedish Championship in his final season under contract in 2018–19 season, Westerholm left as a free agent to move to the Finnish Liiga, again alongside Pathrik, agreeing to a one-year deal with Lukko on May 8, 2019.[3]

Awards and honours

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Award Year
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2019 [4]
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2019 [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Westerholm makes SHL debut" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Twins to Frolunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Swedish champions Pathrik and Ponthus Westerholm join Lukko". Lukko (in Finnish). May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
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