Ponthus Westerholm

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

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

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

References

  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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