Johan Sundström

Johan Sundström
Sundström with Sweden in 2012
Born (1992-09-21) September 21, 1992 (age 32)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams		 Frölunda HC
New York Islanders
Avangard Omsk
Kunlun Red Star
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 50th overall, 2011
New York Islanders
Playing career 2010–present

Johan William Sundström (born September 21, 1992) is a Swedish ice hockey player who is currently playing professionally with Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Sundström originally signed a two-year contract with Frölunda in September 2010.[1] He scored his first Elitserien goal on December 4, 2010, against Andreas Andersson of HV71.[2] Ultimately, Sundström played 41 games out of the 55 regular season games. He joined Frölunda's J20 team for the J20 playoffs.[3] His team went on to the final, where they won 6–3 against Skellefteå AIK.[3] He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the second round, 50th overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

After completing his three-year entry-level contract with the Islanders and featuring in only 11 NHL games in that span, Sundström opted to return to Frölunda as a restricted free agent from the Islanders on a two-year contract on June 12, 2015.[4]

On May 25, 2017, Sundström left Frölunda for a second time, signing a two-year contract with Russian club, Avangard Omsk of the KHL.[5] In the 2017–18 season, he was hampered by injury as he was limited to 5 regular season games for 1 point. He regained his health for the post-season, contributing with 2 goals in 7 games.

As a free agent from Omsk, Sundström opted to continue in the KHL, securing a one-year contract with Chinese outfit, Kunlun Red Star, on September 9, 2018.[6] In the 2018–19 season, Sundström was limited to just 26 games through injury, curtailing his year in producing just 1 goal and 8 points.

After two seasons abroad, Sundström opted to return home to Sweden signing a four-year contract with original club, Frölunda HC, on 10 May 2019.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Frölunda HC J20 37 13 17 30 14 1 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Frölunda HC SEL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Borås HC Allsv 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Frölunda HC J20 15 10 9 19 4 7 8 7 15 2
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 41 1 0 1 10 — — — — —
2011–12 Frölunda HC SEL 49 6 5 11 8 6 0 0 0 2
2012–13 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 59 11 21 32 30 — — — — —
2013–14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 40 8 10 18 41 — — — — —
2013–14 New York Islanders NHL 11 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
2014–15 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 72 7 12 19 81 — — — — —
2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 51 17 19 36 16 16 3 6 9 14
2016–17 Frölunda HC SHL 45 12 26 38 16 9 1 0 1 18
2017–18 Avangard Omsk KHL 5 0 1 1 2 7 2 1 3 8
2018–19 Kunlun Red Star KHL 26 1 7 8 37 — — — — —
2019–20 Frölunda HC SHL 51 13 18 31 20 — — — — —
2020–21 Frölunda HC SHL 35 5 12 17 45 7 1 1 2 2
2021–22 Frölunda HC SHL 49 6 9 15 16 3 0 0 0 0
SHL totals 322 60 89 149 131 41 5 7 12 36
NHL totals 11 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Calgary

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Sweden WJC 4th 6 0 1 1 0
2012 Sweden WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1 4 5 2
2016 Sweden WC 6th 7 1 1 2 6
Junior totals 12 1 5 6 2
Senior totals 7 1 1 2 6

Awards and honors

Award Year
SHL
Le Mat trophy (Frölunda HC) 2016 [8]
Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy 2016
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2016, 2017 [9]

References

  1. ^ "Johan Sundström får A-lagskontrakt". Expressen (in Swedish). 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Hockeyligan game statistics for HV71 – Frölunda HC". Hockeyligan.se. 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b Jonson, Malin. "Ännu ett JSM-guld till Frölunda". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  4. ^ Frölunda HC (2015-06-12). "Sundstrom returns home" (in Swedish). Twitter. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  5. ^ "Hawks sign Swedish center Johan Sundstrom" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  6. ^ "Red Star sign Sundstrom" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  7. ^ "Big duo are back" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Frolunda Swedish champions for 2015/16" (in Swedish). norran.se. 2016-04-24. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  9. ^ Gustav Orbring (2017-02-07). "Frölunda win CHL for second year running" (in Swedish). SVTSport.se. Retrieved 2017-02-07.