Sebastian Wännström
Sebastian Wännström (born March 3, 1991) is a Swedish ice hockey player, currently playing with Vaasan Sport in the Finnish Liiga.[1] Before that he played with Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
| Sebastian Wännström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wännström with the Augsburger Panther in 2023 | |||
| Born | March 3, 1991 Gävle, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| team Former teams | Free agent Brynäs IF Chicago Wolves Rögle BK HV71 Leksands IF Ässät Dinamo Riga HC Ajoie Augsburger Panther | ||
| NHL Draft | 44th overall, 2010 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Playing career edit
Wännström made his professional debut with his original club, Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League.[2] He was drafted in the second round, 44th overall by the St. Louis Blues of the NHL in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[3]
Wännström's first Elitserien goal was a game winning penalty shot on October 20, 2011 against Johan Gustafsson of Luleå HF.[4]
After completing the final year of his entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues, failing to establish himself in American Hockey League with Blues affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, Wännström returned to his native Sweden in signing a two-year contract with Rögle BK of the SHL on May 19, 2015.[5]
Wännström left the club as a free agent following the 2016–17 season, agreeing to a two-year contract with current champions, HV71, on May 10, 2017.[6]
At the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, having fulfilled his contract with HV71, Wännström left to sign a two-year SHL contract with the newly promoted Leksands IF on April 11, 2019.[7]
In the 2020–21 he played with Ässät of the Finnish Liiga and was noted as the player of the month in February 2021. He also was the league leading goal scorer for season with 33 goals through 58 regular season games.
On 23 April 2021, Wännström signed his first contract in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Latvian based club, Dinamo Riga.[8]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 43 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Evansville IceMen | ECHL | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rögle BK | SHL | 50 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Rögle BK | SHL | 20 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HV71 | SHL | 26 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | HV71 | SHL | 48 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Leksands IF | SHL | 49 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ässät | Liiga | 58 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Ajoie | NL | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 56 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 308 | 58 | 46 | 104 | 100 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||||
International edit
References edit
- ^ "Joukkue 2023-2024". vaasansport.fi. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Sebastian Wannstrom prospect profile". Hockey's Future. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Blues Add 5 Prospects on Draft's 2nd Day". St. Louis Blues. 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Elitserien Statistics" (in Swedish). Hockeyligan.se. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ (in Swedish). Rögle BK. 2015-05-19. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ "Forward trio to HV71". HV71 (in Swedish). 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
- ^ "Three players join, one leaves". Leksands IF (in Swedish). April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Agreement reached with Sebastian Wannstrom" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database