Eliteprospects
Sweden Pontus Holmberg
#29 Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL - 23/24
1-time SHL Champion 1
1-time SHL Playoffs MVP (Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Mar 09, 1999
Position
C/LW
Age
25
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Västerås, SWE
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
VIK Västerås HK Ungdom
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$800,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs / Signed
Drafted
2018 round 6 #156 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Agency
PREMIUM

Offensively skilled player with pretty good speed and exceptional hockey sense. Skilled at setting up plays, but could improve his shooting ability (EP 2018)

Father: Jörgen Holmberg

© Photo: Dan Hickling

Use/Embed statistics

Pontus Holmberg Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 VIK Västerås HK U U16 U16 Elit 28* 13* 23* 36* 2* -* |
2014-15 VIK Västerås HK U U16 U16 Elit 27* 19* 46* 65* 8* -* |
VIK Västerås HK U J18 J18 Div.1 11* 11* 13* 24* 2* -* |
VIK Västerås HK J18 J18 Elit 4* 2* 2* 4* 0* -2* |
2015-16 VIK Västerås HK J18 J18 Elit 32* 9* 25* 34* 8* -* | Playoffs 2 2 0 2 0 0
2016-17 VIK Västerås HK J18 J18 Elit 8* 9* 11* 20* 6* -* |
VIK Västerås HK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* | Playoffs 8 4 4 8 0 0
VIK Västerås HK J20 J20 SuperElit 45* 6* 12* 18* 10* -10* |
2017-18 VIK Västerås HK J20 J20 SuperElit 12* 5* 6* 11* 4* 4* |
VIK Västerås HK HockeyEttan 36* 7* 13* 20* 10* 12* | Kvalserien AS 8 2 4 6 2 4
Växjö Lakers HC SHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 1* 5* 6* 4* 4* |
2018-19 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 47* 3* 7* 10* 12* -2* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -2
Sweden U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 2* 3* 5* 4* 4* |
2019-20 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 52* 7* 10* 17* 14* 18* |
2020-21 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 45* 9* 14* 23* 16* 9* | Playoffs 14 7 7 14 8 10
Sweden WC 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
2021-22 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 46* 11* 30* 41* 44* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -3
Toronto Marlies AHL 6* 2* 2* 4* 2* -1* |
Sweden OG 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 12* 1* 3* 4* 2* 1* |
2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 37* 5* 8* 13* 18* 0* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 38* 10* 12* 22* 18* -7* | Playoffs 7 6 2 8 2 0
2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 54* 7* 10* 17* 18* 11* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -3
Toronto Marlies AHL 11* 6* 4* 10* 4* 0* |
Sweden WC -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2023-24 NHL stats powered by NHL.com

Pontus Holmberg Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Västmanland TV-Pucken 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2014-15 Västmanland TV-Pucken 11* 7* 11* 18* 2* -* |
2018-19 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 4* 3* |
2020-21 Sweden EHT 3* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
2021-22 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 8* 1* 3* 4* 0* -3* |
Sweden (EHT) EHT 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |

Pontus Holmberg Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 55* 18* 18* 36* 0.65* 24* -8* | 1 7 6 * 2 * 8 * 1.14 * 2 * 0 *
Champions HL 2 14* 1* 5* 6* 0.43* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 9* 2* 3* 5* 0.56* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyEttan 1 36* 7* 13* 20* 0.56* 10* 12* | 1 8 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.75 * 2 * 4 *
International 2 17* 2* 5* 7* 0.41* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 17* 3* 8* 11* 0.65* 8* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.1 1 11* 11* 13* 24* 2.18* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 1 8 4 * 4 * 8 * 1.00 * 0 * 0 *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 3 44* 20* 38* 58* 1.32* 14* -2* | 1 2 2 * 0 * 2 * 1.00 * 0 * 0 *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 2 57* 11* 18* 29* 0.51* 14* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 91* 12* 18* 30* 0.33* 36* 11* | 1 7 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -3 *
OG 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 5 192* 30* 61* 91* 0.47* 86* 32* | 3 25 7 * 8 * 15 * 0.60 * 12 * 5 *
TV-Pucken 2 16* 7* 11* 18* 1.13* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Elit (U16 Region) 2 55* 32* 69* 101* 1.84* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Pontus Holmberg Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/28/2023
06/28/2023 Extension Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
06/04/2021
06/04/2021 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Toronto Maple Leafs
03/25/2020
03/25/2020 Extension Växjö Lakers HC Växjö Lakers HC
05/07/2018
05/07/2018 Confirmed VIK Västerås HK Växjö Lakers HC
12/17/2017
12/17/2017 Loan VIK Västerås HK Växjö Lakers HC
Player Biography and Trivia

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #154 by McKeen's Hockey