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Sweden Johan Sundström
#12 ZSC Lions / NL - 25/26
1-time J20 SM Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time TV-Pucken Bronze Medal 1
3-time Champions Hockey League Champion 3
1-time SHL Champion 1
1-time SHL Playoffs MVP (Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Sep 21, 1992
Position
C
Age
33
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Göteborg, SWE
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Frölunda HC
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2011 round 2 #50 overall by New York Islanders
Agency
PREMIUM

A center, that can also play wing. Sundström has very good size, strength and speed. Has nice hands and hockey sense. Doesn't mind going into high-traffic areas. Is very well-rounded. Has tremendous reach. Pretty good release. Some consistency issues. (EP 2011)

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Johan Sundström Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Frölunda HC U16 U16 SM 6* 1* 6* 7* 4* 8* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2008-09 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 10* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 12* 4* 5* 9* 2* -* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 0 -
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2009-10 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 5* 6* 4* 10* 6* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 37* 13* 17* 30* 14* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Frölunda HC Elitserien 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | 0 0 0 0 0 -
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 14* 5* 0* 5* 10* -* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 15* 10* 9* 19* 4* -* | Playoffs 7 8 7 15 2 -
Frölunda HC Elitserien 41* 1* 0* 1* 10* -7* |
Borås HC HockeyAllsvenskan 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sweden U19 (all) “A” International-Jr 7* 9* 6* 15* 10* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 14* 0* 4* 4* 4* -* |
2011-12 Frölunda HC Elitserien 49* 6* 5* 11* 8* 6* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -2
Sweden U20 “A” WJC-20 6* 1* 4* 5* 2* 5* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 6* 14* 20* 6* 5* |
2012-13 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 59* 11* 21* 32* 30* 7* |
2013-14 New York Islanders NHL 11* 0* 1* 1* 6* 0* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 40* 8* 10* 18* 41* -10* |
2014-15 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 72* 7* 12* 19* 81* 0* |
2015-16 Frölunda HC SHL 51* 17* 19* 36* 16* 21* | Playoffs 16 3 6 9 14 3
Sweden WC 7* 1* 1* 2* 6* -5* |
Sweden (all) International 12* 2* 3* 5* 8* -2* |
2016-17 Frölunda HC SHL 45* 12* 26* 38* 16* 9* | Playoffs 9 1 0 1 18 -3
Sweden (all) International 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2017-18 Avangard Omsk KHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 3* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 8 2
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2018-19 Kunlun Red Star KHL 26* 1* 7* 8* 37* 4* |
2019-20 Frölunda HC SHL 51* 13* 18* 31* 20* -1* |
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2020-21 Frölunda HC SHL 35* 5* 12* 17* 45* 0* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 -1
2021-22 Frölunda HC SHL 49* 6* 9* 15* 16* -15* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2022-23 Frölunda HC SHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2023-24 Sport Liiga 55* 11* 22* 33* 28* -4* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -3
2024-25 Sport “A” Liiga 54* 14* 16* 30* 41* -6* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 0 -1
2025-26 Sport “A” Liiga 32* 11* 8* 19* 12* -6* |
ZSC Lions NL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Projected NL 13* 0* 0* 0* 0* -7* |

Johan Sundström Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Göteborg TV-Pucken 8* 3* 8* 11* 6* -* |
2009-10 Sweden U18/19 WJAC-19 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC ET 8* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2011-12 Frölunda HC ET 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2015-16 Frölunda HC Champions HL 13* 2* 5* 7* 10* 2* |
Sweden EHT 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* 3* |
2016-17 Frölunda HC Champions HL 11* 3* 3* 6* 8* 3* |
Sweden EHT 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2019-20 Frölunda HC Champions HL 13* 2* 3* 5* 20* 3* |
Sweden EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2021-22 Frölunda HC Champions HL 12* 4* 6* 10* 31* 9* |

Johan Sundström Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 171* 26* 43* 69* 0.40* 152* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 4 49* 11* 17* 28* 0.57* 69* 17* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 14* 1* 1* 2* 0.14* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 17* 2* 5* 7* 0.41* 8* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 54* 20* 26* 46* 0.85* 34* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 31* 1* 8* 9* 0.29* 39* 7* | 1 7 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.43 * 8 * 2 *
Liiga 3 141* 36* 46* 82* 0.58* 81* -16* | 2 10 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.10 * 0 * -4 *
NHL 1 11* 0* 1* 1* 0.09* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 9 322* 60* 89* 149* 0.46* 131* 13* | 5 41 5 * 7 * 12 * 0.29 * 36 * -4 *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 3* 8* 11* 1.38* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 1 6* 1* 6* 7* 1.17* 4* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 2 17* 10* 9* 19* 1.12* 8* -* | 2 8 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.25 * 0 * - *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 2 10* 2* 2* 4* 0.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 2 52* 23* 26* 49* 0.94* 18* -* | 2 8 8 * 7 * 15 * 1.88 * 2 * - *
WC 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 6* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 1* 5* 6* 0.50* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Johan Sundström Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/10/2026
01/10/2026 Confirmed Sport ZSC Lions
01/21/2025
01/21/2025 Extension Sport Sport
05/02/2023
05/02/2023 Confirmed Frölunda HC Sport
05/10/2019
05/10/2019 Confirmed Kunlun Red Star Frölunda HC
09/09/2018
09/09/2018 Confirmed Avangard Omsk Kunlun Red Star
05/25/2017
05/25/2017 Confirmed Frölunda HC Avangard Omsk
06/12/2015
06/12/2015 Confirmed Bridgeport Sound Tigers Frölunda HC
06/11/2012
06/11/2012 Confirmed Frölunda HC New York Islanders
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 3 #68 overall by Budivelnyk Kyiv in the KHL Draft

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC U20

Career transactions
- 2012-06-11 • Signed to a thre-year entry-level contract by the New York Islanders
- 2010-09-20 • Signed to a two-year pro contract by Frölunda

Other memorable dates
- 2010-12-04 • Scored first Elitserien goal (at HV71 vs Andreas Andersson)
- 2009-10-03 • Made Elitserien debut (at Skellefteå; 3:04 TOI)