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Sweden Pontus Holmberg
#29 Tampa Bay Lightning / NHL - 25/26
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time HockeyEttan to HockeyAllsvenskan Promotion 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
1-time SHL Playoffs MVP (Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy) 1
1-time Swedish Forward of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Mar 09, 1999
Position
W/C
Age
26
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Västerås, SWE
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
VIK Västerås HK Ungdom
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$1,550,000 Powered by
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Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning / 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

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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 (all) International 10* 0* 6* 6* 0* 6* |
Sweden WC 10* 0* 6* 6* 0* 6* |
2024-25 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 68* 7* 12* 19* 27* 4* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 4 -4
2025-26 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 29* 4* 6* 10* 12* 7* |
Projected NHL 75* 10* 16* 26* 31* 18* |
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 3 27* 2* 11* 13* 0.48* 4* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 17* 3* 8* 11* 0.65* 8* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 188* 23* 36* 59* 0.31* 75* 22* | 2 19 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.05 * 6 * -7 *
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 * * * * * *
J18 Div.1 (U18 Div.1) 1 11* 11* 13* 24* 2.18* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 1 8 4 * 4 * 8 * 1.00 * 0 * 0 *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 3 44* 20* 38* 58* 1.32* 14* -2* | 1 2 2 * 0 * 2 * 1.00 * 0 * 0 *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 2 57* 11* 18* 29* 0.51* 14* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 12* 0* 6* 6* 0.50* 0* 6* | 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
07/01/2025
07/01/2025 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Tampa Bay Lightning
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