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Sweden Emil Bemström
#71 SC Bern / NL - 25/26
1-time SHL Best Junior (EliteProspects.com Award) 1
1-time SHL Most Goals 1
1-time SHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) 1
Date of Birth
Jun 01, 1999
Position
C/W
Age
26
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Nyköping, SWE
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Järna SK
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2017 round 4 #117 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Jörgen Bemström
Brother: Linus Bemström
Uncle: Stefan Bemström
Cousin: Viktor Bemström

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Emil Bemström Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Järna SK U16 U16 Div.1 25* 30* 22* 52* 8* -* | Qualification 5 5 3 8 4 -
Järna SK U16 2 U16 Div.1 1* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
2015-16 Leksands IF J18 J18 Elit 20* 10* 12* 22* 2* -* |
Leksands IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 15* 8* 10* 18* 6* 9* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 0 3
Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2016-17 Leksands IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 2
Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 28* 21* 12* 33* 35* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
Leksands IF SHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 17* 4* 4* 8* 18* -1* |
2017-18 Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 18* 12* 13* 25* 12* 0* |
Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan 33* 8* 7* 15* 33* 8* | Qualification 11 2 0 2 2 -2
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 4* 6* 10* 2* 6* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 6* 3* 3* 6* 4* -6* |
2018-19 Djurgårdens IF SHL 47* 23* 12* 35* 8* 10* | Playoffs 19 5 5 10 2 3
Sweden U20 WJC-20 5* 4* 2* 6* 20* 3* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 14* 6* 3* 9* 22* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 3* 3* 0* 3* 2* 0* |
2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 56* 10* 10* 20* 8* -10* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -1
2020-21 HIFK Liiga 16* 8* 9* 17* 2* 2* |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 20* 3* 2* 5* 0* 2* |
2021-22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 41* 6* 5* 11* 4* -1* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 4* 2* 0* 2* 2* -3* |
Sweden WC 8* 1* 4* 5* 0* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 11* 3* 5* 8* 0* 1* |
2022-23 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 55* 7* 15* 22* 6* -11* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 21* 14* 17* 31* 4* -1* |
2023-24 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 32* 5* 6* 11* 10* -5* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 8* 10* 4* 14* 6* 9* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 24* 3* 2* 5* 2* 0* |
2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 14* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 48* 23* 25* 48* 38* 1* |
2025-26 SC Bern NL 29* 10* 8* 18* 2* -6* |
Projected NL 47* 16* 13* 29* 3* -10* |

Emil Bemström Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Södermanland TV-Pucken 5* 2* 4* 6* 6* -* |
2016-17 Sweden U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2018-19 Djurgårdens IF Champions HL 6* 3* 0* 3* 8* 2* |
Sweden EHT 3* 3* 0* 3* 2* 0* |
2021-22 Sweden (EHT) EHT 3* 2* 1* 3* 0* 0* |
2025-26 SC Bern Champions HL 4* 3* 2* 5* 0* 1* |

Emil Bemström Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 81* 49* 46* 95* 1.17* 50* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 2 10* 6* 2* 8* 0.80* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 6* 5* 1* 6* 1.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 33* 8* 7* 15* 0.45* 33* 8* | 1 11 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.18 * 2 * -2 *
International 2 14* 6* 5* 11* 0.79* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 45* 17* 16* 33* 0.73* 46* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 1 16* 8* 9* 17* 1.06* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 242* 34* 41* 75* 0.31* 30* -25* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -1 *
NL 1 29* 10* 8* 18* 0.62* 2* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 2 52* 23* 12* 35* 0.67* 8* 9* | 1 19 5 * 5 * 10 * 0.53 * 2 * 3 *
TV-Pucken 1 5* 2* 4* 6* 1.20* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Div.1 1 26* 32* 24* 56* 2.15* 8* -* | 1 5 5 * 3 * 8 * 1.60 * 4 * - *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 2 15* 8* 10* 18* 1.20* 6* 9* | 2 6 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.83 * 0 * 5 *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 1 20* 10* 12* 22* 1.10* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 3 51* 33* 25* 58* 1.14* 49* 4* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
WC 1 8* 1* 4* 5* 0.63* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 4* 2* 6* 1.20* 20* 3* | 0 * * * * * *

Emil Bemström Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/22/2025
08/22/2025 Confirmed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins SC Bern
02/07/2025
02/07/2025 Up/Down Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
02/23/2024
02/23/2024 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins
08/03/2022
08/03/2022 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
09/08/2020
09/08/2020 Loan Columbus Blue Jackets HIFK
05/14/2019
05/14/2019 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF Columbus Blue Jackets
05/02/2018
05/02/2018 Confirmed Leksands IF Djurgårdens IF
03/03/2015
03/03/2015 Confirmed Järna SK U16 Leksands IF J18
Player Biography and Trivia

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #218 by FCHockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #42 by NHL Central Scouting

Cult/Star player for Djurgårdens IF