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Sweden Axel Holmström
#29 HC Litvínov / Czechia - 25/26
1-time TV-Pucken Gold Medal 1
1-time TV-Pucken Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time SHL Best Junior (EliteProspects.com Award) 1
1-time Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) 1
1-time TV-Pucken Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Jun 29, 1996
Position
C
Age
29
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Arvidsjaur, SWE
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
MG/Arvidsjaur HC
Contract
25/26+1
Drafted
2014 round 7 #196 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Urban Wikberg

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Axel Holmström Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Skellefteå AIK U16 U16 SM 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2011-12 Skellefteå AIK U16 “A” U16 SM 3* 2* 0* 2* 0* -4* |
Skellefteå AIK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 1* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 2
2012-13 Skellefteå AIK J18 J18 Elit 22* 12* 35* 47* 6* 25* |
Skellefteå AIK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 9* 4* 13* 17* 0* 5* | Playoffs 8 3 8 11 4 6
Skellefteå AIK J20 J20 SuperElit 10* 2* 1* 3* 0* 3* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 1
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 5* 2* 2* 4* 0* -1* |
2013-14 Skellefteå AIK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 3 1 3 4 0 4
Skellefteå AIK J20 J20 SuperElit 33* 15* 23* 38* 12* 18* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
Skellefteå AIK SHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7* 3* 8* 11* 4* 8* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 17* 6* 13* 19* 6* 10* |
2014-15 Skellefteå AIK J20 J20 SuperElit 3* 0* 4* 4* 0* -1* |
Skellefteå AIK SHL 44* 10* 10* 20* 4* 6* | Playoffs 15 7 11 18 0 4
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 6* 7* 0* -2* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 20* 7* 9* 16* 6* -2* |
2015-16 Skellefteå AIK SHL 48* 8* 15* 23* 20* -3* | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 2 3
Sweden U20 “A” WJC-20 7* 1* 5* 6* 2* 3* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 17* 5* 9* 14* 2* 6* |
2016-17 Skellefteå AIK J20 J20 SuperElit 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Skellefteå AIK SHL 16* 1* 1* 2* 0* -5* | Playoffs 7 3 4 7 0 2
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 2
2017-18 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 66* 7* 19* 26* 4* -11* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 0
2018-19 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 65* 12* 13* 25* 6* 3* |
2019-20 HV71 SHL 46* 8* 12* 20* 6* 5* |
2020-21 HV71 SHL 42* 5* 8* 13* 12* -21* | Relegation 5 0 0 0 2 -3
2021-22 Sport Liiga 59* 7* 14* 21* 10* -10* |
2022-23 Sport Liiga 49* 13* 27* 40* 16* 4* |
SCL Tigers NL 7* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* | Relegation 6 2 2 4 2 1
2023-24 Sport Liiga 53* 20* 17* 37* 22* -7* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 0
2024-25 Sport Liiga 60* 17* 25* 42* 16* 11* | Playoffs 8 0 3 3 2 -1
2025-26 HC Litvínov Czechia 8* 1* 3* 4* 0* -8* |
Projected Czechia 32* 4* 12* 16* 0* -32* |

Axel Holmström Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Västerbotten TV-Pucken 8* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2011-12 Västerbotten “A” TV-Pucken 8* 6* 15* 21* 0* 12* |
2013-14 Sweden U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2014-15 Skellefteå AIK Champions HL 11* 1* 2* 3* 2* -5* |
2015-16 Skellefteå AIK Champions HL 10* 1* 4* 5* 2* 0* |

Axel Holmström Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 138* 20* 33* 53* 0.38* 12* -9* | 2 6 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.33 * 0 * 2 *
Champions HL 2 21* 2* 6* 8* 0.38* 4* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 1 8* 1* 3* 4* 0.50* 0* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 59* 20* 33* 53* 0.90* 14* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 4 221* 57* 83* 140* 0.63* 64* -2* | 2 10 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.50 * 2 * -1 *
NL 1 7* 1* 0* 1* 0.14* 0* -1* | 1 6 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.67 * 2 * 1 *
SHL 6 200* 32* 46* 78* 0.39* 42* -20* | 4 37 12 * 19 * 31 * 0.84 * 4 * 6 *
TV-Pucken 2 16* 6* 15* 21* 1.31* 0* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 2 6* 3* 1* 4* 0.67* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 3 10* 4* 15* 19* 1.90* 0* 6* | 3 15 5 * 12 * 17 * 1.13 * 4 * 12 *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 1 22* 12* 35* 47* 2.14* 6* 25* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 4 48* 17* 29* 46* 0.96* 12* 20* | 2 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * 0 * 1 *
WJC-18 1 7* 3* 8* 11* 1.57* 4* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 11* 13* 0.93* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Axel Holmström Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/02/2025
07/02/2025 Confirmed Sport HC Litvínov
09/01/2024
09/01/2024 Confirmed Kunlun Red Star SKA St. Petersburg
02/16/2023
02/16/2023 Loan Sport SCL Tigers
11/18/2022
11/18/2022 Extension Sport Sport
01/13/2022
01/13/2022 Extension Sport Sport
04/29/2021
04/29/2021 Confirmed HV71 Sport
04/30/2019
04/30/2019 Confirmed Grand Rapids Griffins HV71
06/15/2015
06/15/2015 Confirmed Skellefteå AIK Detroit Red Wings
05/08/2014
05/08/2014 Extension Skellefteå AIK J20 Skellefteå AIK
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 3 #74 overall by Avangard Omsk in the KHL Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #101 by FCHockey

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #104 by McKeen's Hockey

Cult/Star player for Skellefteå AIK

Cult/Star player for Skellefteå AIK U18