Victor Ejdsell

Victor Ejdsell
Born (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995
Karlstad, Sweden
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Chicago Blackhawks
Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Färjestad BK
BIK Karlskoga
HV71
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Victor Ejdsell (born 6 June 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Rockford IceHogs in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League (NHL)

Playing career

Ejdsell played as a youth with Vikings HC in the lower Swedish divisions before joining the junior ranks of Färjestad BK. Undrafted, Ejdsell made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Färjestad BK during the 2014–15 SHL season.[1]

After three seasons within Färjestad BK, and in need of an increased role, Ejdsell left the SHL in signing a one-year contract in the Allsvenskan with BIK Karlskoga on April 29, 2016.[2] In the 2016–17 season, Ejdsell broke out offensively leading the club with 57 points in just 50 games to be amongst the league leaders.

On 5 May 2017, NBC Sports reported that Ejdsell signed an entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators of the NHL, after being pursued by several other NHL franchises such as the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks.[3] Before official confirmation, Ejdsell made clear his intentions to continue his development in Sweden by agreeing to a two-year contract with newly crowned champions, HV71 of the SHL on 10 May 2017.[4] The Predators later revealed that Ejdsell signed a two-year, entry-level deal on 15 May 2017.[5] On 26 February 2018, the Predators traded Ejdsell along with first-round and fourth-round picks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Ryan Hartman and a fifth-round pick in 2018.[6]

Upon completion of the 2017–18 season, having led HV71 with 20 goals and scoring 34 points in 50 games, Ejdsell was re-assigned by the Blackhawks to join AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs on 21 March 2018.[7] He was recalled to the NHL a few days later on 25 March 2018.[8] Ejdsell made his NHL debut the next day in a game against the San Jose Sharks.[9] He recorded his first NHL assist on 29 March 2018 in a game against the Winnipeg Jets.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Viking HC Div.2 24 7 3 10 8 — — — — —
2011–12 Viking HC Div.3 16 28 22 50 8 3 2 4 6 2
2012–13 Viking HC Div.3 13 17 17 34 8 — — — — —
2012–13 Sunne IK Div.2 32 23 36 59 18 2 1 2 3 4
2013–14 Färjestad BK J20 37 17 11 28 36 6 2 2 4 2
2014–15 Färjestad BK J20 37 18 21 39 30 6 2 3 5 8
2014–15 Färjestad BK SHL 12 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Färjestad BK J20 8 5 9 14 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Färjestad BK SHL 9 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Timrå IK Allsv 20 4 8 12 6 5 0 1 1 6
2016–17 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 50 25 32 57 34 10 4 3 7 8
2017–18 HV71 SHL 50 20 14 34 32 2 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 5 0 1 1 0 13 7 5 12 2
2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
SHL totals 71 22 14 36 32 4 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 6 0 1 1 2 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Ejdsell tastes first SHL action". Färjestad BK. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Victor Ejdsell recruited from Farjestad" (in Swedish). BIK Karlskoga. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  3. ↑ "Report: Preds land coveted Swedish center Ejdsell". NBC Sports. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  4. ↑ "Forward trio to HV71" (in Swedish). HV71. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  5. ↑ "Predators sign Ejdsell to entry-level contract". Nashville Predators. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  6. ↑ "Blackhawks acquire draft picks and Ejdsell from Nashville". NHL.com. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Victor Ejdsell assigned to IceHogs by Blackhawks". Rockford IceHogs. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  8. ↑ "Blackhawks recall Ejdsell". NHL.com. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Roumeliotis, Charlie (26 March 2018). "Sharks at Blackhawks preview". NHL.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Winnipeg Jets vs Chicago Blackhawks gamecenter". nhl.com. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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